The European Individual Women Chess Championships are being held from 2 to
13 March, 2012, in the Anatolian Hotel in Gaziantep, Turkey. The event will
be followed by the European Rapid Championship and European Blitz Championship
(15-18 of March). The EIWCC consists of eleven games. The rate of is 90 minutes
for 40 moves plus 30 minutes for the rest of the game with an increment of 30
seconds per move, starting from move one. Games start at 16:00h local time.
Organizers and prize fund: The Turkish Chess Federation,
with the sponsorship and support of the Gaziantep Metropolitan Municipality,
under the auspices of the City of Gaziantep and the European Chess Union, provided
a prize fund of 150,000 Euro for all three events. This is the biggest prize
fund in the history of European Women's Chess events. For the first time in
the chess history the European Women's Champion will get a higher prize sum,
20,500 Euros, than the Champion of the (Open or "Men's") European
Individual Championship, which will be held in Plovdiv after this event.
After ten rounds of the Championship the following players were in contention
for first place and the medals:
| # |
Sd |
Ti. |
Name |
Rtng |
FED |
Pts |
Perf |
BH. |
BH. |
wins |
| 1 |
1 |
GM |
Muzychuk Anna |
2583 |
SLO |
8½ |
2707 |
56½ |
61½ |
7 |
| 2 |
8 |
IM |
Gunina Valentina |
2511 |
RUS |
7½ |
2628 |
57½ |
62 |
5 |
| 3 |
6 |
GM |
Kosintseva Tatiana |
2513 |
RUS |
7½ |
2619 |
56½ |
61 |
6 |
| 4 |
7 |
GM |
Sebag Marie |
2512 |
FRA |
7 |
2582 |
58 |
63 |
6 |
| 5 |
9 |
GM |
Cmilyte Viktorija |
2497 |
LTU |
7 |
2563 |
55 |
60 |
7 |
| 6 |
21 |
GM |
Hoang Thanh Trang |
2438 |
HUN |
7 |
2548 |
56 |
61 |
6 |
| 7 |
3 |
GM |
Lahno Kateryna |
2546 |
UKR |
7 |
2530 |
54 |
59 |
4 |
| 8 |
12 |
GM |
Danielian Elina |
2478 |
ARM |
7 |
2518 |
49½ |
53 |
5 |
| 9 |
10 |
IM |
Khotenashvili Bela |
2490 |
GEO |
7 |
2501 |
49 |
52½ |
6 |
| 10 |
2 |
GM |
Dzagnidze Nana |
2559 |
GEO |
7 |
2500 |
51½ |
54½ |
6 |
The final (eleventh) round turned out to be as thrilling as expected. All the
attention naturally turned to the top boards, which would produce the medallists
of the EIWCC and also decide the participants of the World Cup. GM Anna Muzychuk,
was leading one point ahead of the nearest pursuers, and was the natural favourite.
But she had black against her nearest rival, Russian IM Valentina Gunina.
[Event "EIWCC 2012"]
[Site "Gaziantep/Turkey"]
[Date "2012.03.13"]
[Round "11.1"]
[White "Gunina, Valentina"]
[Black "Muzychuk, Anna"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D43"]
[WhiteElo "2511"]
[BlackElo "2583"]
[PlyCount "75"]
[EventDate "2012.??.??"]
1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 h6 6. Bxf6 Qxf6 7. e3 Nd7 8. Bd3
dxc4 9. Bxc4 g6 10. O-O Bg7 11. Re1 O-O 12. e4 e5 13. d5 {0.05/0} Rd8 {0.04/0}
14. Re3 {-0.02/0} b5 {-0.14/0} 15. dxc6 {-0.10/0} bxc4 {-0.04/0} 16. Nd5 {-0.
48/0 Black is doing fine and on her way to clinching the title (she needed
just a draw).} Qd6 $2 {0.24/0 The Let's Check computers watching the game on
Playchess went into mild shock.} ({They had all wanted} 16... Qe6 $1 {expecting
} 17. cxd7 Rxd7 {which is quite comfortable for Black.}) 17. cxd7 {0.38/0} Bxd7
{0.30/0} 18. Nd2 {0.62/0} Bb5 {1.29/0} 19. Qc2 {1.00/0} Rab8 {0.48/0} 20. Rc3 {
0.47/0} Qa6 {0.81/0} 21. a4 {0.56/0} Bf8 {0.45/0} 22. Nf1 {0.26/0} (22. Nf3 {
would have won a pawn, e.g.} Bg7 23. Nc7 Qa5 24. Nxb5 Rxb5 25. Rxc4) 22... Bc5
$2 {0.84/0} 23. Qc1 $1 {1.34/0 Attacking the undefended h-pawn. See the
evaluation curve climb in the graph below the chessboard on the left.} Bc6 {2.
22/0} 24. Nf6+ {1.60/0} Kg7 {2.38/0} 25. Ng4 {1.93/0} g5 {1.37/0} 26. Rxc4 {1.
57/0} Rd1 {1.69/0} 27. Qxd1 {1.68/0} Qxc4 {1.63/0} 28. Qf3 {1.00/0} (28. Ng3 {
was more convincing.}) 28... Qxe4 {1.13/0} 29. Rc1 $1 {0.81/0} Qg6 {1.24/0} 30.
Qc3 {1.81/0} Qe4 {1.27/0} 31. Qxe5+ {1.29/0} Qxe5 {1.16/0} 32. Nxe5 {1.26/0
White is a healthy pawn up.} Bxf2+ {1.65/0} 33. Kxf2 {1.08/0} Rxb2+ {1.07/0}
34. Ke3 {1.30/0} Bxg2 {1.18/0 and now a minor piece for two pawns.} 35. Ng3 {
1.37/0} Bd5 {1.06/0} 36. Nh5+ {0.95/0} Kf8 {1.00/0} 37. Rd1 Be6 {Oops, that
allows a mate in two - which, like Valentina Gunina, you will surely see in an
instant.} 38. Rd8+ 1-0
Another important for the final standings game was played between Tatiana Kosintseva
and Nana Dzagnidze. The Russian player also needed to win in order to share
the first place. Playing with black pieces she started to push h-pawn, destroyed
the coordination of white pieces and converted her advantage into full point.
[Event "European Women's Championship"]
[Site "GAZIANTEP"]
[Date "2012.03.13"]
[Round "?.2"]
[White "Dzagidze, Nana"]
[Black "Kosintseva, Tatiana"]
[Result "0-1"]
[ECO "E46"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[EventDate "2012.??.??"]
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 O-O 5. Nge2 Re8 6. a3 Bf8 7. d5 d6 8. Ng3 {
-0.07/0} g6 {-0.05/0} 9. Be2 {-0.17/0} h5 {-0.24/0} 10. O-O {-0.39/0} exd5 {-0.
24/0} 11. cxd5 {-0.35/0} h4 {-0.22/0} 12. Nh1 {-0.27/0 Black has used her
h-pawn agressively to already gain an advantage.} c6 {-0.30/0} 13. f3 {-0.55/0}
Nxd5 {-0.57/0} 14. Nxd5 {-0.52/0} cxd5 {-0.46/0} 15. Qxd5 {-0.51/0} Nc6 {-0.57/
0} 16. Nf2 {-0.40/0} Be6 {-0.77/0} 17. Qd1 {-1.08/0} Bg7 {-1.09/0} 18. Bd2 {-0.
65/0} d5 {-1.09/0} 19. Bc3 {-1.78/0} d4 {-0.91/0} ({A strong alternative
suggest by our chess engine:} 19... Qb6 20. Bxg7 Kxg7 21. Qd2 Bf5 22. Qxd5 Rad8
23. Qb5 Qxe3 {and Black is clearly winning.}) 20. exd4 {-0.99/0} Nxd4 {-1.50/0}
21. Bd3 {-0.93/0} Qb6 {-0.59/0} 22. Qa4 {-1.03/0} h3 $1 {-0.91/0 That nasty
little h-pawn!} 23. Rae1 {-1.07/0} hxg2 {-1.36/0} 24. Kxg2 {-1.25/0} Qd8 {-1.
28/0} 25. Be4 {-1.10/0} Bd7 {-0.89/0} 26. Qb4 $2 {-3.12/0} ({The Let's Check
computers following the game said the only move for White to stand a drawing
chance was} 26. Qd1 {although after} Bb5 27. Bd3 Qg5+ 28. Kh1 Rxe1 29. Rxe1 Rd8
{things still look fairly grim for the Georgian.}) 26... Bb5 $19 {-3.28/0} 27.
Bd3 $2 {-6.55/0 Here this is simply a mistake (look at the evaluation graph on
the left - the little indicator at the top shows you where we are in the game).
} Rxe1 {-1.63/0 Lets her opponent off the hook.} (27... a5 $1 {would have been
crushing, e.g.} 28. Rxe8+ Bxe8 29. Qc4 Bb5 30. Qa2 Bxd3 31. Nxd3 Nc2 32. Bxg7
Ne3+ 33. Kg1 Qxd3 34. Qb1 Qxf1+ 35. Qxf1 Nxf1 {and White is a whole rook down.}
) 28. Rxe1 {-1.64/0} Qg5+ {-1.31/0} 29. Kh1 $2 {-3.29/0} (29. Ng4 {would have
put up more resistance.}) 29... Bc6 $19 {-3.08/0} 30. Ne4 {-3.06/0} Qf4 {-1.94/
0} 31. Rf1 $2 {-5.62/0 Played in time trouble.} Be5 $19 {-5.65/0} 32. Rf2 {-5.
54/0} Rd8 {-2.35/0} (32... Qe3 {forking the rook and bishop would have
finished White off immediately.}) 33. Qe7 $6 {-3.87/0} Re8 {-2.27/0} 34. Qg5 {
-2.47/0} Qxg5 {-1.86/0} 35. Nxg5 {-1.78/0} Nxf3 $1 {-2.67/0 Very nice little
combination - would you have seen it?} 36. Nxf3 {-1.92/0} Bxc3 {-1.75/0} 37.
bxc3 {-2.49/0} Re3 {-2.34/0} 38. Rd2 {-2.84/0} Rxf3 {-1.87/0} 39. Kg1 {-3.29/0
and Black has a winning endgame.} Kg7 {-2.82/0} 40. Rd1 {-2.20/0} f5 {-3.63/0
The time control has been met, but White can resign.} 41. c4 {-3.84/0} Kf6 {-3.
24/0} 42. c5 {-3.39/0} g5 {-3.27/0} 43. Rd2 {-3.17/0} g4 {-3.89/0} 44. Rd1 {-4.
00/0} Kg5 {-4.43/0} 45. Rd2 {-4.15/0} Rh3 {-4.80/0} 46. a4 {-4.94/0} Bxa4 {-4.
61/0} 47. Bf1 {-5.13/0} Rc3 {-4.42/0} 48. Ra2 {-4.93/0} Bc6 {-4.23/0} 49. Bg2 {
-4.93/0} Rxc5 {-4.39/0} 50. Bxc6 {-6.58/0} bxc6 {-6.86/0} 51. Rxa7 {-7.19/0}
Rc1+ {-9.87/0} 52. Kf2 {-13.49/0} Rc2+ 53. Kg1 c5 {All rook endings are drawn,
except when you have two extra pawns and your opponen's king bottled in. White
resigned in this hopeless postion.} 0-1
As a result of these two games Valentina Gunina, Anna Muzychuk and Tatiana
Kosintseva all shared first place with 8.5/11 points. But the best performance
gave Valentina Gunina the title. Tatiana Kosintseva placed second and Anna Muzychuk
third. 14 players qualifed for the World Cup.
Top final standings (after eleven rounds)
| # |
Sd |
Ti. |
Name |
Rtng |
FED |
Points |
Perf |
BH1. |
BH2. |
wins |
| 1 |
8 |
IM |
Gunina Valentina |
2511 |
RUS |
8½ |
2660 |
70 |
74½ |
6 |
| 2 |
6 |
GM |
Kosintseva Tatiana |
2513 |
RUS |
8½ |
2649 |
68½ |
73 |
7 |
| 3 |
1 |
GM |
Muzychuk Anna |
2583 |
SLO |
8½ |
2631 |
70 |
75 |
7 |
| 4 |
9 |
GM |
Cmilyte Viktorija |
2497 |
LTU |
8 |
2592 |
67½ |
73 |
8 |
| 5 |
7 |
GM |
Sebag Marie |
2512 |
FRA |
7½ |
2570 |
71½ |
77 |
6 |
| 6 |
5 |
GM |
Stefanova Antoaneta |
2531 |
BUL |
7½ |
2544 |
68½ |
73½ |
6 |
| 7 |
3 |
GM |
Lahno Kateryna |
2546 |
UKR |
7½ |
2524 |
67½ |
72½ |
4 |
| 8 |
12 |
GM |
Danielian Elina |
2478 |
ARM |
7½ |
2515 |
60½ |
64 |
5 |
| 9 |
10 |
IM |
Khotenashvili Bela |
2490 |
GEO |
7½ |
2503 |
61 |
64½ |
6 |
| 10 |
17 |
WGM |
Pogonina Natalija |
2449 |
RUS |
7½ |
2501 |
61½ |
66½ |
5 |
| 11 |
18 |
GM |
Kosteniuk Alexandra |
2448 |
RUS |
7½ |
2437 |
57 |
61½ |
6 |
| 12 |
21 |
GM |
Hoang Thanh Trang |
2438 |
HUN |
7 |
2510 |
69 |
74½ |
6 |
| 13 |
20 |
IM |
Khurtsidze Nino |
2447 |
GEO |
7 |
2505 |
66½ |
71½ |
6 |
| 14 |
2 |
GM |
Dzagnidze Nana |
2559 |
GEO |
7 |
2468 |
65 |
69 |
6 |
| 15 |
30 |
IM |
Melia Salome |
2400 |
GEO |
7 |
2461 |
63½ |
68 |
5 |
| 16 |
34 |
WGM |
Kovanova Baira |
2392 |
RUS |
7 |
2452 |
60 |
64½ |
6 |
| 17 |
19 |
IM |
Javakhishvili Lela |
2448 |
GEO |
7 |
2450 |
62 |
66½ |
4 |
| 18 |
24 |
IM |
Romanko Marina |
2417 |
RUS |
7 |
2444 |
60½ |
64 |
5 |
| 19 |
16 |
IM |
Ushenina Anna |
2458 |
UKR |
7 |
2429 |
58 |
62½ |
4 |
| 20 |
23 |
GM |
Zhukova Natalia |
2435 |
UKR |
7 |
2415 |
57½ |
62 |
4 |
| 21 |
4 |
GM |
Kosintseva Nadezhda |
2535 |
RUS |
7 |
2406 |
61 |
65 |
5 |
| 22 |
31 |
IM |
Foisor Cristina-Adela |
2398 |
ROU |
6½ |
2509 |
75 |
75½ |
5 |
| 23 |
51 |
WGM |
Schleining Zoya |
2326 |
GER |
6½ |
2483 |
66½ |
68 |
4 |
| 24 |
28 |
WGM |
Girya Olga |
2406 |
RUS |
6½ |
2448 |
66 |
70½ |
5 |
| 25 |
33 |
WGM |
Guramishvili Sopiko |
2395 |
GEO |
6½ |
2446 |
67 |
71½ |
5 |
| 26 |
41 |
WGM |
Vojinovic Jovana |
2356 |
MNE |
6½ |
2431 |
64½ |
68 |
5 |
| 27 |
25 |
IM |
Gaponenko Inna |
2416 |
UKR |
6½ |
2428 |
62 |
66½ |
5 |
| 28 |
22 |
WGM |
Batsiashvili Nino |
2438 |
GEO |
6½ |
2424 |
63½ |
69 |
4 |
| 29 |
14 |
IM |
Paehtz Elisabeth |
2459 |
GER |
6½ |
2416 |
62½ |
67 |
5 |
| 30 |
66 |
WGM |
Sandu Mihaela |
2253 |
ROU |
6½ |
2404 |
58½ |
63 |
6 |
| 31 |
38 |
WGM |
Szczepkowska Karina |
2369 |
POL |
6½ |
2391 |
57½ |
61½ |
6 |
| 32 |
47 |
WIM |
Arabidze Meri |
2337 |
GEO |
6½ |
2365 |
62½ |
66 |
5 |
| 33 |
27 |
IM |
Bodnaruk Anastasia |
2412 |
RUS |
6½ |
2354 |
57½ |
62 |
5 |
| 34 |
57 |
WIM |
Bulmaga Irina |
2307 |
ROU |
6 |
2405 |
59 |
63½ |
5 |
| 35 |
15 |
IM |
Mkrtchian Lilit |
2458 |
ARM |
6 |
2396 |
64 |
69 |
5 |
| 36 |
58 |
IM |
Dworakowska Joanna |
2304 |
POL |
6 |
2388 |
59½ |
63½ |
6 |
| 37 |
60 |
WGM |
Videnova Iva |
2301 |
BUL |
6 |
2382 |
59½ |
63 |
4 |
| 38 |
50 |
WGM |
Kursova Maria |
2328 |
ARM |
6 |
2373 |
62 |
64½ |
4 |
| 39 |
40 |
WGM |
Zawadzka Jolanta |
2358 |
POL |
6 |
2355 |
61 |
64½ |
5 |
| 40 |
46 |
WIM |
Goryachkina Aleksandra |
2341 |
RUS |
6 |
2351 |
63 |
64½ |
3 |
| 41 |
54 |
WGM |
Mamedjarova Zeinab |
2321 |
AZE |
6 |
2326 |
60 |
64 |
5 |
| 42 |
48 |
IM |
Gvetadze Sofio |
2334 |
GEO |
6 |
2325 |
62½ |
65 |
4 |
| 43 |
29 |
IM |
Paikidze Nazi |
2406 |
GEO |
6 |
2325 |
61½ |
65½ |
4 |
| 44 |
49 |
WIM |
Mikadze Miranda |
2329 |
GEO |
6 |
2263 |
54½ |
57½ |
5 |
| 45 |
53 |
WIM |
Mammadova Gulnar |
2324 |
AZE |
5½ |
2421 |
67 |
71½ |
4 |
| 46 |
61 |
WIM |
Ivakhinova Inna |
2285 |
RUS |
5½ |
2415 |
65½ |
70 |
5 |
| 47 |
13 |
IM |
Skripchenko Almira |
2468 |
FRA |
5½ |
2377 |
59½ |
64½ |
3 |
| 48 |
44 |
WIM |
Ziaziulkina Nastassia |
2343 |
BLR |
5½ |
2363 |
65½ |
69½ |
5 |
| 49 |
37 |
WGM |
Charochkina Daria |
2371 |
RUS |
5½ |
2356 |
62½ |
66 |
4 |
| 50 |
11 |
IM |
Muzychuk Mariya |
2490 |
UKR |
5½ |
2338 |
58 |
63 |
3 |
| 51 |
64 |
WIM |
Rakic Marija |
2267 |
SRB |
5½ |
2326 |
57 |
60½ |
3 |
| 52 |
32 |
IM |
Bojkovic Natasa |
2395 |
SRB |
5½ |
2298 |
60½ |
64½ |
4 |
| 53 |
45 |
WGM |
Yildiz Betul Cemre |
2342 |
TUR |
5½ |
2285 |
58 |
62 |
3 |
| 54 |
65 |
WGM |
Chelushkina Irina |
2263 |
SRB |
5½ |
2257 |
52½ |
56½ |
5 |
| 55 |
39 |
IM |
Galojan Lilit |
2364 |
ARM |
5½ |
2254 |
56½ |
60½ |
3 |
| 56 |
62 |
WGM |
Mamedjarova Turkan |
2284 |
AZE |
5½ |
2254 |
50½ |
54 |
3 |
| 57 |
73 |
WIM |
Umudova Nargiz |
2220 |
AZE |
5½ |
2236 |
55½ |
58½ |
4 |
| 58 |
56 |
WGM |
Ozturk Kubra |
2314 |
TUR |
5½ |
2222 |
53½ |
57 |
5 |
| 59 |
52 |
IM |
Savina Anastasia |
2325 |
RUS |
5½ |
2203 |
55 |
59 |
3 |
| 60 |
72 |
WGM |
Makropoulou Marina |
2224 |
GRE |
5½ |
2201 |
53½ |
56 |
3 |
| 61 |
68 |
WIM |
Bronnikova Elizaveta |
2252 |
RUS |
5½ |
2130 |
49½ |
51 |
4 |
The closing ceremony of the European Individual Women's Chess Championship
took place in the Anatolian Hotel in Gaziantep. It was attended by FIDE Vice-President
and President of TCF Ali Nihat Yazici, Honorary President of ECU Boris Kutin
and the Deputy General Secretary of Gaziantep Metropolitan Municipality Ibrahim
Evrim.
The winners Valentina Gunina, Tatiana Kosintseva and Anna Muzychuk (thankfully
flaunting the ECU
dress code) were awarded cups, medals and prizes.
TCF President and EIWCC organiser Ali Nihat Yazici shows
that he, too, is quite relaxed about the new dress rules
Remaining schedule
| Wednesday |
March 14 |
| Departure-Arrival Day |
| Thursday |
March 15 |
| Rapid |
| Friday |
March 16 |
| Rapid |
| Saturday |
March 17 |
| Blitz |
| Sunday |
March 18 |
| Blitz |
| Monday |
March 19 |
| Departure Day |
All photos by WGM Anastasiya Karlovich, with kind permission
of the TCF
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