St. Petersburg, March 7-21
The Russian Chess Federation, the European Chess Union, the St. Petersburg Chess Federation and the City of St. Petersburg organize the 10th European Women Chess Championship. It will take place March 7 – March 21 and will be an 11 rounds Swiss tournament. The playing time will be 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.
The European Championship is open to all players representing the Chess Federations which comprise the European Chess Union (FIDE zones 1.1 to 1.9) regardless of their title or rating. There is also no limit of participants per federation.
Ranks of players who finish with the same number of points shall be determined by application of the following tie-breaking procedures in sequence, proceeding from (a) to (b) to (c) to (d) to the extent required:
a) Median-Buchholz 1, the highest number wins;
b) Buchholz, the highest number wins;
c) Number of wins, the highest number wins;
d) Progressive Score, the highest number wins.
In the European Individual Chess Championship and European Individual Women’s Chess Championship tie-breaks are organized only in the following cases:
a) to establish the Champion;
b) to establish the medal winners;
c) to establish qualifiers for the World Chess Championship.
Official site http://wiecc2009.com
Participants
The high interest in the tournament is defined by the fact that the Individual European Women’s Championship 2009 is a qualification event for the next World Championship for Women. According to FIDE regulations and the decision of the ECU Board, 14 players will qualify. Besides, the top 20 players will divide a prize fund of 70 000 eur.
Some of the players from the preliminary list, published back in February, are missing. The reason is that GM Pia Cramling, IM Elina Danielian and WGM Zeinab Mamedjarova were later invited to play in the inaguatory tournament of the new-formed Women Grand Prix. GM Antoaneta Stefanova also expressed concerns over the unusual calendar clash.
Mr.Boris Kutin, President of the European Chess Union, issued a formal written protest to the FIDE President Kirsan Ilymzhinov because Women Grand Prix tournaments are overlapping with the European Women Chess Championship and, later this year, the European Club Cup.
IM Muzychuk Anna SLO 2540
GM Dzagnidze Nana GEO 2518
IM Arakhamia-Grant Ketevan SCO 2500
IM Ushenina Anna UKR 2499
IM Kosintseva Tatiana RUS 2497
WGM Zhukova Natalia UKR 2490
GM Lahno Kateryna UKR 2488
IM Kosintseva Nadezhda RUS 2486
GM Hoang Thanh Trang HUN 2483
WGM Pogonina Natalija RUS 2467
GM Peng Zhaoqin NED 2461
IM Mkrtchian Lilit ARM 2460
IM Paehtz Elisabeth GER 2455
WGM Romanko Marina RUS 2451
IM Gaponenko Inna UKR 2450
GM Socko Monika POL 2449
IM Kovalevskaya Ekaterina RUS 2442
IM Lomineishvili Maia GEO 2437
IM Ovod Evgenija RUS 2430
IM Muzychuk Mariya UKR 2427
IM Matveeva Svetlana RUS 2422
IM Melia Salome GEO 2422
IM Khurtsidze Nino GEO 2421
IM Khukhashvili Sopiko GEO 2416
WGM Shadrina Tatiana RUS 2416
WGM Foisor Cristina-Adela ROU 2412
IM Peptan Corina-Isabela ROU 2401
IM Rajlich Iweta POL 2399
WGM Kovanova Baira RUS 2386
WGM Zawadzka Jolanta POL 2385
WFM Bodnaruk Anastasia RUS 2384
IM Sedina Elena ITA 2380
WGM Stepovaia Tatiana RUS 2379
IM Turova Irina RUS 2379
IM Gvetadze Sopio GEO 2377
WGM Stojanovic Andjelija SRB 2372
WGM Calzetta Monica ESP 2371
WGM Cherednichenko Svetlana UKR 2367
IM Zaiatz Elena RUS 2364
IM Zimina Olga ITA 2363
WGM Mamedjarova Zeinab AZE 2362
WGM Demina Julia RUS 2361
WGM Motoc Alina ROU 2358
IM Dvorakowska Joanna POL 2352
WIM Majdan Joanna POL 2351
WFM Malgina Tatiana RUS 2342
WFM Gritsayeva Oksana UKR 2341
IM Vasilevich Irina RUS 2340
WGM Aginian Nelly ARM 2335
WGM Grabuzova Tatiana RUS 2332
WFM Severiukhina Zoja RUS 2327
WIM Solovjova Valentina RUS 2324
WGM Shumiakina Tatiana RUS 2324
WIM Molchanova Tatjana RUS 2319
WIM Galojan Lilit ARM 2316
WIM Charochkina Daria RUS 2316
WIM Paulet Iozefina ROU 2315
WGM Kochetkova Julia RUS 2315
WFM Girya Olga RUS 2315
WGM Nebolsina Vera RUS 2312
WIM Berzina Ilze LAT 2308
WIM Kharashuta Ekaterina RUS 2304
WIM Chasovnikova Eugenia RUS 2302
WFM Tomilova Elena RUS 2300
WIM Bulmaga Irina RUS 2300
WGM Manakova Maria SRB 2299
WFM Bronnikova Elizaveta RUS 2297
Savina Anastasia RUS 2297
WGM Zakurdjaeva Irina RUS 2295
WGM Kadziolka Beata POL 2295
WIM Dolzhykova Kateryna UKR 2294
WGM Botsari Anna-Maria GRE 2289
WIM Komiagina Maria RUS 2283
IM Guramishvili Sopiko GEO 2281
WGM Stjazhkina Olga RUS 2280
WFM Paikidze Nazi GEO 2280
WFM Fominykh Maria RUS 2279
WIM Daulyte Deimante LTU 2278
WFM Lomako Anna RUS 2277
WIM Cherenkova Kristina RUS 2270
WGM Borisova Elizaveta RUS 2270
WIM Iljushina Olga RUS 2269
WGM Kursova Maria RUS 2268
WIM Ivkina Olga RUS 2268
WIM Popova Natalija BLR 2266
WGM Semenova Irina RUS 2263
WIM Andriasian Siranush ARM 2262
WGM Makropoulou Marina GRE 2262
WIM Akatova Ekaterina RUS 2261
WIM Tarasova Viktorija RUS 2257
WIM Fakhiridou Ekaterini GRE 2256
WGM Wagener Anna LUX 2255
WFM Arabidze Meri GEO 2247
WIM Kirillova Varvara RUS 2246
WGM Mamedjarova Turkan AZE 2245
WIM Dolgova Olga RUS 2245
WGM Huda Maryana UKR 2240
IM Kostiukova Lubov UKR 2235
WGM Shaidullina Sandugach RUS 2231
WIM Tsatsalashvili Keti GEO 2231
WIM Umudova Nargiz AZE 2227
WIM Ambartsumova Karina RUS 2227
WGM Eidelson Rakhil BLR 2225
WIM Ivakhinova Inna RUS 2224
Lelekova Olga RUS 2222
WIM Danelia Mariam GEO 2219
WFM Bogumil Tatiana RUS 2218
Bezgodova Svetlana RUS 2214
WGM Kouvatsou Maria GRE 2208
WIM Limontaite Simona LTU 2206
WIM Makka Ioulia GRE 2203
WIM Papadopoulou Vera GRE 2190
WFM Korchagina Viktoria RUS 2187
WFM Butuc Maria RUS 2182
Hairapetian Anna ARM 2177
WFM Mammadova Gulnar AZE 2175
WFM Zainullina Nataliya RUS 2173
WFM Avdeenko Tatiana RUS 2168
Kazimova Narmin AZE 2165
Lupik Maina RUS 2163
WFM Cherednichenko Elena UKR 2161
WFM Miednikova Swietlana RUS 2160
WFM Zakharova Alexandra RUS 2153
WFM Ni Viktorija LAT 2150
WIM Cedikova Katerina CZE 2150
Batyte Daiva LTU 2142
WFM Rozhko Mariya RUS 2134
Kuzevanova Evgenia RUS 2131
Jinova Lucie CZE 2131
Minina Veronika RUS 2125
WFM Yakovich Yuliya RUS 2125
WFM Kushka Alena RUS 2124
Rjanova Valery RUS 2113
Makka Evanthia GRE 2110
WFM Baciu Diana MDA 2107
WFM Brunello Marina ITA 2106
Zykova Antonina RUS 2103
WFM Bezgodova Maria RUS 2101
WFM Sorokina Anastasia RUS 2087
WFM Samigullina Diana RUS 2084
WFM Sokolova Vera RUS 2084
Bragina Anastasiya RUS 2084
WFM Gorbatenko Kateryna UKR 2071
WFM Egorova Ekaterina RUS 2070
Abdulla Khayala AZE 2070
WFM Khropova Larisa RUS 2060
WIM Lomakina Galja RUS 2058
Ikonomopoulou Maria GRE 2052
Nikanova Ekaterina BLR 2049
Alekseeva Alena RUS 2039
Balaian Alina RUS 2037
Rumiantseva Maria RUS 2034
WFM Abuladze Lana RUS 2029
WFM Bakalarz Grazyna LUX 2024
Goryachkina Aleksandra RUS 2020
Zyzlova Sofia RUS 2020
Grigoryeva Olga A. RUS 2016
Barinova Valerija RUS 1997
Klyuchik Julia RUS 1953
Ziaziulkina Nastassia BLR 1950
Azimova Karina RUS 1940
De Seroux Camille SUI 1928
WFM Styazhkina Anna RUS 1926
Lezhepekova Veronika RUS 1917
Efremova Daria RUS 1910
Petrukhina Irina RUS 1905
WFM Della-Rossa Anastasia RUS 1868
Khokhlova Ekaterina RUS 1822
Tskhadadze Anna RUS 1821
Ovod Irina RUS 1777
Chetina Eliyaveta RUS 1645
Elizarova Taisia RUS
Karasova Daria RUS
Kolesnikova Kristina RUS
Toporkova Sofia RUS
