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Bydgoszcz WGM 2023 – LIVE

Kamen — Mon, 26 Jun 2023 12:13:10 +0000

The Bydgoszcz WGM 2023 is taking place from 26-30 June 2023 in Bydgoszcz, Poland. The time is 90 minutes, plus 30 minutes after move 40 and 30 seconds increment starting from move one. It is 6-player round robin tournament with participation of Alina Kashlinskaya, Meri Arabidze, Antoaneta Stefanova, Teodora Injac, Oliwia Kiolbasa and Michalina Rudzinska.

Parallel : Bydgoszcz Open A 2023 / Bydgoszcz GM 2023
More : Aktobe Open Classic 2023 / Prague Masters 2023 / Prague Challengers 2023 / Prague Open 2023 / Llinars Open 2023 / French Blitz Championship 2023 / French Rapid Championship 2023 / Sparkassen A-Open 2023 / NC World Masters 2023

Bydgoszcz WGM 2023

Kamen — Mon, 26 Jun 2023 11:30:00 +0000

The Bydgoszcz WGM 2023 is taking place from 26-30 June 2023 in Bydgoszcz, Poland. The time is 90 minutes, plus 30 minutes after move 40 and 30 seconds increment starting from move one. It is 6-player round robin tournament with participation of Alina Kashlinskaya, Meri Arabidze, Antoaneta Stefanova, Teodora Injac, Oliwia Kiolbasa and Michalina Rudzinska.
Chessdom.com will daily follow the live games.

Parallel : The Bydgoszcz Open A 2023 / The Bydgoszcz GM 2023
More : Aktobe Open Classic 2023 / Prague Masters 2023 / Prague Challengers 2023 / Prague Open 2023 / Llinars Open 2023 / French Blitz Championship 2023 / French Rapid Championship 2023 / Sparkassen A-Open 2023 / NC World Masters 2023

Full list of players :

1	Kashlinskaya, Alina	0/0	2474
2	Arabidze, Meri	0/0	2446
3	Stefanova, Antoaneta	0/0	2405
4	Injac, Teodora	0/0	2401
5	Kiolbasa, Oliwia	0/0	2394
6	Rudzinska, Michalina	0/0	2297

Meri Arabidze is the winner of the European Women’s Chess Championship 2023

Sergio — Thu, 30 Mar 2023 09:27:32 +0000

After 11 thrilling rounds at the European Women’s Chess Championship 2023 two players emerged on the top tying for the first place with 8.5 points, each: IM Meri Arabidze (GEO, 2433) and IM Oliwia Kiolbasa (POL, 2406). They went the last round with equal points. Thanks to her 8th round victory in direct encounter against the Polish representative, IM Meri Arabidze clinched the European Women’s Chess Champion title. This is the second medal in a short distance for Arabidze, after she won the bronze at the strong Georgian Championship

Replay the live games with analysis here

IM Oliwia Kiolbasa won silver medal.

Four players scored 8 points (each) to tie for the third place: IM Aleksandra Maltsevskaya (POL, 2388), IM Stavroula Tsolakidou (GRE, 2358), IM Salome Melia (GEO, 2366) and IM Klaudia Kulon (POL, 2290). Aleksandra Maltsevskaya had the best tiebreaks and claimed bronze. Scroll down for the final standings

The Closing ceremony of the event took place yesterday evening with attendance of ECU President Mr. Zurab Azmaiparashvili, ECU Vice President Mr. Alojzije Jankovic, ECU Chief Executive Officer Mr. Erald Dervishi, ECU Honorary Vice President and Vice President of the Montenegro Chess Federation Mr. Veselin Draskovic, and the President of the Montenegro Chess Federation Mr. Jovan Milovic.

The European Women’s Chess Championship 2023 took place from 17th-30th March in Petrovac, Montenegro, with participation of more than 130 players from 34 federations. The total prize fund of the event was 60.000 EUR and according to the ECU Board decision and FIDE regulations, 9 players will qualify for the next FIDE Women’s World Cup.

European Women Chess Championship 2023 final standings

1	IM	Arabidze, Meri	GEO	2433	8.5
2	IM	Kiolbasa, Oliwia	POL	2406	8.5
3	IM	Maltsevskaya, Aleksandra	POL	2388	8
4	IM	Tsolakidou, Stavroula	GRE	2358	8
5	IM	Melia, Salome	GEO	2366	8
6	IM	Kulon, Klaudia	POL	2290	8
7	IM	Javakhishvili, Lela	GEO	2443	7.5
8	IM	Garifullina, Leya	FID	2372	7.5
9	FM	Toncheva, Nadya	BUL	2192	7.5
10	IM	Sargsyan, Anna M.	ARM	2371	7.5
11	IM	Guichard, Pauline	FRA	2379	7.5
12	IM	Daulyte-Cornette, Deimante	FRA	2344	7.5
13	IM	Cyfka, Karina	POL	2350	7.5
14	GM	Danielian, Elina	ARM	2431	7
15	IM	Buksa, Nataliya	UKR	2405	7
16	GM	Socko, Monika	POL	2432	7
17	IM	Bivol, Alina	FID	2365	7
18	GM	Gunina, Valentina	FID	2478	7
19	IM	Osmak, Yuliia	UKR	2445	7
20	WGM	Wagner, Dinara	GER	2411	7
21	IM	Mkrtchian, Lilit	ARM	2379	7
	IM	Vega Gutierrez, Sabrina	ESP	2361	7
23	WIM	Sliwicka, Alicja	POL	2272	7
24	IM	Brunello, Marina	ITA	2346	7
25	IM	Mammadova, Gulnar	AZE	2358	7
26	WIM	Zaksaite, Salomeja	LTU	2187	7
27	IM	Ovod, Evgenija	FID	2305	7
28	GM	Khotenashvili, Bella	GEO	2491	6.5
29	IM	Bulmaga, Irina	ROU	2438	6.5
30	WIM	Mkrtchyan, Mariam	ARM	2343	6.5
31	IM	Efroimski, Marsel	ISR	2451	6.5
32	WFM	Koridze, Lile	GEO	2122	6.5
33	WIM	Kubicka, Anna	POL	2211	6.5
34	IM	Narva, Mai	EST	2389	6.5
35	WFM	Rudzinska, Michalina	POL	2212	6.5
36	GM	Zhukova, Natalia	UKR	2322	6.5
37	WGM	Klek, Hanna Marie	GER	2314	6.5
38	IM	Milliet, Sophie	FRA	2404	6.5
39	IM	Zimina, Olga	ITA	2295	6.5
40	IM	Fataliyeva, Ulviyya	AZE	2427	6.5
41	FM	Schulze, Lara	GER	2277	6.5
42	GM	Stefanova, Antoaneta	BUL	2433	6.5
43	WGM	Beydullayeva, Govhar	AZE	2388	6
44	IM	Savina, Anastasia	FRA	2345	6
45	IM	Unuk, Laura	SLO	2297	6
46	IM	Mammadzada, Gunay	AZE	2472	6
47	IM	Gaponenko, Inna	UKR	2349	6
48	WGM	Radeva, Viktoria	BUL	2247	6
49	FM	Jarocka, Liwia	POL	2181	6
50	WGM	Sandu, Mihaela	ROU	2211	6
51		Hrebenshchykova, Yelyzaveta	UKR	2289	6
52	WIM	Olde, Margareth	EST	2234	6
53	WGM	Eric, Jovana	SRB	2230	6
54	WIM	Berke, Ana	CRO	2107	6
55	WIM	Sieber, Fiona	GER	2217	6
56	FM	Zhapova, Yana	FID	2269	6
57	WFM	Koljevic, Nikolina	MNE	2042	6
58	IM	Badelka, Olga	FID	2428	5.5
59	WIM	Gajcin, Marina	SRB	2215	5.5
60	WGM	Chelushkina, Irina	SRB	2207	5.5
61	FM	Krasteva, Beloslava	BUL	2292	5.5
62	WIM	Urh, Zala	SLO	2294	5.5
63	IM	Garcia Martin, Marta	ESP	2306	5.5
64	WGM	Abdulla, Khayala	AZE	2221	5.5
65	WIM	Gaboyan, Susanna	ARM	2160	5.5
66	WGM	Mamedjarova, Turkan	AZE	2229	5.5
67	WIM	Lach, Aleksandra	POL	2170	5.5
68	WIM	Lehaci, Miruna-Daria	ROU	2202	5.5
69	WIM	Richterova, Natasa	CZE	2190	5.5
70	WFM	Froewis, Annika	AUT	2123	5.5
	WFM	Pogorelskikh, Sofia	SRB	2102	5.5
72	WGM	Zawadzka, Jolanta	POL	2391	5.5
73	WGM	Antolak, Julia	POL	2276	5.5
74	WFM	Dwilewicz, Katarzyna	POL	2114	5.5
75	IM	Lazarne Vajda, Szidonia	HUN	2294	5.5
76	WFM	Hajiyeva, Laman	AZE	2118	5.5
77	WIM	Hrescak, Ivana	SLO	2127	5.5
78	WFM	Dylag, Emilia	POL	2052	5.5
79	WFM	Mayrhuber, Nikola	AUT	2162	5.5
80	WGM	Makropoulou, Marina	GRE	2102	5
81	WFM	Ivekovic, Tihana	CRO	2132	5
82	WIM	Shpanko, Nadiia	SLO	2164	5
83	WFM	Zherebtsova, Alexandra	FID	2155	5
84		Kobak, Polina	ARM	1815	5
85	WFM	Shuqja, Klean	ALB	1884	5
86	WFM	Lomaia, Diana	GEO	1950	5
87	WIM	Petrova, Irina	UKR	2123	5
88	FM	Paasikangas, Johanna	FIN	2115	5
89	WFM	Skvortsova, Alena	FID	2032	5
90		Abdinova, Narmin	AZE	2090	5
91	WFM	Allahverdiyeva, Ayan	AZE	2124	5
92	WFM	Kejzar, Petra	SLO	2128	5
93		Goriachkina, Oksana	FID	1759	5
94		Donghvani, Nia	GEO	2025	4.5
95		Valkova, Angelika	UKR	2055	4.5
96	WGM	Calzetta Ruiz, Monica	ESP	2185	4.5
97		Golsta, Ramona	LAT	1760	4.5
98	WFM	Spalir, Monika	SLO	2125	4.5
99	WFM	Aydin, Gulenay	TUR	2039	4.5
100	WIM	Vidic, Teja	SLO	2097	4.5
101	WFM	Ter-Avetisjana, Agnesa Stepania	LAT	1974	4.5
102	WCM	Ismayil, Malak	AZE	2011	4.5
103	WFM	Pirvulescu, Ekaterina	ROU	2030	4.5
104	WIM	Velikic, Adela	SRB	2329	4.5
105		Walter, Ema	SVK	2048	4.5
106	WFM	Tsotsonava, Elene	GEO	2030	4.5
107	WCM	Silva, Mariana Sofia T.	POR	1920	4.5
108		Manova, Ivana	MKD	1923	4.5
109		Popovic, Mateja	MNE	1832	4.5
110	WFM	Karaivanova, Petya	BUL	1875	4.5
111	WGM	Heinemann, Josefine	GER	2343	4
112	WIM	Makka, Ioulia	GRE	1949	4
113	WIM	Ibrahimova, Sabina	AZE	2207	4
114		Slaba, Andrea	SVK	2061	4
115	WFM	Silva, Ana Ines Teixeira Da	POR	1792	4
116	WFM	Hapala, Elisabeth	AUT	2072	4
117		Bluebaum, Johanna	GER	1954	4
118	WCM	Kostina, Veronika	SUI	1855	4
119		Humbatova, Nazli	AZE	1737	4
120		Gamal, Alaa	ENG	1748	4
121		Ivanovic, Tara	MNE	1472	4
122		Tsirulnik, Maritsa	UKR	2121	3.5
123		Maione, Melissa	ITA	2028	3.5
124		Huseynova, Lala	AZE	1694	3.5
125	WIM	Pavlidou, Ekaterini	GRE	2178	3.5
126	WFM	Bakalarz, Grazyna	LUX	1847	3.5
127		Mashchenko, Tamila	UKR	1956	3.5
128		Petrovska, Katerina	MKD	1907	3.5
129		Buchholz, Maja Patricia	GER	1883	3.5
130	WGM	Balajayeva, Khanim	AZE	2372	3
131		Zhezhovska, Monika	MKD	1761	3
132		Bassari, Senem Gul	TUR	1524	3
133	WCM	Saraci, Rinesa	KOS	1503	3
134		Recica, Jona	KOS	1231	2.5
135		Maras, Marija Mia	MNE	1051	1
136	WIM	Gueci, Tea	ITA	2227	1

Meri Arabidze and Oliwia Kiolbasa lead the EIWCC with one round to go

Sergio — Wed, 29 Mar 2023 08:06:45 +0000

Only one round is left to be played before the announcement of the 2023 European Women’s Chess Champion and IM Meri Arabidze (GEO, 2433) and IM Oliwia Kiolbasa (POL, 2406) tie for the first place scoring 8 points, each.

The penultimate 10th round saw two decisive results on the top two boards as IM Oliwia Kiolbasa defeated her compatriot IM Aleksandra Maltsevskaya (POL, 2388), while IM Meri Arabidze clinched the victory against IM Pauline Guichard (FRA, 2379).

Follow the live games with analysis here

IM Stavroula Tsolakidou (GRE, 2358) and IM Salome Melia (GEO, 2366) tie for the third place with 7.5 points, with eight players following them with 7 points each: IM Aleksandra Maltsevskaya (POL, 2388), GM Elina Danielian (ARM, 2431), IM Lela Javakhishvili (GEO, 2443), IM Nataliya Buksa (UKR, 2405), IM Anna Sargsyan (ARM, 2371), IM Deimante Daulyte-Cornette (FRA, 2344), IM Pauline Guichard (FRA, 2379), and IM Klaudia Kulon (POL, 2290).

The last 11th round starts today at 13:00 CEST with the encounters between the leaders and tiers for the 2nd place. The top 10 pairings can be seen below:

Live broadcast with commentaries by GM Alojzije Jankovic and Dragana Nikolovska can be followed through the ECU Youtube channel.

European Women’s Chess Championship 2023 – LIVE

Kamen — Mon, 27 Mar 2023 23:01:00 +0000

The event gathers more than 140 players from 34 European federations and the top-seeds are: GM Bella Khotenashvili (GEO, 2491), GM Valentina Gunina (FIDE, 2478), IM Gunay Mammadzada (AZE, 2472), IM Marsel Efroimski (ISR, 2451), IM Yuliia Osmak (UKR, 2445), IM Lela Javakhishvili (GEO, 2443), IM Irina Bulmaga (ROU, 2438), GM Antoaneta Stefanova (BUL, 2433), IM Meri Arabidze (GEO, 2433), and GM Monika Socko (POL, 2432).

European Women’s Individual Chess Championship 2023 opened yesterday in Petrovac, Montenegro!

Kamen — Sat, 18 Mar 2023 19:06:14 +0000

The Opening ceremony of the event was attended by the ECU President Mr. Zurab Azmaiparashvili, ECU Honorary Vice President and the Vice President of the Montenegro Chess Federation Mr. Veselin Draskovic, the Minister of Youth and Sports of Montenegro Mr. Vasilije Lalosevic, who addressed the players and distinguished guests.

The 23^rd edition of the European Women’s Individual Chess Championship 2023 takes place from 17th-30th March in Hotel “Palas” Petrovac, Montenegro. The Championship will be played in 11 rounds, swiss system, with the time control of 90 minutes for 40 moves + 30 minutes for the rest of the game with an increment of 30 seconds for every move starting from move 1.

The event gathers more than 140 players from 34 European federations and the top-seeds are: GM Bella Khotenashvili (GEO, 2491), GM Valentina Gunina (FIDE, 2478), IM Gunay Mammadzada (AZE, 2472), IM Marsel Efroimski (ISR, 2451), IM Yuliia Osmak (UKR, 2445), IM Lela Javakhishvili (GEO, 2443), IM Irina Bulmaga (ROU, 2438), GM Antoaneta Stefanova (BUL, 2433), IM Meri Arabidze (GEO, 2433), and GM Monika Socko (POL, 2432).

The pairings of the 1st round :

Pairings/Results

Round 1 on 2023/03/18 at 15:00

Bo.	No.		Name	Rtg	Pts.	Result	Pts.		Name	Rtg	No.
1	1	GM	Khotenashvili, Bella	2491	0		0	WIM	Lehaci, Miruna-Daria	2202	68
2	69	FM	Toncheva, Nadya	2192	0		0	GM	Gunina, Valentina	2478	2
3	3	IM	Mammadzada, Gunay	2472	0		0	WIM	Richterova, Natasa	2190	70
4	71	WIM	Zaksaite, Salomeja	2187	0		0	IM	Efroimski, Marsel	2451	4
5	5	IM	Osmak, Yuliia	2445	0		0	WGM	Calzetta Ruiz, Monica	2185	72
6	73	FM	Jarocka, Liwia	2181	0		0	IM	Javakhishvili, Lela	2443	6
7	7	IM	Bulmaga, Irina	2438	0		0	WIM	Pavlidou, Ekaterini	2178	74
8	75	WIM	Lach, Aleksandra	2170	0		0	GM	Stefanova, Antoaneta	2433	8
9	9	IM	Arabidze, Meri	2433	0		0	WIM	Shpanko, Nadiia	2164	76
10	77	WFM	Mayrhuber, Nikola	2162	0		0	GM	Socko, Monika	2432	10
11	11	GM	Danielian, Elina	2431	0		0	WIM	Gaboyan, Susanna	2160	78
12	79	WFM	Zherebtsova, Alexandra	2155	0		0	IM	Badelka, Olga	2428	12
13	13	IM	Fataliyeva, Ulviyya	2427	0		0	WFM	Ivekovic, Tihana	2132	80
14	81	WFM	Kejzar, Petra	2128	0		0	WGM	Wagner, Dinara	2411	14
15	15	IM	Kiolbasa, Oliwia	2406	0		0	WIM	Hrescak, Ivana	2127	82
16	83	WFM	Spalir, Monika	2125	0		0	IM	Buksa, Nataliya	2405	16
17	17	IM	Milliet, Sophie	2404	0		0	WFM	Allahverdiyeva, Ayan	2124	84
18	85	WIM	Petrova, Irina	2123	0		0	WGM	Zawadzka, Jolanta	2391	18
19	19	IM	Narva, Mai	2389	0		0	WFM	Froewis, Annika	2123	86
20	87	WFM	Koridze, Lile	2122	0		0	IM	Maltsevskaya, Aleksandra	2388	20
21	21	WGM	Beydullayeva, Govhar	2388	0		0		Tsirulnik, Maritsa	2121	88
22	89	WFM	Hajiyeva, Laman	2118	0		0	IM	Guichard, Pauline	2379	22
23	23	IM	Mkrtchian, Lilit	2379	0		0	FM	Paasikangas, Johanna	2115	90
24	91	WFM	Dwilewicz, Katarzyna	2114	0		0	IM	Garifullina, Leya	2372	24
25	25	WGM	Balajayeva, Khanim	2372	0		0	WIM	Berke, Ana	2107	92
26	93	WGM	Makropoulou, Marina	2102	0		0	IM	Sargsyan, Anna M.	2371	26
27	27	IM	Melia, Salome	2366	0		0	WFM	Pogorelskikh, Sofia	2102	94
28	95	WIM	Vidic, Teja	2097	0		0	IM	Bivol, Alina	2365	28
29	29	IM	Vega Gutierrez, Sabrina	2361	0		0		Abdinova, Narmin	2090	96
30	97	WFM	Hapala, Elisabeth	2072	0		0	IM	Mammadova, Gulnar	2358	30
31	31	IM	Tsolakidou, Stavroula	2358	0		0		Slaba, Andrea	2061	98
32	99		Valkova, Angelika	2055	0		0	IM	Cyfka, Karina	2350	32
33	33	IM	Gaponenko, Inna	2349	0		0	WFM	Dylag, Emilia	2052	100
34	101		Walter, Ema	2048	0		0	IM	Brunello, Marina	2346	34
35	35	IM	Savina, Anastasia	2345	0		0	WFM	Koljevic, Nikolina	2042	102
36	103	WFM	Aydin, Gulenay	2039	0		0	IM	Daulyte-Cornette, Deimante	2344	36
37	37	WGM	Heinemann, Josefine	2343	0		0	WFM	Skvortsova, Alena	2032	104
38	105	WFM	Pirvulescu, Ekaterina	2030	0		0	WIM	Mkrtchyan, Mariam	2343	38
39	39	WIM	Velikic, Adela	2329	0		0	WFM	Tsotsonava, Elene	2030	106
40	107		Maione, Melissa	2028	0		0	GM	Zhukova, Natalia	2322	40
41	41	WGM	Klek, Hanna Marie	2314	0		0		Donghvani, Nia	2025	108
42	109	WCM	Ismayil, Malak	2011	0		0	IM	Garcia Martin, Marta	2306	42
43	43	IM	Ovod, Evgenija	2305	0		0	WFM	Ter-Avetisjana, Agnesa Stepania	1974	110
44	111		Mashchenko, Tamila	1956	0		0	IM	Unuk, Laura	2297	44
45	45	IM	Zimina, Olga	2295	0		0		Bluebaum, Johanna	1954	112
46	113	WFM	Lomaia, Diana	1950	0		0	IM	Lazarne Vajda, Szidonia	2294	46
47	47	WIM	Urh, Zala	2294	0		0	WIM	Makka, Ioulia	1949	114
48	115		Manova, Ivana	1923	0		0	FM	Krasteva, Beloslava	2292	48
49	49	IM	Kulon, Klaudia	2290	0		0	WCM	Silva, Mariana Sofia T.	1920	116
50	117		Petrovska, Katerina	1907	0		0		Hrebenshchykova, Yelyzaveta	2289	50
51	51	FM	Schulze, Lara	2277	0		0	WFM	Shuqja, Klean	1884	118
52	120	WFM	Karaivanova, Petya	1875	0		0	WGM	Antolak, Julia	2276	52
53	53	WIM	Sliwicka, Alicja	2272	0		0	WCM	Kostina, Veronika	1855	121
54	122	WFM	Bakalarz, Grazyna	1847	0		0	FM	Zhapova, Yana	2269	54
55	55	WGM	Radeva, Viktoria	2247	0		0		Popovic, Mateja	1832	123
56	124		Kobak, Polina	1815	0		0	WIM	Olde, Margareth	2234	56
57	57	WGM	Eric, Jovana	2230	0		0	WFM	Silva, Ana Ines Teixeira Da	1792	125
58	126		Zhezhovska, Monika	1761	0		0	WGM	Mamedjarova, Turkan	2229	58
59	59	WIM	Gueci, Tea	2227	0		0		Golsta, Ramona	1760	127
60	128		Goriachkina, Oksana	1759	0		0	WGM	Abdulla, Khayala	2221	60
61	61	WIM	Sieber, Fiona	2217	0		0		Gamal, Alaa	1748	129
62	130		Humbatova, Nazli	1737	0		0	WIM	Gajcin, Marina	2215	62
63	63	WFM	Rudzinska, Michalina	2212	0		0		Huseynova, Lala	1694	131
64	132		Bassari, Senem Gul	1524	0		0	WGM	Sandu, Mihaela	2211	64
65	65	WIM	Kubicka, Anna	2211	0		0	WCM	Saraci, Rinesa	1503	133
66	134		Ivanovic, Tara	1472	0		0	WGM	Chelushkina, Irina	2207	66
67	67	WIM	Ibrahimova, Sabina	2207	0		0		Recica, Jona	1231	135
68	136		Maras, Marija Mia	1051	0	1			bye
69	119		Buchholz, Maja Patricia	1883	0	0			not paired

European Women’s Chess Championship 2023 starts in Petrovac, Montenegro

Kamen — Wed, 15 Mar 2023 15:09:42 +0000

The Opening ceremony of the event is scheduled for Saturday, 18th of March, with the start at 14:30 CEST, while the first round kicks off at 15:00 CEST.

The 23^rd European Women’s Championship implies qualification for the next World Women’s Cup. According to FIDE regulations and the decision of the ECU Board, 9 players will qualify. The total prize fund of the event is 60.000 EUR, with 10.000 EUR reserved for the Winner of the event. List of prizes can be seen below:

Place	PRIZE	Place	PRIZE
1	10,000 €	11	1,500 €
2	8,000 €	12	1,500 €
3	7,000 €	13	1,000 €
4	6,000 €	14	1,000 €
5	5,000 €	15	1,000 €
6	4,000 €	16	1,000 €
7	3,000 €	17	1,000 €
8	2,500 €	18	1,000 €
9	2,000 €	19	1,000 €
10	1,500 €	20	1,000 €

European Women’s Chess Championship 2023 – List of players

Kamen — Wed, 08 Mar 2023 21:45:08 +0000

The European Women’s Chess Championship 2023 will take place from 17-30 March 2023 in Petrovac, Montenegro. The event is open for all women players from National Chess Federations members of the European Chess Union (ECU) without rating or title limitations and according to the decisions of the ECU Board and General Assembly.

The Championship will be played according to the Swiss System, 11 rounds. The rate of play is 90 minutes for 40 moves + 30 minutes for the rest of the game with an increment of 30 seconds for every move starting from move 1. The official venue of the European Women’s Chess Championship 2022 is Hotel “Palas” Petrovac. The total prize fund of the tournament is 80.000 EUR with 10.000 EUR reserved for the Winner of the event. The top eight seeds are Bela Khotenashvili, Valentina Gunina, Gunay Mammadzada, Marsel Efroimski, Yuliia Osmak, Lela Javakhishvili, Irina Bulmaga, Antoaneta Stefanova.

European Women’s Chess Championship 2023 – List of registered players (as of 08.03.2023):

No.		Name	FED	Rtg
1	GM	Khotenashvili, Bela	GEO	2491
2	GM	Gunina, Valentina	FID	2478
3	IM	Mammadzada, Gunay	AZE	2472
4	IM	Efroimski, Marsel	ISR	2451
5	IM	Osmak, Yuliia	UKR	2445
6	IM	Javakhishvili, Lela	GEO	2443
7	IM	Bulmaga, Irina	ROU	2438
8	GM	Stefanova, Antoaneta	BUL	2435
9	IM	Arabidze, Meri	GEO	2433
10	GM	Socko, Monika	POL	2432
11	GM	Danielian, Elina	ARM	2431
12	IM	Badelka, Olga	FID	2428
13	IM	Fataliyeva, Ulviyya	AZE	2427
14	WGM	Wagner, Dinara	GER	2411
15	IM	Kiolbasa, Oliwia	POL	2406
16	IM	Buksa, Nataliya	UKR	2405
17	IM	Milliet, Sophie	FRA	2404
18	IM	Salimova, Nurgyul	BUL	2392
19	WGM	Zawadzka, Jolanta	POL	2391
20	IM	Narva, Mai	EST	2389
21	IM	Maltsevskaya, Aleksandra	POL	2388
22	WGM	Beydullayeva, Govhar	AZE	2388
23	IM	Guichard, Pauline	FRA	2379
24	IM	Mkrtchian, Lilit	ARM	2379
25	IM	Garifullina, Leya	FID	2372
26	WGM	Balajayeva, Khanim	AZE	2372
27	IM	Sargsyan, Anna M.	ARM	2371
28	IM	Melia, Salome	GEO	2366
29	IM	Bivol, Alina	FID	2365
30	IM	Vega Gutierrez, Sabrina	ESP	2361
31	IM	Mammadova, Gulnar	AZE	2358
32	IM	Tsolakidou, Stavroula	GRE	2358
33	IM	Cyfka, Karina	POL	2350
34	IM	Gaponenko, Inna	UKR	2349
35	IM	Brunello, Marina	ITA	2346
36	IM	Savina, Anastasia	FRA	2345
37	IM	Daulyte-Cornette, Deimante	FRA	2344
38	WGM	Heinemann, Josefine	GER	2343
39	WIM	Mkrtchyan, Mariam	ARM	2343
40	WIM	Velikic, Adela	SRB	2329
41	GM	Zhukova, Natalia	UKR	2322
42	WGM	Klek, Hanna Marie	GER	2314
43	IM	Garcia Martin, Marta	ESP	2306
44	IM	Ovod, Evgenija	FID	2305
45	IM	Unuk, Laura	SLO	2297
46	IM	Zimina, Olga	ITA	2295
47	IM	Lazarne Vajda, Szidonia	HUN	2294
48	WIM	Urh, Zala	SLO	2294
49	FM	Krasteva, Beloslava	BUL	2292
50	IM	Kulon, Klaudia	POL	2290
51		Hrebenshchykova, Yelyzaveta	UKR	2289
52	FM	Schulze, Lara	GER	2277
53	WGM	Antolak, Julia	POL	2276
54	WIM	Sliwicka, Alicja	POL	2272
55	FM	Zhapova, Yana	FID	2269
56	WGM	Radeva, Viktoria	BUL	2247
57	WIM	Olde, Margareth	EST	2234
58	WGM	Mamedjarova, Turkan	AZE	2229
59	WIM	Gueci, Tea	ITA	2227
60	WGM	Abdulla, Khayala	AZE	2221
61	WIM	Sieber, Fiona	GER	2217
62	WIM	Gajcin, Marina	SRB	2215
63	WFM	Rudzinska, Michalina	POL	2212
64	WGM	Sandu, Mihaela	ROU	2211
65	WIM	Kubicka, Anna	POL	2211
66	WGM	Chelushkina, Irina	SRB	2207
67	WIM	Ibrahimova, Sabina	AZE	2207
68	WIM	Lehaci, Miruna-Daria	ROU	2202
69	FM	Toncheva, Nadya	BUL	2192
70	WIM	Richterova, Natasa	CZE	2190
71	WIM	Zaksaite, Salomeja	LTU	2187
72	WGM	Calzetta Ruiz, Monica	ESP	2185
73	FM	Jarocka, Liwia	POL	2181
74	WIM	Pavlidou, Ekaterini	GRE	2178
75	IM	Sedina, Elena	ITA	2170
76	WIM	Lach, Aleksandra	POL	2170
77	WIM	Shpanko, Nadiia	SLO	2164
78	WFM	Mayrhuber, Nikola	AUT	2162
79	WGM	Huda, Maryana	UKR	2160
80	WIM	Gaboyan, Susanna	ARM	2160
81	WFM	Zherebtsova, Alexandra	FID	2155
82	WFM	Ivekovic, Tihana	CRO	2132
83	WFM	Kejzar, Petra	SLO	2128
84	WIM	Hrescak, Ivana	SLO	2127
85	WFM	Spalir, Monika	SLO	2125
86	WFM	Allahverdiyeva, Ayan	AZE	2124
87	WIM	Petrova, Irina	UKR	2123
88	WFM	Froewis, Annika	AUT	2123
89	WFM	Koridze, Lile	GEO	2122
90		Tsirulnik, Maritsa	UKR	2121
91	WFM	Hajiyeva, Laman	AZE	2118
92	FM	Paasikangas, Johanna	FIN	2115
93	WFM	Dwilewicz, Katarzyna	POL	2114
94	WIM	Berke, Ana	CRO	2107
95	WFM	Vujnovic, Patricija	CRO	2103
96	WGM	Makropoulou, Marina	GRE	2102
97	WFM	Pogorelskikh, Sofia	SRB	2102
98	WIM	Vidic, Teja	SLO	2097
99		Abdinova, Narmin	AZE	2090
100	WIM	Milovic, Aleksandra	MNE	2077
101	WFM	Hapala, Elisabeth	AUT	2072
102		Slaba, Andrea	SVK	2061
103		Valkova, Angelika	UKR	2055
104	WFM	Dylag, Emilia	POL	2052
105		Walter, Ema	SVK	2048
106	WFM	Koljevic, Nikolina	MNE	2042
107	WFM	Aydin, Gulenay	TUR	2039
108	WFM	Pirvulescu, Ekaterina	ROU	2032
109	WFM	Skvortsova, Alena	FID	2032
110	WFM	Tsotsonava, Elene	GEO	2030
111		Maione, Melissa	ITA	2028
112		Donghvani, Nia	GEO	2025
113	WCM	Ismayil, Malak	AZE	2011
114	WFM	Mihailova, Alina	MDA	1986
115	WFM	Ter-Avetisjana, Agnesa Stepania	LAT	1974
116		Mashchenko, Tamila	UKR	1956
117		Bluebaum, Johanna	GER	1954
118	WFM	Lomaia, Diana	GEO	1950
119	WIM	Makka, Ioulia	GRE	1949
120		Manova, Ivana	MKD	1923
121	WCM	Silva, Mariana Sofia T.	POR	1920
122		Petrovska, Katerina	MKD	1907
123	WFM	Shuqja, Klean	ALB	1884
124		Buchholz, Maja Patricia	GER	1883
125	WFM	Karaivanova, Petya	BUL	1875
126	WCM	Kostina, Veronika	SUI	1855
127	WFM	Bakalarz, Grazyna	LUX	1847
128		Popovic, Mateja	MNE	1832
129		Kobak, Polina	ARM	1815
130	WFM	Silva, Ana Ines Teixeira Da	POR	1792
131		Zhezhovska, Monika	MKD	1761
132		Golsta, Ramona	LAT	1760
133		Gamal, Alaa	ENG	1748
134		Humbatova, Nazli	AZE	1737
135		Baglay, Kseniya	UKR	1732
136		Huseynova, Lala	AZE	1694
137		Bassari, Senem Gul	TUR	1524
138	WCM	Saraci, Rinesa	KOS	1503
139		Ivanovic, Tara	MNE	1472
140		Recica, Jona	KOS	1231
141		Maras, Marija Mia	MNE	1051

Georgian Women’s Championship 2023 – LIVE

Kamen — Tue, 07 Feb 2023 08:37:02 +0000

The Georgian Women’s Championship is taking place from 6–15 February 2023 in Tbilisi. Players receive 90 minutes for 40 moves, followed by 30 minutes to the end of the game, plus a 30-second increment starting from move one. It is a 10-player round-robin tournament with participation of Nino Batsiashvili, Bela Khotenashvili, Nia Donghvani, Anastasia Kirtadze, Lela Javakhishvili, Meri Arabidze, Tamari Esadze, Tamari Esadze, Elene Tsotsonava, Mariam Tsetskhladze and Lulu Diasamidze.

Georgian Open & Women Rapid Chess Championships 2023

nikita — Thu, 26 Jan 2023 11:54:25 +0000

The Georgian Open & Women Rapid Chess Championships 2023 kicked off today in Tbilisi and will be played from 26-28 January 2023. The events are played separately, in 9 rounds, swiss system, with time control of 15 minutes + 10 seconds increment.

The top seeded players of the Open event are GM Giga Quparadze, GM Mikheil Mchedlishvili and GM Levan Pantsulaia, while IM Lela Javakhishvili, IM Meri Arabidze and IM Sopiko Khukhashvili headline the Women’s Championship. Scroll down for starting list of players of both events

Georgian Open & Women Rapid Chess Championships – LIVE games

Starting rank list – Georgian Open Rapid Championship 2023:

No.		Name	FED	Rtg
1	GM	Quparadze, Giga	GEO	2562
2	GM	Mchedlishvili, Mikheil	GEO	2548
3	GM	Pantsulaia, Levan	GEO	2529
4	GM	Jojua, Davit	GEO	2519
5	GM	Sturua, Zurab	GEO	2498
6	GM	Dzagnidze, Nana	GEO	2473
7	GM	Paichadze, Luka	GEO	2447
8	IM	Nigalidze, Gaioz	GEO	2440
9	IM	Kacharava, Nikolozi	GEO	2412
10	GM	Shanava, Konstantine	GEO	2398
11	FM	Akhvlediani, Irakli	GEO	2332
12	IM	Petriashvili, Nikoloz	GEO	2328
13	GM	Lomsadze, Davit	GEO	2278
14	IM	Chighladze, Iveri	GEO	2243
15	IM	Morchiashvili, Bachana	GEO	2238
16	FM	Chkhaidze, Nikoloz	GEO	2166
17		Qalichava, Akaki	GEO	2080
18		Safarov, Deniel	GEO	1932
19		Nemsadze, Daviti	GEO	1912
20		Tsanatsqenishvili, Giorgi	GEO	1807
21		Gabadadze, Gabriel	GEO	1469

Starting rank list – Georgian Women’s Rapid Championship 2023:

No.		Name	FED	Rtg
1	IM	Javakhishvili, Lela	GEO	2339
2	IM	Arabidze, Meri	GEO	2317
3	IM	Khukhashvili, Sopiko	GEO	2309
4	WGM	Charkhalashvili, Inga	GEO	2270
5	IM	Purtseladze, Maka	GEO	2229
6	IM	Gvetadze, Sofio	GEO	2171
7	WGM	Mikadze, Miranda	GEO	2169
8	WGM	Khurtsilava, Inga	GEO	2122
9	WIM	Nikoladze, Sopio	GEO	2099
10	WIM	Vakhania, Alexandra	GEO	2088
11	WFM	Koridze, Lile	GEO	2034
12	WFM	Lomaia, Diana	GEO	1957
13		Esadze, Tamari	GEO	1937
14		Donghvani, Nia	GEO	1851
15	WFM	Tsotsonava, Elene	GEO	1789
16	WFM	Kirtadze, Anastasia	GEO	1714
17		Tsetskhladze, Mariam	GEO	1592