May, 2008
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News starting May 27, 2008
Fifth
Annual All-Girls Nationals
April 25 - 27, 2008
(Organized by the Kasparov Chess Foundation)
IM Irina Krush
wrote a report on this event for the United States Chess
Federation's Chess Life Online. More
coverage at Chess Life Online.
All standings can be found here.
Here are the winners of each section:
Under 18: Medina Parrilla (NY 1971), 5.0/6
Under 16: Angelica Barrios (NY 1777), 6.0/6
Under 14: Rochelle Ballantyne (NY 1733), 5.0/6
Under 12: Caroline Zhu (TX 1805), 5.5/6
Under 10: Simone Liao (CA 1652), 5.5/6
Under 8: Brianna A. Guillen (TX 1091), 5.5/6
Congratulations to all of the chess femmes who participated in this
great event. Coming up in June - the Susan Polgar national open
for girls, the final chance to qualify for a spot to the Susan Polgar
national invitational this year.
Individual European Championships
April 21 - May 3, 2008
Final Standings (after Round 11) - top 20. I reported daily on
standings at the Goddesschess
Blog:
Rank Name IRtg FED Pts BH. BH. vict Fide Rtg+/-
1 GM Lahno Kateryna 2479 UKR 8.5 62.0 75.0 6 53.0 19.0
2 IM Ushenina Anna 2474 UKR 8.0 65.0 79.0 5 52.0 15.5
3 WGM Zhukova Natalia 2450 UKR 8.0 63.5 76.5 5 51.0 19.2
4 IM Cmilyte Viktorija 2466 LTU 8.0 62.0 75.5 6 51.5 14.8
5 IM Mkrtchian Lilit 2413 ARM 8.0 59.5 74.0 6 48.0 21.1
6 IM Skripchenko Almira 2443 FRA 8.0 58.0 71.0 5 48.0 15.7
7 IM Dembo Yelena 2429 GRE 8.0 57.0 68.5 6 46.5 13.1
8 GM Cramling Pia 2539 SWE 7.5 61.0 74.5 5 50.0 -0.7
9 WGM Pogonina Natalija 2470 RUS 7.5 60.0 73.5 5 47.0 9.5
10 IM Muzychuk Anna 2486 SLO 7.5 59.0 72.0 4 49.5 6.6
11 GM Stefanova Antoaneta 2538 BUL 7.5 58.5 72.5 6 47.5 -0.7
12 IM Dzagnidze Nana 2443 GEO 7.5 58.5 72.5 5 47.5 10.1
13 IM Danielian Elina 2479 ARM 7.5 57.0 69.5 6 46.5 6.8
14 IM Lomineishvili Maia 2400 GEO 7.5 57.0 68.5 5 43.5 13.9
15 WGM Demina Julia 2337 RUS 7.5 56.5 69.0 6 40.5 24.3
16 IM Socko Monika 2505 POL 7.5 53.5 66.0 5 42.5 -5.4
17 IM Houska Jovanka 2390 ENG 7.0 63.0 76.0 5 46.5 15.5
18 IM Paehtz Elisabeth 2449 GER 7.0 57.5 69.5 4 44.5 3.4
19 GM Hoang Thanh Trang 2477 HUN 7.0 57.0 70.0 4 41.5 -4.2
20 IM Repkova Eva 2381 SVK 7.0 56.0 68.5 5 42.0 6.2
The complete final standings can be found here. Tie-break matches, if needed, will be tomorrow.
What a bummer! Stefanova finishes with 7.5 points and loses ELO points, as do Monika Socko and Pia Cramling!
I was tracking a young player during this tournament: Narmin Kazimova from Azerbaijan:
96 Kazimova Narmin 2071 AZE 5.0 57.0 69.0 4 37.0 57.0
She did not finish at 50% as I hoped she would, but she gained 57 ratings points, a good thing!
And I think this was probably a great experience for the young lady from Azerbaijan. I hope we see much more
of her in the future.
Little Red Riding Hood a/k/a WIM
Anna Rudolf had a not so good tournament, because she lost ratings
points, even though she finished above 50% (that just shows how tough
the competition was in the upper middle rankings):
70 WIM Rudolf Anna 2302 HUN 6.0 47.0 58.5 5 34.5 -1.4
A sentimental favorite, pointed out by The Chief (may he rest in peace),
did not have her best showing:
105 WGM Calzetta Monica 2264 ESP 5.0 48.5 60.0 3 27.5 -15.4
It was reported at both Chessdom.com and Susan Polgar's chessblog that IM
Marie Sebag, who was the one and only chess femme to play in the
"Men's" section (why?) earned her third and final GM norm with
a 6.5/9 after Round 10 and had pushed her ELO into the mid
2500's!!!! Congrats to the intrepid IM Sebag for accomplishing
this coveted title!
In the News:
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Reported at Chessdom.com: Marie
Sebag is a GM!
Marie Sebag gets her final norm at the EICC 2008
Marie Sebag has just gotten her
last GM norm at the European
Individual Chess Championship! She managed to collect
6,5/10 and has her norm secured one round before the end.
Marie Sebag is the only woman
participating in the men section of the competition. She achieved 6
wins and 1 draw so far. Here are all her results.
1 Petrusic Toni - GM Marie Sebag 0
- 1
2 GM Marie Sebag - GM Khismatullin Denis 1 - 0
3 GM Berg Emanuel - GM Marie Sebag 1 - 0
4 GM Marie Sebag - GM Gurevich Mikhail 0 - 1
5 IM Kostic Nebojsa - GM Marie Sebag 0 - 1
6 GM Marie Sebag - GM Kritz Leonid 0 - 1
7 FM Bykhovsky Anatoly - GM Marie Sebag 0 - 1
8 GM Marie Sebag - GM Ivanisevic Ivan 1/2 - 1/2
9 GM Georgiev Vladimir - GM Marie Sebag 0 - 1
10 GM Marie Sebag - GM Kokarev Dmitry 1 - 0
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| Reported at the website for the 2008
European Individual Chess Championships
If I haven't reported this before, here is a must read interview
with the legendary GM Nona Gaprindashvili, who was awarded a GM
title by FIDE in 1978 by virtue of her past performances and
particularly her outstanding results at the 1977 Lone Pine
tournament in the USA. |
May 7, 2008:
The
Metz Open
April 19 - 27, 2008
The event (89 players) was won by GM Andrei Shchekachev (FRA 2520) with
7.0/9. With a last name like that (reeks of "schach,"
"chess," "echecs," etc. etc.). Here are the
chess femmes' final
standings:
30 mf SCHWEITZER Viktoriya FRA 2218 5.0
42 mf DUBOIS Martine FRA 1992 4.5
71 LUPFER Anny FRA 1697 3.5
The
Benidorm Open
April 25 - May 4, 2008
Although Tania Sachdev did not play in this event (198 players) after
all, several other chess femmes did. It was won by GM Vladimir
Burmakin (RUS 2615) with 8.0/10. Here are the chess femmes' final
standings:
(23) WFM T. Deysi Cori (PER 2208), 7.0; (108) Maria Gabriela
Gonzalez Espana (VEN unra), 4.5; (126) Mercedes Herrero Crespo
(ESP 1897), 4.5; (151) Ariadna Vieito Ribelles (ESP 1784),
4.0; (171) Pilar Sogues Tena (ESP 1648), 3.0; (174)
Marie-Jeanne Jonckers (BEL 1678), 3.0; (180) Margarita Avrukh (ISR
unr), 2.5; (190) Arina Mossiaguine (SWE unr), 2.0. So, who the
heck is Deysi Cori???
Sozina
Open
March 29 - April 5, 2008
Bar (Crna Gora)
One intrepid chess femme participated in this event (44 players), WIM
Jovana Vojinovic (MNE 2207), who finished in 32nd place with
4.0/9. The event was won by GM Kiril Georgiev (BUL 2662) with
7.5/9.
2008
European Individual Chess Championships
April 20 - May 4, 2008
Here are the 14 female qualifiers for the next World Cup:
| № |
Rank |
SNo. |
|
Name |
IRtg |
FED |
Pts |
Man |
BH. |
BH. |
vict |
Fide |
|
1
|
1
|
5 |
GM |
Lahno Kateryna |
2479 |
UKR |
8 |
|
62 |
75 |
6 |
53 |
|
2
|
2
|
10 |
IM |
Cmilyte Viktorija |
2466 |
LTU |
8 |
2 |
62 |
75.5 |
6 |
51.5 |
|
3
|
3
|
8 |
IM |
Ushenina Anna |
2474 |
UKR |
8 |
3 |
65 |
79 |
5 |
52 |
|
4
|
4
|
14 |
WGM |
Zhukova Natalia |
2450 |
UKR |
8 |
|
63.5 |
76.5 |
5 |
51 |
|
5
|
5
|
24 |
IM |
Mkrtchian Lilit |
2413 |
ARM |
8 |
|
59.5 |
74 |
6 |
48 |
|
6
|
6
|
17 |
IM |
Skripchenko Almira |
2443 |
FRA |
8 |
|
58 |
71 |
5 |
48 |
|
7
|
7
|
20 |
IM |
Dembo Yelena |
2429 |
GRE |
8 |
|
57 |
68.5 |
6 |
46.5 |
|
8
|
8
|
1 |
GM |
Cramling Pia |
2539 |
SWE |
7.5 |
|
61 |
74.5 |
5 |
50 |
|
9
|
9
|
9 |
WGM |
Pogonina Natalija |
2470 |
RUS |
7.5 |
|
60 |
73.5 |
5 |
47 |
|
10
|
10
|
4 |
IM |
Muzychuk Anna |
2486 |
SLO |
7.5 |
|
59 |
72 |
4 |
49.5 |
|
11
|
11
|
2 |
GM |
Stefanova Antoaneta |
2538 |
BUL |
7.5 |
|
58.5 |
72.5 |
6 |
47.5 |
|
12
|
12
|
16 |
IM |
Dzagnidze Nana |
2443 |
GEO |
7.5 |
|
58.5 |
72.5 |
5 |
47.5 |
|
13
|
13
|
6 |
IM |
Danielian Elina |
2479 |
ARM |
7.5 |
|
57 |
69.5 |
6 |
46.5 |
|
14
|
14
|
30 |
IM |
Lomineishvili Maia |
2400 |
GEO |
7.5 |
|
57 |
68.5 |
5 |
43.5 |
May 11, 2008:
2008 Frank K. Berry U.S. Women's Chess Championship
May 13 - 22, 2008
Tulsa, Oklahoma
I've put together special pages to cover the 2008 Women's
Championship. Monroi
is hosting webspace this year for the Championships and will be
providing live coverage of games.
Profiles of Players
(1 through 5)
Profiles of Players
(6 through 10)
General
Information: Prizes, Schedule and Match-ups
Results and Standings 26th
Liechtenstein International Open
April 25 - May 3, 2008
(TWIC
Info)
The Open (96 players) was won by GM Sergei Ovsejevitsch (UKR 2581) with
7.0/9. The following chess femmes played (final standings): (35)
WIM Helene Mira (AUT 2147), 5.0; (38) WFM Tamara Vilerte (LAT 2234),
5.0; (44) Sonja Sommer (AUT 2041), 4.5; (45) WFM Maria Horvath (AUT
2011), 4.5; (58) Adry Goris-Schouwstra (NED 1921), 4.0. 14th
Fesival Leonardo di Bona Magistrale
April 23 - May 1, 2008
Cutro, Italy
This event (24 players), was won by GM Nikita Maiorov (BUL 2524) with
6.5/9. One chess femme participated: WIM Tatiana Kasparova (BUL
2147), who finished in 13th place with 4.5.
May 14, 2008: Darlings,
I've updated coverage on the 2008
Frank K. Berry U.S. Women's Chess Championship! Such
news! Such dedication by GM Susan Polgar --
Goddesschess had approached her earlier this year after an introduction
affected by IM Phil Innes (he's one of the guys over at Chessville
and I have a love/hate - mostly hate - relationship with the man [we are
currently not speaking for the next 1,000 years]) Anyway, check out the
coverage to get the latest news as I'm posting here. There are a
lot of sites that I visit trying to get the news and results, etc. for
you - so bear with me. I'll try to be timely as I can!
HEY, DAVID COOK ROCK ON, BABY, ROCK ON! NEXT AMERICAN IDOL WINNER (JanXena
confidently predicts), DAVID COOK FROM TULSA OKLAHOMA
(I watched him tonight on the t.v.) will win. Tulsa, Oklahoma, home of
the 2008 U.S. Chess Championships!
Postscript added May 30, 2008: I was right, but not without
several heart-attacks in-between times... 2008
Kaupthing Open
May 10 – 17, 2008
Luxembourg
Chessdom
provided this coverage after Round 3 (with photos)
Here are standings of the chess femmes after Round 4 from the Goddesschess
blog. Darlings, I cannot keep up with the news, pant pant
pant... Here are the standings
for the chess femmes after Round 6:
23.
Dembo,Yelena IM 2429 W GRE 3 2 1 4.0
24.
Dzagnidze,Nana IM 2443 W GEO 3 1 2 3.5
26.
Socko,Monika IM 2505 W POL 2 3 1 3.5
27.
Zdebskaja,Natalia WGM 2368 W UKR 2 3 1 3.5
30.
Nebolsina,Vera WGM 2345 W RUS 3 1 2 3.5
33.
Tania,Sachdev IM 2423 W IND 3 1 2 3.5
50.
Berend,Elvira WGM 2303 W LUX 2 2 2 3.0
63.
Wagener,Anna WGM 2266 W LUX 1 3 2 2.5
70.
Schweitzer,Viktoria M 2218 W FRA 1 2 3 2.0
76.
Bakalarz,Grazyna WFM 2006 W LUX 0 3 3 1.5
85.
Vogel,Heike WFM 2134 * GER 1 0 5 1.0
May 15, 2008:
Round
2 news is now up and running on the 2008
Frank K. Berry U.S. Women's Chess Championship.
In
the News:
May 16, 2008:
Whoo
hoo! I have a day off today and it's beautiful weather - until
showers this evening. Today is yard work day but before I run
outside and work on bringing my blisters from raking, digging and mowing
up to scratch, I've updated the news on Round 3 of the 2008
Frank K. Berry U.S. Women's Chess Championship.
May 17, 2008:
Round
4 news is now up and running on the 2008
Frank K. Berry U.S. Women's Chess Championship.
More
news beginning
May 17, 2008
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