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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