Tuesday, June 5, 2012

2012 Women's World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships

Held in Batumi, Georgia, May 31 - June 5, 2012.  Official website

Time Controls:
Rapid: 25 min + 10 seconds
Blitz: 4 min + 2 seconds

GM Antoaneta Stefanova of Bulgaria (1st in Rapid; 5th in Blitz) and GM Alexandra Kosteniuk of Russia (2nd in Rapid; 4th in Blitz) had excellent events.  Kudos also to GM Kateryna Lahno of Ukraine (4th in Rapid; 8th in Blitz) , GM Anna Muzychuk of Slovenia (5th in Rapid; 3rd in Blitz), and GM Nana Dzagnidze of Georgia (7th in Rapid; 6th in Blitz.) 


GM Maia Chiburdanidze (left) of Georgia, long-time Women's
World Chess Champion, fininshed in 9th place in the Blitz; and GM Pia Cramling
of Sweden, the second woman in the world to earn a GM title the traditional way,
(through norms and rating), finished 8th in the Rapid.  Well done, ladies!
More photos below.
Final standings, Women's World Rapid:
Rk. NameFEDRtgPts. TB1 TB2 TB3
1
GMStefanova AntoanetaBUL25188.561.574.52700
2
GMKosteniuk AlexandraRUS24578.061.574.52672
3
GMKoneru HumpyIND25898.060.574.52630
4
GMLahno KaterynaUKR25468.057.570.52639
5
GMMuzychuk AnnaSLO25987.559.570.52554
6
GMHarika DronavalliIND25087.553.064.02563
7
GMDzagnidze NanaGEO25477.053.065.52562
8
GMCramling PiaSWE24786.557.568.02545
9
GMZhao XueCHN25496.556.069.52535
10
WGMGuo QiCHN23606.556.069.02562
11
IMPaehtz ElisabethGER24916.554.564.52491
12
WGMTan ZhongyiCHN24306.554.065.52528
13
IMJavakhishvili LelaGEO24496.552.063.52514
14
GMZhukova NataliaUKR24426.552.063.02527
15
GMZhu ChenQAT24916.552.063.02485
16
GMKosintseva TatianaRUS25326.548.057.02424
17
WGMHuang QianCHN24176.062.575.52542
18
IMKhurtsidze NinoGEO24566.058.571.52530
19
Wang JueCHN23646.055.567.02540
20
IMGunina ValentinaRUS25306.054.567.52481
21
IMMkrtchian LilitARM24496.051.063.02460
22
IMUshenina AnnaUKR24545.552.063.52445
23
GMArakhamia-Grant KetevanSCO24265.551.063.02459
24
WGMBatsiashvili NinoGEO24365.550.062.52442
25
IMMelia SalomeGEO24105.546.058.02443
26
WGMPogonina NatalijaRUS24475.546.055.02370
27
GMDanielian ElinaARM24845.545.055.02370
28
IMKhukhashvili SopikoGEO24145.543.052.52390
29
IMGvetadze SofioGEO23385.053.066.52426
30
IMMuzychuk MariyaUKR24565.051.061.02407
31
GMChiburdanidze MaiaGEO25005.049.560.52386
32
WGMCori T DeysiPER23865.047.558.02365
33
WGMDing YixinCHN23535.045.055.02381
34
IMPurtseladze MakaGEO23485.044.054.02380
35
IMKrush IrinaUSA24575.043.051.02340
36
IMLomineishvili MaiaGEO23665.041.551.02362
37
IMKovalevskaya EkaterinaRUS24174.548.560.02396
38
GMSocko MonikaPOL24844.548.058.52347
39
WGMMammadova GulnarAZE23454.547.559.02381
40
IMMatnadze AnaESP24464.544.053.02304
41
WIMMikadze MirandaGEO23234.541.549.02315
42
WIMArabidze MeriGEO23514.541.050.02330
43
WGMCharkhalashvili IngaGEO23344.541.049.52323
44
WIMJanjghava NatiaGEO23064.042.051.52261
45
IMKlinova MashaISR23183.546.054.52246
46
IMKhotenashvili BelaGEO25003.544.553.02258
47
IMGurieli NinoGEO23293.540.549.02218
48
WIMUmudova NargizAZE22313.039.548.02188
49
WIMBezgodova SvetlanaRUS21202.544.554.02192
50
GMGaprindashvili NonaGEO23562.039.048.02105
Annotation:
Tie Break1: Buchholz Tie-Breaks (variabel with parameter)
Tie Break2: Buchholz Tie-Breaks (variabel with parameter)


Final Standings, Women's World Blitz:
Rk. NameFEDRtgPts. TB1 TB2 TB3
1
IMGunina ValentinaRUS253013.0116.0133.02804
2
GMZhukova NataliaUKR244210.5113.0129.52629
3
GMMuzychuk AnnaSLO259810.5110.5129.52612
4
GMKosteniuk AlexandraRUS245710.0113.0131.52583
5
GMStefanova AntoanetaBUL25189.5114.5134.52559
6
GMDzagnidze NanaGEO25479.5112.5132.02543
7
WGMDing YixinCHN23539.593.0105.02544
8
GMLahno KaterynaUKR25469.0109.5128.52530
9
GMChiburdanidze MaiaGEO25009.0108.0127.02512
10
WGMTan ZhongyiCHN24309.0102.5119.02541
11
IMLomineishvili MaiaGEO23669.0100.0116.02541
12
IMMelia SalomeGEO24109.0100.0115.52544
13
IMUshenina AnnaUKR24549.099.5116.02525
14
WGMBatsiashvili NinoGEO24368.5112.0130.52530
15
IMMatnadze AnaESP24468.5101.5118.02507
16
IMKhotenashvili BelaGEO25008.595.0111.52455
17
IMMuzychuk MariyaUKR24568.0117.0133.52471
18
WGMCori T DeysiPER23868.0112.5131.52507
19
GMZhao XueCHN25498.0109.0125.52431
20
GMKoneru HumpyIND25898.098.0112.52407
21
WIMMammadova GulnarAZE23458.097.5111.02472
22
WGMPogonina NatalijaRUS24478.092.0105.02449
23
WIMArabidze MeriGEO23518.079.590.52417
24
WGMHuang QianCHN24177.5106.5122.52471
25
IMPaehtz ElisabethGER24917.599.5113.52422
26
GMCramling PiaSWE24787.592.5107.02387
27
IMKrush IrinaUSA24577.589.0101.52374
28
WGMGuo QiCHN23607.586.5101.02413
29
GMArakhamia-Grant KetevanSCO24267.0101.0114.02410
30
IMKhurtsidze NinoGEO24567.097.5112.52387
31
IMPurtseladze MakaGEO23487.096.0109.02408
32
GMHarika DronavalliIND25087.095.5108.02383
33
IMGvetadze SofioGEO23387.093.0106.02427
34
IMMkrtchian LilitARM24497.091.0104.02387
35
WIMMikadze MirandaGEO23237.085.598.02384
36
GMKosintseva TatianaRUS25326.5107.0124.52372
37
Wang JueCHN23646.5106.0122.02408
38
IMKhukhashvili SopikoGEO24146.590.5107.02380
39
GMSocko MonikaPOL24846.099.0114.52328
40
GMDanielian ElinaARM24846.096.5111.02334
41
IMKovalevskaya EkaterinaRUS24176.095.0108.02374
42
WGMCharkhalashvili IngaGEO23346.085.599.52334
43
GMZhu ChenQAT24916.084.098.02315
44
IMJavakhishvili LelaGEO24496.083.097.02325
45
WIMJanjghava NatiaGEO23065.580.594.02278
46
IMKlinova MashaISR23185.080.592.02255
47
WIMUmudova NargizAZE22314.078.089.52185
48
IMGurieli NinoGEO23293.582.096.02149
49
WIMBezgodova SvetlanaRUS21203.582.095.02183
50
GMGaprindashvili NonaGEO23563.581.093.52153

Annotation:
Tie Break1: Buchholz Tie-Breaks (variabel with parameter)
Tie Break2: Buchholz Tie-Breaks (variabel with parameter)

Prizes:
100.000 (one hundred thousand) USD is distributed as follows:

Rapid (59000 USD):
1st place 12000 USD
2nd place 9000 USD
3rd place 7000 USD
4th place 6000 USD
5th place 5000 USD
6th place 4000 USD
7th – 8th place 3000 USD each
9th – 10th place 2000 USD each
11th – 12th place 1500 USD each
13th – 15th place 1000 USD each

Blitz (41000 USD):
1st place 10000 USD 
2nd place 7000 USD
3rd place 5000 USD
4th place 4000 USD
5th place 3000 USD
6th place 2000 USD
7th – 10th place 1500 USD each
11th – 13th place 1000 USD each
14th – 15th place 500 USD each

GM Antoaneta Stefanova of Bulgaria, winner of 2012 Women's Rapid Chess Championship
IM Valentina Gunina of Russia, winner of 2012 Women's Blitz Chess Championship

U.S. Women's chess champion, IM Irina Krush.  She
finished out of the money in a tough competition.

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