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June, 2007:

Updated July 18, 2007:

XXV Andorra International Open
June 30 – July 8, 2007
Official Website 
(101 players) 1 Rodshtein, Maxim ISR m 7,0; 18 Vega Gutierrez, Sabrina ESP 6,0; 34 Shumiakina, Tatiana RUS 5,0; 42 Sandu, Mihaela ROM 5,0; 48 Vega Gutierrez, Belinda ESP 4,5; 54 Minina, Veronika RUS 4,5; 86 Rodriguez Fenoy, Inmaculada ESP 3,0.

VII Memorial N. Aratovsky 
June 29 - July 7, 2007 
Best Woman Results 

White Nights 
June 25 - July 3, 2007 
135 players - the official website is in Cyrillic so I couldn't check for all the players (can't read it).  The event was won by IM Sergei N. Soloviov (RUS 2417) with 7.5/9.  TWIC reported only the top 21 players, among whom was chess femme WFM Anastasia Bodnaruk (RUS 2270) who finished in 11th place with 6.5.

8th Memorial Narciso Yepes 
June 24 - 29, 2007 
(63 players)  The event was won by 1 FEDORCHUK, Sergey UKR gm 6.5/9.  One chess femme participated in the event, 11 VEGA GUTIERREZ, Sabrina ESP wim 6.  

2007 Frank Berry U.S. Women's Championship 
July 16 - 20, 2007
Stillwater, Oklahoma USA
Update on July 7, 2007 - Chris Bird is the webmaster at the 2007 U.S. Women's Chess Championship website - more info on our dedicated page, lots of new updates!
Update on July 4, 2007 - Mig did a great report on the upcoming event at his Daily Dirt chessblog. He gave a plug for Goddesschess too. Thanks Mig!  

Pula Open 
June 23 - 30, 2007 
This is one of huge opens - 303 players!  It was won by GM Robert Zelcic (CRO 2509) with 7.5/9.  Chess femmes who participated and their final standings:  (65) WFM Borka Franciskovic (CRO 2194), 5.5; (82) WFM Margarida Coimbra (POR 2093), 5.5; (89) WGM Mirjana Medic (CRO 2237), 5.0; (93) WIM Veronika Schneider (HUN 2238), 5.0; (115) WFM Maria Machalova (SVK 2156), 5.0; (117) WFM Snjezana Bazaj Bockai (CRO 2119), 5.0; (121) WFM Ana Grobelsek (SLO 2106), 5.0; (122) Ivona Purgar (CRO 2064), 5.0; (133) WIM Rajna Sargac (CRO 2179), 4.5; (147) Dalia Kanceljak (CRO 1894), 4.5; (148) Kristina Apanaviciute (LTU 2008), 4.5; (151) J. Stava Sissel (NOR 1941), 4.5; (153) Giulia Tonel (ITA 1923), 4.5; (161) Erika Machalova (SVK 2096), 4.5; (169) Sonia Sirletti (ITA 2009), 4.5; (176) Ana Berke (CRO 2064), 4.0; (181) WFM Shannon Oliver (AUS 1925), 4.0; (189) Zrinka Deur (CRO 1941), 4.0; (197) Andreja Sambolec (CRO 1888), 4.0; (202) Ksenia Koroteeva (RUS 1973), 4.0; (207) Jurgita Dambrauskaite (LTU 1800), 4.0; (225) Ellen Oen Carlsen (NOR 1875), 3.5; (232) WFM Radmila Svaljek (CRO 2009), 3.5; (262) Maria Pitz Jacobsen (NOR 1835), 3.5; (270) Vera Jazbinsek (SLO 1800), 3.0; (284) Marie-Jeanne Jonckers (BEL 1714), 2.5; (298) Romia Gregorovic (CRO 1692), 2.0. 

HYDERABAD: Koneru Humpy won the HSG Open international chess tournament in Hilversum (the Netherlands) with 7.5 points from nine rounds, according to information received here on Thursday.

Incidentally, this is the first ever international title-triumph for the ONGC officer in the men's circuit.

In the final round, Humpy (Elo 2575) outwitted GM Erik Van Den Doel of the Netherlands (Elo 2580). By virtue of this victory, the Vijayawada girl will pick up 15 FIDE points.

Earlier, Humpy moved closer to the title by drawing the eighth and penultimate round against Greek GM Stelios Halkias to maintain her half point lead on Wednesday.

Next up for Humpy is the Kaupthing Open (July 7 to 14) at Differdange (Luxembourg).  If Humpy does pick up 15 ELO points from this win, and assuming she does okay at Kaupthing and any subsequent events she's scheduled to play in for the next quarter, her rating should go up to at least 2600.  That will make her the second highest rated female player in the world, behind only Judit Polgar.

Dutch Women's Championship 
June 18 - 28, 2007 

ch-NED w Hilversum NED (NED), 18-28 vi 2007

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 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0

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 1. Peng Zhaoqin g NED 2439 * = 1 1 1 = 1 1 1 1 8.0 2494 

2. Hamelink, Desiree wm NED 2220 = * 1 = = = 1 0 1 1 6.0 2292 

3. Bensdorp, Marlies wm NED 2227 0 0 * = = 1 1 = 1 1 5.5 2247 

4. Muhren, Bianca wg NED 2311 0 = = * = 1 1 0 = 1 5.0 2200 

5. Van Nies, Pauline NED 2174 0 = = = * 1 0 1 = 1 5.0 2215 

6. Van Weersel, Arlette NED 2156 = = 0 0 0 * = 1 1 1 4.5 2174 

7. Bensdorp, Laura NED 2120 0 0 0 0 1 = * 1 1 0 3.5 2098 

8. Schut, Donna NED 2026 0 1 = 1 0 0 0 * 0 0 2.5 2023 

9. Middelveld, Martine NED 2019 0 0 0 = = 0 0 1 * = 2.5 2024 

10. Otten, Colleen NED 2038 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 = * 2.5 2022 ----------------------------------------------------------------------

III Festiwal Mielenska Perla Baltyku 
June 18 - 25, 2007 
The event was won by Bobras, Piotr g POL 2545 with 7.0/9.  Two chess femmes participated in the event:  27. Warakomska, Anna POL 2107, 4.0 and 38. Kulon, Klaudia wf POL 2196, 3.0. 

IV Open Internacional Municipio De Sanxenxo 
June 16 - 24, 2007 
76 players.  The event was won by GM Alexander Graf (GER 2620), 7.0/9.  I went through the players list twice, and could only find one chess femme:  IM Anna Zozulia (BEL 2344), who finished in 19th place with 5.5.

Teplice Open 
June 16 - 23, 2007 
I wasn't able to figure out how to navigate the website - or how to get it to work - the English button didn't work, most of the navigation didn't seem to work, and I couldn't find a final standings list or a final cross-table.  So, here's the results such as they are from TWIC.  1 Dziuba Marcin IM POL 2525 7,0; 22 Cedikova Katerina WIM CZE 2184 5,5.  80 players.

Judit Watch
Judit Polgar will be playing in the 40th Biel Chess Festival July 21 - August 3, 2007 with Radjabov, Grischuk, Carlsen and others.

Kings Tournament 
June 15 - 27, 2007 
Bazna, Romania
GM Maia Chiburdanidze is the sole woman in this event, an 11-player round-robin.  Maia finished in 8th place with 4.5.  The event was won by one of my favorite players, GM Alexander Khalifman (he made a favorable impression in Las Vegas in '99) with 7.0/10.  

Here are the result from Malaysian National Womens' Games:  

Under-9: 1. Ee Sun Xin (Sel), 2. Puteri Rifqah Fahada (Sel), 3. Nur Najihah Azman Hisham (Sel). 

Under-12: 1. Amira Syahmina Zullkaf (Sel), 2. Nur Nabila Azman Hisham (Sel), 3. Laila Husna Suhardi (Kel). 

Under-14: 1. Alia Anin Azwa Bakri (Mal), 2. Latifah Kaisyah Latib, 3. Winnie Wong Wee Ni (Sel). 

Under-16: 1. Chin Yuen Sue (Pg), 2. Fong Mi Yen (Kul), 3. Marsyitah Baba (Nse). 

Under-20: 1. Khairunnisa Izzati Othman (UPM), 2. Nor Azma Adila Alias (Ter), 3. Siti Naqiah Mohd Fami (Nse). 

Overall: 1. Alia Anin Azwa Bakri (Mal), 2. Nurul Huda Wahiduddin (Pah), 3. Chin Yuen Sue (Pg).

Humpy In Running For National Award 
By virtue of her winning two gold medals at the Asian Games in December, 2006 GM Koneru Humpy is one of eight people nominated for India's highest sports honor award, according to Chennai online. 

European Union Championship 
June 15 - 24, 2007
Official Website 
The event (112 players) was won by GM Nikola Sedlak (SRB 2575) on tiebreak with 8.0/10.  Chess femmes who participated in the event and their final standings:  (15) IM Adela Christina Foisor (ROM 2384), 6.5; (23) WGM Monica Calzetta (ESP 2340), 6.0; (28) IM Eva Moser (AUT 2405), 6.0; (29) WIM Ioulia Makka (GRE 2185), 6.0; (30) WGM Olga Zimina (ITA 2377), 6.0; (31) WIM Francesca Sabina Foisor (ROM 2333), 6.0; (35) Marina Brunello (ITA 1924), 6.0; (36) WFM Zuzana Borosova (SVK 2206), 5.5; (41) Inna Agrest (SWE 2059), 5.5; (44) WIM Viktoria Bashkite (EST 2202), 5.5; (46) WFM Rasa Norinkeviciute (LTU 2048), 5.5; (48) Veronica Mihaela Foisor (ROM 1980), 5.0; (63) WIM Martine Dubois (FRA 2092), 5.0; (74) WFM Marianna Chierici (ITA 1996), 4.5; (79) Sara Varinella (ITA 1694), 4.5; (82) Roberta Brunello (ITA 1953), 4.0; (91) Sonia Dritsakos (ITA 1524), 4.0; and (112) Sonia Zaccaria (ITA 1377), 0.5.

11th Voronezh International Chess Festival
June 10 - 21, 2007
Official Website 
The Master Open was won by 1.  Amonatov, Farrukh (2574) with 7.0/9.  Chess femmes and their final standings:  69. Kabanova, Ekaterina (2151) 4.0; 80. Bezgodova, Svetlana (2251) 4.0; 91. Sukhareva, Evgeniya (2237) 3.5; 95. Semenova, Irina (2212) 3.0; 97. Aganesova, Evgeniya (1943) 3.0; 103. Slavnova, Dania (2345) 3.0; 106. Avdeeva, Veronika (2145) 2.5.

Posted June 19, 2007:

Thirteen year old Hou Yifan has won the women's section of the 2007 Chinese National Championships, the youngest "woman" ever to do so.

Added July 1, 2007: 
3rd Lodi Tournament 
June 8 - 10, 2007
(Open A, 76 players) 1 GM Werle Jan 2556 NED 4.5/5;  5 wg Pokorna Regina 2343 SVK 4.0;  15 IM Zozulia Anna 2344 BEL 3.5;  28 WIM Monika Seps 2265 SUI, 2.5; 32 WGM Emilia Djingarova 2281 BUL, 2.5; 75 Corinne Roelli 2009 SUI 0.5.

Posted June 16, 2007:
National Open 
June 7 - 11, 2007 
Las Vegas, Nevada 
Official website
Irina Krush had a good event at the National Open in LV.  SP blogged that IK added 15 points to her rating and is now over 2500.  Bioniclime poted at the Daily Dirt that IK's performance rating was 2620.

Open (102 players):  Nakamura won the Open with 5.5/6 and the venerable Viktor Kortchnoi finished in second place tied with six other players on 5.0. The chess femmes who participated in the Open and their standings are: (12) IM Irina Krush (2488), 4.5; (47)  WFM Yulia Cardona (2257), 3.0; (73) WM Batchimeg Tuvshintugs (2275), 2.0; (84) Kelly L. Cottrell-Finegold (1812), 2.0; (91) Sarah Chiang (1702), 1.5.

Girls' Open Results.  

Updated July 1, 2007: 
2nd Maia Chiburdanidze Cup 
June 6 - 14, 2007 
Tbilisi, Georgia 
$10,000 prize fund, 86 players.  1 2616 Pantsulaia, Levan GEO g 7.5; 6 2323 Charkhalashvili, Inga GEO wg 6.5;  7 2399 Lomineishvili, Maia GEO m 6.5;  8 2317 Batsiashvili, Nino GEO wm 6.5;  10 2342 Tsereteli, Tamar GEO wg 6;  19 2396 Melia, Salome GEO wg 5.5;  20 2348 Purtseladze, Maka GEO m 5.5;  21 2154 Vakhania, Alexandra GEO 5.5;  23 1918 Anakidze, Nino GEO 5.5.  

XV Lasker Memorial 
June 2 - 10, 2007
Barlinek, Poland
(42 players) The event was won by Lech Sopur (POL 2372) with 7.5/10.  Chess femmes who participated and their final standings:  18. Gasik, Anna wf POL 2200  5.5; 33. Kowalska, Sara POL 1878  4.0; 34. Demidowicz, Maria POL 1982  4.0;35. Przezdziecka, Ewa POL 2133  4.0; 38. Ogonowska, Katarzyna POL 1887  3.5.

Posted June 8, 2007:

Hola darlings!  A short while ago I wrote an article for Goddesschess on a woman chessplayer by the name of Alina Markowski.  Ms. Markowski retired from active tournament play 2 years ago, at the age of 95.  She is now 97 and still going strong according to a recent email I received from a friend of hers who has known her since 1975.  Ms. Markowski never earned a "title" or made any top 10 player lists, but this extraordinary lady has touched the lives of thousands of chessplayers and worked tirelessly to make things better for chessplayers.  Please read the article about her - not because I wrote it, but because Ms. Markowski deserves all of our praise and honor.  She is truly an extraordinary Chess Goddess.  I posted about Ms. Markowski at the Goddesschess blog.  Please feel free to post a comment - I've been advised that Ms. Markowski got a kick out of being named a "Chess Goddess."  

Posted June 4, 2007:

My heart was broken for awhile when Judit Polgar didn't make it through to the second half of the Candidates' Matches, but chess and life go on, and so I have to update the news!  I've been acting like the Candidates' Matches and the recently-concluded Women's Team World Chess Championship were the only events taking place - not so, mon amies!  And so I valiantly push forward (ahem).  Okay, enough mush, here's the news!

7th European Individual Senior Chess Championship 
June 2 - 10, 2007 
Official website
(158 players)  The event was won by GM Nukhim Rashkovsky (RUS 2496) with 7.5/9.  Here are the final standings for the women who participated:  (23) WGM Elena Fatalibekova (RUS 2273), 6.0; (27) WIM Tatyana Fomina (EST 2231), 6.0; (36) WGM Hana Erenska-Barlo (POL 2246), 5.5; (38) Aleksandra Kaminik (ISR 2314), 5.5; (43) Alexa Ljuboschitz (GER 2234), 5.0; (45) WFM Luba Kuznetsova (RUS 2064), 5.0;  (49) WFM Valeria Dotan (ISR 2075), 5.0; (56) WIM Ligia-Leti Jicman (ROM 2167), 5.0; (96) Arija-sol Abolina (LAT 1870), 4.0; (97) Vova Eidelmann (GER 2047), 4.0; (118) WIM Tamara Korokina (RUS 2145), 3.5; (128) Tatiana Sinchurina (RUS 2047), 3.5; (133) Marina Lein (RUS 2017), 3.5; (139) I. Blagonadezhnaya (RUS 2017), 3.0; (145) Marianna Ivanova (RUS 1761), 3.0; (150) Lidiya Zakharova (RUS 1938), 2.5; (151) Galina Lapitskaya (RUS 1401), 2.5; (156) Valentina Pfister (ROM 1566), 2.0; and (158) Dr. Doris Luebbers (GER 1668), 1.0.

Added July 1, 2007:
5th Solingen Chess Weeks
June 1 - 10, 2007
1. Henrichs, Thomas IM 2512 GER 5.5; 10. Schleining, Zoya WGM 2366 GER 4.5.  I could not find a cross-table at the official website.

World Chess Championship Candidates' Matches
May 27 - June 14, 2007 
Elista, Russia

As everyone knows by now, it's official, Judit didn't make it into the second half of the Candidates' Matches.  I watched the game online Saturday from 8:00 a.m. my time until 9:56 a.m. when I didn't think there was a chance that Judit could pull out a win - I had a lot of work to do around this place; but as I was outside cutting the grass in the backyard I kept hoping that somehow she could do it.  Later in the day I checked Susan Polgar's blog and saw that Judit and Bareev had a draw, which is all he needed to move forward.  Congratulations to Bareev and the others who advanced, especially Alexi Shirov, one of my favorite players, and for Judit, I look forward to watching her in whatever her next event is.  Here is her final game in PGN:  

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. g3 b5 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. O-O c5 6. c3 Na6 7. Bg5 Be7 8. Nbd2 O-O 9. Qb3 Qb6 10. a4 b4 11. Nc4 Qd8 12. dxc5 Nxc5 13. Qxb4 Rb8 14. Qa5 Qxa5 15. Nxa5 Bxf3 16. Bxf3 Rxb2 17. Rfd1 Rc8 18. Be3 Kf8 19. Bd4 Rc2 20. Nb7 Nb3 21. Rab1 Nxd4 22. cxd4 d5 23. a5 g5 24. h3 h5 25. g4 hxg4 26. hxg4 R8c4 27. e3 Nd7 28. Kf1 Ra4 29. Rdc1 Rb4 30. a6 Nb6 31. Be2 Rxc1+ 32. Rxc1 Nc4 33. Bxc4 dxc4 34. Na5 Ra4 35. Nxc4 Rxa6 36. Ne5 Bd6 37. Rc8+ Ke7 38. Nc4 Bb4 39. Rc7+ Ke8 40. Rb7 Be7 41. Ke2 Ra2+ 42. Kd3 Rxf2 43. Rb8+ Kd7 44. Rb7+ Ke8 45. Rb8+ Kd7 46. Rb7+ Ke8 1/2-1/2  

I made a couple of blog entries about Judit and the Candidates' Matches at the Goddesschess blog.

Posted June 2, 2007:

World Chess Championship Candidates' Matches 
May 27 - June 14, 2007 
Elista, Russia

Unfortunately I believe Judit is going home today.  Bareev just made time control.  Judit's game looked very promising earlier, I'm not sure exactly what happened but I don't think she can pull out a win at this point; if anything, it's a draw and that's not good enough.  I'm time-stamping this 9:56 a.m.

Posted June 1, 2007:

World Chess Championship Candidates' Matches 
May 27 - June 14, 2007 
Elista, Russia

Judit wins game 5 against Bareev!  She gets to go one more day in another do-or-die game.  If she doesn't win behind the black pieces tomorrow, she's gone from this event.  She needs to win in order to force a tie-break!  May the Chess Goddess be with Judit tomorrow.  (Photo from Susan Polgar's blog, where Susan did a running analysis of Judit's game as it was being played).  Here's game 5 in PGN:

1. e4 c6 2. Nc3 d5 3. Nf3 Bg4 4. h3 Bxf3 5. Qxf3 e6 6. Be2 Nd7 7. d3 g6 8. O-O Bg7 9. Bf4 Qb6 10. Nd1 Ngf6 11. a4 a5 12. g4 e5 13. Bd2 Nc5 14. g5 dxe4 15. dxe4 Nfd7 16. Bc4 O-O 17. h4 Ne6 18. Bxe6 fxe6 19. Qh3 Qd4 20. Nc3 Qxd2 21. Rad1 Qxc2 22. Rxd7 Qxb2 23. h5 gxh5 24. Qxe6+ Kh8 25. Rxg7 Kxg7 26. Qh6+ Kg8 27. g6 hxg6 28. Qxg6+ Kh8 29. Kh1 Rf4 30. Qxh5+ Kg8 31. Rg1+ Kf8 32. Qh8+ Kf7 33. Qg7+ 1-0

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