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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

Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu wins the 2nd leg of Romanian Grand Prix

nikita — Sat, 11 Jun 2022 15:16:06 +0000

The 2nd leg of the 2022 Romanian Grand Prix series took place 4-11 June in Targu Mures.

German grandmaster Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu triumphed in the tournament scoring 7/9 points and pocketing the money prize of 25.000 lei (5.000 euros). FM Ihor Samunenkov was second with 6.5 points, while a group of 6 players tied for third place with the same score of 6 points.

IM Irina Bulmaga scored 5.5 points to be the best ranked woman player, finishing the event in the 14th place on the overall standings. (scroll down for final rankings)

The 3rd stage of the Romanian Grand Prix will take place from 20-28 August in Miercurea Ciuc.
Read more: Baadur Jobava wins 1st Romanian Grand Prix event / Romanian Grand Prix 2022 – Stage 2 all information

With the winner of the 2nd leg of the Romanian Grand Prix- Liviu Dieter Nisipeanu ! Happy with my solid 5,5/9 with no losses, which were good enough for the 1st woman prize and the 13th overall!#TarguMures #Romania #sah #chess #WomenInChess pic.twitter.com/CKkY7EYmlf
— Irina Bulmaga (@IrinaBulmaga) June 11, 2022

Final rankings – Romanian Grand Prix Targu Mures:

Rk.		Name	FED	Rtg	Pts.	TB1	TB2	TB3
1	GM	Nisipeanu Liviu-Dieter	GER	2645	7	0	2358	44
2	FM	Samunenkov Ihor	UKR	2433	6.5	0	2381	42
3	GM	Petrov Martin	BUL	2543	6	0	2399	45
4	IM	Schitco Ivan	MDA	2472	6	0	2398	44
5	IM	Macovei Andrei	MDA	2470	6	0	2390	46
6	GM	Manolache Marius	ROU	2472	6	0	2358	40
7	IM	David Alexandru-Vasile	ROU	2427	6	0	2347	44
8	GM	Szabo Gergely-Andras-Gyula	ROU	2516	6	0	2317	41
9	CM	Filip Andrei	ROU	2232	5.5	0	2430	45
10	IM	Gorodetzky David	ISR	2496	5.5	0	2403	46
11	CM	Magold Filip	ROU	2156	5.5	0	2326	43
12	GM	Miron Lucian-Costin	ROU	2510	5.5	0	2304	40
13	IM	Vasiesiu Dan	ROU	2385	5.5	0	2297	43
14	IM	Bulmaga Irina	ROU	2396	5.5	0	2291	38
15	GM	Jianu Vlad-Cristian	ROU	2527	5.5	0	2259	41
16	IM	Baltag Iulian	MDA	2411	5.5	0	2225	38
17	IM	Brunello Marina	ITA	2355	5.5	0	2095	37
18	FM	Stepanencu Nicodim-Cosmin	ROU	2235	5	0	2368	43
19	IM	Cosma Ioan	ROU	2396	5	0	2266	40
20	FM	Yordanov Lachezar	BUL	2306	5	0	2262	42
21	IM	Filip Lucian-Ioan	ROU	2385	5	0	2248	41
22	GM	Nevednichy Vladislav	ROU	2496	5	0	2219	36
23	WIM	Terbe Julianna	HUN	2293	5	0	2194	40
24	GM	Istratescu Andrei	ROU	2452	5	0	2193	35
25	IM	Soltanici Ruslan	MDA	2381	5	0	2175	40
26	FM	Pasti Aron	HUN	2382	5	0	2131	36
27	I	Sachilaru Alexandru	ROU	2113	5	0	2084	36
28	WGM	Sandu Mihaela	ROU	2270	4.5	0	2338	45
29	I	Veress Armand	ROU	2100	4.5	0	2297	38
30	IM	Manea Alexandru	ROU	2360	4.5	0	2265	41
31	FM	Samani Yamac	TUR	2336	4.5	0	2259	41
32	WFM	Ciolacu Alessia-Mihaela	ROU	2199	4.5	0	2134	37
33	I	Mintau Andrei-Catalin	ROU	2130	4.5	0	2048	32
34	CM	Antal Hunor-Zoltan	ROU	2223	4	0	2358	42
35	NM	Bonte Andrei-Mihai	ROU	2343	4	0	2297	43
36	I	Negrean Andrei	ROU	1840	4	0	2296	37
37	I	Coicev Matei-Andrei	ROU	2027	4	0	2224	37
38	I	Tampea Radu	ROU	2037	4	0	2218	36
39	CM	Vilcu Matei-Stefan	ROU	2184	4	0	2182	37
40	CM	Radu David Cr	ROU	1941	4	0	2178	34
41	I	Prelipcean Eric-Matei	ROU	1883	4	0	2172	34
42	IM	Petre Nad-Titus	ROU	2297	4	0	2165	37
43	WIM	Lehaci Miruna-Daria	ROU	2163	4	0	2158	37
44	I	Nagy-Elek Tamas	ROU	1880	4	0	2004	31
45		Draghici Flutur Gavril	ESP	2100	4	0	1869	31
46	I	Saioc David	ROU	1897	3.5	0	2242	38
47	CM	Cnejev Vladimir-Alexandru	ROU	2223	3.5	0	2152	39
48	WCM	Maria Lia-Alexandra	ROU	1749	3.5	0	1988	28
49	I	Anghelescu Teodor-Stefan	ROU	1688	3.5	0	1895	32
50	WGM	Cosma Elena-Luminita	ROU	2276	3	0	2196	40
51	FM	Rusan Paul-Cristian	ROU	2114	3	0	2060	37
52	I	Badica Ariana	ROU	1458	3	0	1886	32
53	FM	Pribeanu Mihail-Dacian	ROU	2175	3	0	1884	33
54	WCM	Schiopu Oana-Magdalena	ROU	1683	3	0	1756	26
55	WCM	Stefan Iulia-Cristiana	ROU	1646	2.5	0	1891	31
56	WCM	Puia Alexia-Teodora	ROU	1787	2.5	0	1884	29
57	I	Bira Andrada-Paraschiva	ROU	1685	1.5	0	1808	27

Capablanca Memorial concluded in La Habana

nikita — Fri, 29 Apr 2022 09:19:02 +0000

Capablanca Memorial 2022 took place 19-28 April in La Habana, Cuba. This year the event featured strong round robin tournaments for men and women, as well as an open event.

Hans Niemann won the men round robin event, aka Elite Group, with a round to spare. With a final score of 7.5 points he was two points ahead of Vasif Durarbayli, Surya Ganguly and Luís Ernesto Quesada who tied for the second place scoring 5.5 points each. Replay the games here

I finished with a victory, thus, securing first place by 2 points and bringing my rating to 2656(#86). I had difficulties in previous tournaments so this breakthrough means a lot! Heading to Sweden tomorrow for Tepe Sigman. I'll try to continue the momentum there! pic.twitter.com/2Sp901LPqg
— Hans Niemann (@HansMokeNiemann) April 29, 2022

Final rankings – Capablanca Memorial Elite Group 2022:

1	GM	NIEMANN Hans Moke	USA	2637	7.5
2	GM	DURARBAYLI Vasif	AZE	2628	5.5
3	GM	GANGULY Surya Shekhar	IND	2609	5.5
4	GM	QUESADA PEREZ Luis Ernesto	CUB	2519	5.5
5	GM	MARECO Sandro	ARG	2652	5
6	GM	YILMAZ Mustafa	TUR	2626	4.5
7	GM	ALBORNOZ CABRERA Carlos Daniel	CUB	2574	3.5
8	GM	ORTIZ SUAREZ Isan Reynaldo	CUB	2533	3
9	GM	ALMEIDA QUINTANA Omar	CUB	2536	2.5
10	GM	QUESADA PEREZ Yasser	CUB	2579	2.5

Irina Bulmaga convincingly won the Premier Group women’s round robin tournament with 7.5 points. Yerisbel Miranda Llanes was second with 5.5 points, while two players tied for third position scoring 5 points. Replay the games here

Very happy to have had a good performance in the Premier group of the Capablanca Memorial! Cuba has inspired me and I hope this win to be one of many this year! pic.twitter.com/2eec7kOq8B
— Irina Bulmaga (@IrinaBulmaga) April 29, 2022

Final rankings – Capablanca Memorial Premier Group 2022:

1	IM	BULMAGA Irina	ROU	2379	7.5
2	WIM	MIRANDA LLANES Yerisbel	CUB	2288	5.5
3	WFM	HERNANDEZ GIL Ineymig	CUB	2328	5
4	WIM	FORGAS MORENO Yaniela	CUB	2336	5
5	IM	ORDAZ VALDES Lisandra Teresa	CUB	2373	4.5
6	WIM	KIOLBASA Oliwia	POL	2388	4
7	IM	LUJAN Carolina	ARG	2330	4
8	WGM	ARRIBAS ROBAINA Maritza	CUB	2228	4
9	WGM	CORI T. Deysi	PER	2391	3
10	WGM	HERNANDEZ MOYA Yuleisy	CUB	2219	2.5

The Open tournament simultaneously took place in La Habana’s Hotel Nacional. After 9 played rounds four players shared the top with same score of 7 points. Tiebreaks criteria determined Bator Sambuev the Winner.

Final rankings – Capablanca Memorial Open tournament:

Rk.		Name	FED	Rtg	Pts.	TB1	TB2	TB3
1	GM	Sambuev Bator	CAN	2502	7	47	51	5
2	IM	Berdayes Ason Dylan Isidro	CUB	2443	7	46	50	5
3	IM	Soto Hernandez Henry	CUB	2481	7	45	49	6
4	IM	Avila Pavas Santiago	COL	2435	7	42	46	6
5	GM	Gonzalez Vidal Yuri	CUB	2518	6.5	49	54	4
6	IM	Campos Jimenez Augusto Cesar	CUB	2360	6.5	46	50	4
7	GM	Vazquez Igarza Renier	ESP	2538	6.5	42	47	5
8	GM	Oliva Castaneda Kevel	CUB	2491	6.5	40	44	5
9	GM	Espinosa Veloz Ermes	CUB	2488	6.5	39	42	5
10	IM	Diaz Perez Michel Alejandro	CUB	2427	6	48	52	5
11	GM	Salinas Herrera Pablo	CHI	2521	6	48	53	4
12	GM	Miranda Mesa Elier	CUB	2486	6	46	51	4
13	IM	Fernandez De La Vara Arnaldo	CUB	2499	6	45	49	5
14	FM	Rodriguez Hernandez Luis Daniel	CUB	2403	6	45	49	4
15	GM	Gomez Garrido Camilo Ernesto	CUB	2479	6	43	47	3
16	GM	Martinez Duany Lelys Stanley	CUB	2499	6	43	47	4
17	IM	Hernandez Gonzalez William	CUB	2476	6	42	46	5
18	FM	Solares Orozco Kebert	CUB	2325	6	42	45	5
19	FM	Diaz Villagran Robert	CHI	2295	6	41	43	4
20	IM	Del Rey Diego	ESP	2371	5.5	48	52	4
21	FM	Vitier Vazquez Cristian	CUB	2405	5.5	46	50	4
22	FM	Elias Reyes Jorge Roberto	CUB	2429	5.5	45	49	4
23		Hidalgo Diaz Daniel	CUB	2125	5.5	43	47	4
24	FM	Perez Leiva Jerzy Jesus	CUB	2392	5.5	43	47	4
25	GM	Borges Matos Juan	CUB	2421	5.5	42	45	3
26	IM	Morales Romero Pedro	CUB	2335	5.5	41	45	4
27	FM	Yanes Canizares Alejandro	CUB	2339	5.5	41	45	3
28	IM	Diaz Hernandez Heriberto	CUB	2347	5.5	40	44	4
29	GM	Gonzalez Renier	USA	2447	5.5	39	43	2
30	FM	Dieguez Alvarez Mario Enrique	CUB	2267	5.5	39	42	5
31		Cabrera Gonzalez Maximo Ariel	CUB	2250	5.5	37	40	5
32	IM	Fernandez Guillen Ernesto J.	CUB	2390	5	47	50	4
33	GM	Perez Rodriguez Luis Manuel	CUB	2321	5	47	48	2
34	IM	Lopez Gonzalez Abel Fabian	CUB	2357	5	46	49	3
35	IM	Fernandez Cardoso Alexey	CUB	2421	5	44	48	4
36	FM	Coto Mederos Michel	CUB	2348	5	44	48	4
37	FM	Gil Alba Hector Luis	CUB	2248	5	44	46	3
38	IM	Hernandez Sanchez Jairo Andres	COL	2389	5	43	47	3
39	IM	Otero Acosta Diasmany	CUB	2365	5	43	46	4
40	FM	Fernandez Mayola Reynold Rafael	CUB	2345	5	43	46	3
41	FM	Ramos Silvera Roberto Alejandro	CUB	2287	5	43	45	2
42	FM	Herrera Juan Sebastian	COL	2196	5	43	44	3
43	FM	Cardoso Cardoso Jose Gabriel	COL	2461	5	42	46	4
44	IM	Quesada Vera Liordis	CUB	2360	5	41	45	4
45	WGM	Linares Napoles Oleiny	CUB	2183	5	41	43	2
46	FM	Mendez Fortes Eduardo Jesus	CUB	2249	5	41	44	3
47	FM	Campos Gomez Manuel	COL	2292	5	40	44	4
48	FM	Alvarez Calzadilla Jose Avelino	CUB	2302	5	40	43	5
49	FM	Alvarez Fernandez Carlos Rene	CUB	2356	5	39	42	4
50		Morales Marmol Marcos Antonio	CUB	2216	5	38	41	2
51	FM	Ordunez Echarte Dennys	CUB	2275	5	38	39	3
52	FM	Gutierrez Delgado Yusuan A.	CUB	2304	5	37	40	4
53	FM	Gallo Garcia Kemel Antonio	CUB	2379	5	36	39	3
54	FM	Perera Alfonso Rene Humberto	CUB	2354	5	35	38	3
55	WIM	Argote Heredia Valentina	COL	2240	5	34	37	5
56	FM	Perez Rodriguez Cesar Alejandro	CUB	2343	5	34	37	4
57	IM	Gomez Sanchez Jorge Marcos	CUB	2331	5	34	36	5
58	IM	Estrada Nieto Julian	ESP	2267	5	32	35	3
59	FM	Larduet Despaigne Carlos	CUB	2270	4.5	42	45	3
60	FM	Vargas Rodriguez Wilver	CUB	2336	4.5	40	44	4
61	FM	Ochoa De La Rosa Manuel Dario	CUB	2409	4.5	40	43	3
62	FM	Mateus Alejandro	COL	2316	4.5	40	43	3
63		Portal Ramos Cristhian	CUB	2213	4.5	40	42	3
64		Otero Marino Alain	CUB	2220	4.5	37	41	4
65	FM	Cruz De La Osa Reyder	CUB	2235	4.5	37	40	3
66	FM	Batista Suarez Jeorling Yahytin	CUB	2305	4.5	37	39	3
67	FM	Hernandez Machado Patricia M.	CUB	2204	4.5	35	37	3
68	FM	Duarte Napoles Fanny	CUB	2245	4.5	34	36	2
69	WIM	Obregon Garcia Roxangel	CUB	2196	4.5	32	35	3
70	WIM	Gonzalez Ochoa Yoana	CUB	2122	4	42	46	3
71	GM	Aguero Jimenez Luis Lazaro	CUB	2491	4	40	44	3
72	CM	Lopez Rayo Santiago	COL	2226	4	40	43	3
73	FM	Morales Romero Romaris	CUB	2169	4	39	42	2
74	FM	Charon Mustelier Manuel	CUB	2167	4	38	39	3
75	FM	Garcia Garcia Alejandro	CUB	2247	4	37	40	3
76	FM	Pulido Alvarez Ariel	CUB	2274	4	37	38	2
77	FM	Fuentes Dominguez Felix	CUB	2302	4	36	38	3
78	FM	Rodriguez Basulto Reyson Ricardo	CUB	2305	4	35	39	3
79	FM	Perez Marimon Jorge De Jesus	CUB	2342	4	35	38	3
80		Luis Alvarez Elizabeth	CUB	1880	4	35	38	3
81		Silveira Garcia Yosdan	CUB	2223	4	35	37	4
82		Lavigne Lopez Raul Leonardo	CUB	2188	4	32	34	3
83	WIM	Miranda Rodriguez Tania	CUB	2189	4	31	34	4
84		Perea Ladron De Guevara Eduardo	CUB	2075	4	31	33	3
85	FM	Vega Chirino Lemay	CUB	2289	4	29	31	3
86		Lafont Linares Ronny Manuel	CUB	2140	3.5	39	43	2
87	WCM	Mogollon Tobar Nicolle Juliet	COL	1982	3.5	36	39	3
88		Leonard Torres Pedro	CUB	2184	3.5	36	38	3
89	WFM	Ojeda Lago Ariadna	CUB	1984	3.5	35	38	3
90	WFM	Bosch Valls Leannet Mariah	CUB	2160	3.5	35	38	3
91	WIM	Fernandez Rivero Karla July	CUB	2026	3.5	35	37	1
92		Gonzalez Velasco Leandro	COL	2019	3.5	35	38	3
93		Bueno Gauna Cristian Alejandro	CUB	2171	3.5	35	37	1
94		Gonzalez Gomez Ronier	CUB	2243	3.5	34	37	1
95		Gonzalez Mompie Reynier	CUB	2108	3.5	34	35	3
96	WFM	Alfonso Ruisanchez Laritza	CUB	2108	3.5	33	35	3
97	WFM	Gutierrez Espinosa Karen	CUB	2084	3.5	32	36	0
98	FM	Amaro Alfonso Raynner	CUB	2186	3.5	32	34	3
99		Interian Rodriguez Alberto D.	CUB	2125	3.5	31	32	1
100	IM	Cuenca Gomez Jesus	CUB	2195	3.5	31	33	2
101		Padrino Delgado Leandro	CUB	2079	3.5	30	31	3
102		Diaz Osorio Ana Carolina	MEX	1648	3.5	29	31	2
103	WFM	Blanco Garcia Liliam Barbara	CUB	2008	3.5	29	30	3
104	WFM	Muniz Guevara Amanda Maria	CUB	2137	3.5	24	25	3
105		Ruiz Buendia Miguel	ESP	2092	3	39	43	1
106	IM	Garcia Carey Osmel	CUB	2299	3	36	38	2
107		Alvarez Leyva Harold	CUB	2190	3	34	35	2
108		Verdecia Martinez Yulbert	CUB	2176	3	33	34	3
109		Diaz Garcia Lianet	CUB	2107	3	33	35	2
110	WGM	Frometa Castillo Zirka	CUB	2020	3	32	34	1
111	WCM	Lopez Rayo Isabella	COL	1823	2.5	33	36	1
112		Cordon Antunez Olga Rachel	CUB	2004	2.5	31	34	1
113		Herrera Aruca Jorge Frank	CUB	1948	2.5	31	32	2
114	CM	De Siqueira Luigy Lira	BRA	1957	2.5	30	32	2
115		Palsson Halldor Peter	CAN	1833	2.5	30	32	1
116		Simon Batista Lorenzo Alexis	CUB	1912	2.5	28	30	0
117	WFM	Pages Roman Seidy	CUB	1903	2	35	38	1
118		Mora Munoz Alejandro	COL	2011	2	32	34	1
119	WFM	Martinez Mesa Chaneli	CUB	1855	2	27	29	0
120		Lopez Moises Antonio	GUA	1688	2	25	26	1
121		Venero Noda Massiel	CUB	1740	1.5	29	31	0

Capablanca Memorial 2022

Sergio — Wed, 20 Apr 2022 06:15:13 +0000

Capablanca Memorial 2022 is taking place 19-28 April in La Habana, Cuba. This year the event features strong round robins for men and women as well as an open event. In the men round robin, aka Grupo Elite, the ten players are GM Sandro Mareco, GM Hans Niemann, GM Surya Ganguly, GM Mustafa Yilmaz, GM Vasif Durarbayli, GM Yasser Quesada Pérez, GM Carlos D. Albornoz Cabrera, GM Isan Ortiz Suárez, GM Omar Almeida Quintana, and GM Luís Ernesto Quesada. Follow the live games here

In the women round robin the players are WGM Deisy Cori Tello, IM Irina Bulmaga, IM Oliwia Kiolbasa, IM Carolina Lujan, IM Lisandra Ordaz Valdes, WIM Yaniela Forgas Moreno, WFM Ineymig Hernández Gil, WIM Yerisbel Miranda Llanes, WGM Yuleisy Hernández Moya, and WGM Maritza Arribas Robaina. Follow the live games of the women section here

Reached Havana for #CapablancaMemorial Excellent hotel with breathtakingly beautiful views. Lovely room and a hotel with full of peacocks ?? Looking forward to the tournament starting tomorrow. #Chess #Cuba #Capablanca pic.twitter.com/Ca5UJusNuG
— Surya Sekhar Ganguly (@suryachess64) April 18, 2022

It is a strange mix of feelings I get here in Cuba. It's sadness,but also joy of the moment,it's the way you look at the ocean-time stops & there's nowhere else you would be & nothing else you could think of…I am not sure I have ever been so sad but in the same time so serene.
— Irina Bulmaga (@IrinaBulmaga) April 19, 2022

Inauguración del 55 Memorial Capablanca en el tradicional Hotel Nacional de La Habana. Feliz de estar compitiendo por primera vez en Cuba!
Foto con mi colega y amiga @DeysiCoriTello #ajedrez #chess #capablanca #torneo #cuba pic.twitter.com/a6UbSW89F1
— Carolina Lujan (@imcarolinalujan) April 19, 2022

Capablanca Memorial open section is comprised of 116 players, including many international Grandmasters. Here is the full list of participants

1	GM	Pablo Salinas Herrera	2521	CHI
2	GM	Yuri Gonzalez Vidal	2518	CUB
3	GM	Bator Sambuev	2502	CAN
4	GM	Lelys Stanley Martinez Duany	2499	CUB
5	IM	Arnaldo Fernandez De La Vara	2499	CUB
6	GM	Kevel Oliva Castaneda	2491	CUB
7	GM	Luis Lazaro Aguero Jimenez	2491	CUB
8	GM	Ermes Espinosa Veloz	2488	CUB
9	GM	Elier Miranda Mesa	2486	CUB
10	IM	Henry Soto Hernandez	2481	CUB
11	GM	Camilo Ernesto Gomez Garrido	2479	CUB
12	IM	William Hernandez Gonzalez	2476	CUB
13	GM	Jesus Nogueiras Santiago	2473	CUB
14	FM	Jose Gabriel Cardoso Cardoso	2461	COL
15	GM	Renier Gonzalez	2447	USA
16	IM	Dylan Isidro Berdayes Ason	2443	CUB
17	IM	Santiago Avila Pavas	2435	COL
18	FM	Jorge Roberto Elias Reyes	2429	CUB
19	IM	Michel Alejandro Diaz Perez	2427	CUB
20	GM	Juan Borges Matos	2421	CUB
21	IM	Alexey Fernandez Cardoso	2421	CUB
22	FM	Manuel Dario Ochoa De La Rosa	2409	CUB
23	FM	Cristian Vitier Vazquez	2405	CUB
24	FM	Luis Daniel Rodriguez Hernandez	2403	CUB
25	FM	Jerzy Jesus Perez Leiva	2392	CUB
26	IM	Ernesto J. Fernandez Guillen	2390	CUB
27	IM	Jairo Andres Hernandez Sanchez	2389	COL
28	FM	Alfredo R. Aguilera Rodriguez	2380	CUB
29	FM	Kemel Antonio Gallo Garcia	2379	CUB
30	IM	Diego Del Rey	2371	ESP
31	IM	Diasmany Otero Acosta	2365	CUB
32	IM	Augusto Cesar Campos Jimenez	2360	CUB
33	IM	Liordis Quesada Vera	2360	CUB
34	IM	Abel Fabian Lopez Gonzalez	2357	CUB
35	IM	Lisandro Fernandez Reyes	2357	ECU
36	FM	Carlos Rene Alvarez Fernandez	2356	CUB
37	FM	Rene Humberto Perera Alfonso	2354	CUB
38	FM	Michel Coto Mederos	2348	CUB
39	IM	Heriberto Diaz Hernandez	2347	CUB
40	FM	Reynold Rafael Fernandez Mayola	2345	CUB
41	FM	Cesar Alejandro Perez Rodriguez	2343	CUB
42	FM	Jorge De Jesus Perez Marimon	2342	CUB
43	FM	Alejandro Yanes Canizares	2339	CUB
44	FM	Wilver Vargas Rodriguez	2336	CUB
45	IM	Pedro Morales Romero	2335	CUB
46	IM	Jorge Marcos Gomez Sanchez	2331	CUB
47	FM	Kebert Solares Orozco	2325	CUB
48	FM	Franklin Annervys Palomo	2324	VEN
49	GM	Luis Manuel Perez Rodriguez	2321	CUB
50	FM	Alejandro Mateus	2316	COL
51	FM	Jeorling Yahytin Batista Suarez	2305	CUB
52	FM	Reyson Ricardo Rodriguez Basulto	2305	CUB
53	FM	Yusuan A. Gutierrez Delgado	2304	CUB
54	FM	Felix Fuentes Dominguez	2302	CUB
55	FM	Jose Avelino Alvarez Calzadilla	2302	CUB
56	IM	Osmel Garcia Carey	2299	CUB
57	FM	Robert Diaz Villagran	2295	CHI
58	FM	Manuel Campos Gomez	2292	COL
59	FM	Lemay Vega Chirino	2289	CUB
60	FM	Roberto Alejandro Ramos Silvera	2287	CUB
61	WIM	Lisandra Llaudy Pupo	2281	CUB
62	FM	Carlos Larduet Despaigne	2270	CUB
63	IM	Julian Estrada Nieto	2267	ESP
64	FM	Mario Enrique Dieguez Alvarez	2267	CUB
65		Maximo Ariel Cabrera Gonzalez	2250	CUB
66	FM	Eduardo Jesus Mendez Fortes	2249	CUB
67	FM	Hector Luis Gil Alba	2248	CUB
68	FM	Alejandro Garcia Garcia	2247	CUB
69	WIM	Valentina Argote Heredia	2240	COL
70	FM	Reyder Cruz De La Osa	2235	CUB
71	CM	Santiago Lopez Rayo	2226	COL
72		Alain Otero Marino	2220	CUB
73		Marcos Antonio Morales Marmol	2216	CUB
74		Cristhian Portal Ramos	2213	CUB
75	FM	Patricia M. Hernandez Machado	2204	CUB
76	FM	Juan Sebastian Herrera	2196	COL
77	WIM	Roxangel Obregon Garcia	2196	CUB
78	IM	Jesus Cuenca Gomez	2195	CUB
79	WIM	Zenia Corrales Jimenez	2194	MEX
80	WIM	Tania Miranda Rodriguez	2189	CUB
81		Raul Leonardo Lavigne Lopez	2188	CUB
82	FM	Raynner Amaro Alfonso	2186	CUB
83		Pedro Leonard Torres	2184	CUB
84	WGM	Oleiny Linares Napoles	2183	CUB
85	WFM	Leannet Mariah Bosch Valls	2160	CUB
86		Ronny Manuel Lafont Linares	2140	CUB
87	WFM	Amanda Maria Muniz Guevara	2137	CUB
88		Miguel Valente Banuelos Ramos	2126	MEX
89		Alberto D. Interian Rodriguez	2125	CUB
90		Daniel Hidalgo Diaz	2125	CUB
91	WIM	Yoana Gonzalez Ochoa	2122	CUB
92	WFM	Laritza Alfonso Ruisanchez	2108	CUB
93		Lianet Diaz Garcia	2107	CUB
94	WFM	Karen Gutierrez Espinosa	2084	CUB
95		Leandro Padrino Delgado	2079	CUB
96	WFM	Ivette Catala Matienzo	2044	CUB
97	WIM	Karla July Fernandez Rivero	2026	CUB
98	WGM	Zirka Frometa Castillo	2020	CUB
99		Dario Alberto Jimenez Martinez	2019	DOM
100		Leandro Gonzalez Velasco	2019	COL
101		Alejandro Mora Munoz	2011	COL
102	WFM	Liliam Barbara Blanco Garcia	2008	CUB
103		Olga Rachel Cordon Antunez	2004	CUB
104	WCM	Nicolle Juliet Mogollon Tobar	1982	COL
105	CM	Luigy Lira De Siqueira	1957	BRA
106		Jorge Frank Herrera Aruca	1948	CUB
107		Lorenzo Alexis Simon Batista	1912	CUB
108	WFM	Seidy Pages Roman	1903	CUB
109		Elizabeth Luis Alvarez	1880	CUB
110		Juan Jose Hidalgo Begines	1870	ESP
111		Allan De Sousa Siqueira	1845	BRA
112		Halldor Peter Palsson	1833	CAN
113	WCM	Isabella Lopez Rayo	1823	COL
114		Idalis Batista Rivera	1795	CUB
115		Massiel Venero Noda	1740	CUB
116		Cosme Soler Adrover	1507	ESP

Capablanca Memorial Premier LIVE

Sergio — Wed, 20 Apr 2022 06:08:12 +0000

Capablanca Memorial 2022 is taking place 19-28 April in La Habana, Cuba. This year the event features strong round robins for men and women as well as an open event. In the women round robin the players are WGM Deisy Cori Tello, IM Irina Bulmaga, IM Oliwia Kiolbasa, IM Carolina Lujan, IM Lisandra Ordaz Valdes, WIM Yaniela Forgas Moreno, WFM Ineymig Hernández Gil, WIM Yerisbel Miranda Llanes, WGM Yuleisy Hernández Moya, and WGM Maritza Arribas Robaina.