6/6/2012 – It was almost Fischer-like: European champion Valentina Gunina ravaged the opposition and finished with an unprecedented 13.0/15, a full 2½ points ahead of her nearest rivals (Natalia Zhukova and Anna Muzychuk). Gunina, the only IM in the top group of five GMs, did not lose a single game. We bring you results, a video report and closing ceremony pictures in our final report.
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Valentina Gunina wins Women’s World Blitz Championship
Women’s World Rapid Championship 2012 was held in Batumi, Georgia from
31 of May till 3rd of June 2012. The event was organized and conducted by the
ACP and the Georgian Chess Federation and approved by FIDE. The total prize
fund for the rapid championship is US $59,000. The organizers also provided
the special conditions for the players with the Elo of 2500+ and nominees from
all national federations. As a result 50 players from 18 chess federations took
part in the tournament including five former world champions, the current European
champion and such many strong GMs. The Blitz World Championship was a 15-round
Swiss played at a rate of 4 min + 2 second.
The winners: GMs Alexandra Kosteniuk (fouth), Natalia Zhukova (second),
Anna
Muzychuk (third), IM Valentina Gunina (first), GM Antoaneta Stefanova (fifth)
The reigning European champion in classical chess and blitz, Valentina Gunina,
started the first day with a perfect 8.0/8 score. On the second day she seemed
to be slowing down, drawing her first four games and narrowing her lead from
two to one point. But then this amazing new star on the women's chess firmament
went on to win her final three games and ended 2½ points ahead of her
nearest rivals (Natalia Zhukova and Anna Muzychuk). Her performance was a stirling
2804, which means that we could only expect the final result against the opposition
she faced from a player rated that high. Her current FIDE rating is 274 points
lower than that.
Second was GM Natalia Zhukova, Ukraine, fourth Alexandra Kosteniuk, Russia.
In
the background is the Chief arbiter, former women's world champion Nana Alexandria.
The winner, Valentina Gunina, with GM Antoaneta Stefanova, who finised fifth
GM
Robert Fontaine and his video producer Gérard Demuydt have castled from
the World Championship in Moscow to the Women's Rapid and Blitz in Batumi. They
are producing video reports and interviews after each round for the French chess
magazine Europe Echecs. We are grateful
to receive these reports and that they include interviews with players and personalities.
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GM Blohberger presents a complete two-part repertoire for Black: practical, clear, and flexible – instead of endless theory, you’ll get straightforward concepts and strategies that are easy to learn and apply.
GM Blohberger presents a complete two-part repertoire for Black: practical, clear, and flexible – instead of endless theory, you’ll get straightforward concepts and strategies that are easy to learn and apply.
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