Close final at the European Women's Championship

by André Schulz
6/7/2016 – The European Women's Championship in Mamaia, Romania, will be decided in the eleventh and final round. Anna Ushenina, who is sole leader with 8.0/10, has to play against Lilit Mkrtchian who trails with 7.5/10. Elisabeth Pähtz and Sabrina Vega can also hope for the title if things go their way. They both have 7.5/10 and play against each other in the final round.
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Both top games of round ten ended with a draw. Sabrina Vega and Anna Ushenina drew after 17 moves and without a real fight, while Elisabeth Pähtz and Natalija Pogonina were looking for a fight. The two draws on the top board allowed Lilit Mkrtchian, who won against Jolanta Zawdzka, to catch up to Vega and Paehtz. Thus, after ten rounds Anna Ushenina is still sole leader with 8.0/10, half a point ahead of Elisabeth Pähtz, Sabrina Vega and Lilit Mkrtchian.

Anna Ushenina

Sabrina Vega

Elisabeth Pähtz

Natalia Pogonina

Lilit Mkrtchian

Pairings of the final round

Board No.   Name Elo Pts. Result Pts.   Name Elo No.
1 9 GM Ushenina Anna 2450 8   7½ IM Mkrtchian Lilit 2434 12
2 4 IM Paehtz Elisabeth 2489 7½   7½ IM Vega Gutierrez Sabrina 2375 24
3 1 GM Stefanova Antoaneta 2507 7   7 WGM Pogonina Natalija 2490 3
4 7 IM Bodnaruk Anastasia 2475 7   7 IM Javakhishvili Lela 2493 2
5 11 WGM Zawadzka Jolanta 2442 6½   7 IM Lazarne Vajda Szidonia 2345 35
6 16 WGM Szczepkowska-Horowska Karina 2411 6½   6½ WGM Goryachkina Aleksandra 2485 5
7 19 IM Atalik Ekaterina 2408 6½   6½ GM Socko Monika 2469 8
8 42 IM Matnadze Ana 2332 6½   6½ WIM Shvayger Yuliya 2415 15
9 17 IM Khurtsidze Nino 2409 6½   6½ WIM Styazhkina Anna 2302 56
10 50 WGM Hoolt Sarah 2312 6½   6 WGM Girya Olga 2443 10

Results of round ten

Board No.   Name Elo Pts. Result Pts.   Name Elo No.
1 24 IM Vega Gutierrez Sabrina 2375 7 ½ - ½ 7½ GM Ushenina Anna 2450 9
2 3 WGM Pogonina Natalija 2490 6½ ½ - ½ 7 IM Paehtz Elisabeth 2489 4
3 12 IM Mkrtchian Lilit 2434 6½ 1 - 0 6½ WGM Zawadzka Jolanta 2442 11
4 22 IM Daulyte Deimante 2392 6 0 - 1 6 GM Stefanova Antoaneta 2507 1
5 34 IM Gara Anita 2345 6 0 - 1 6 IM Javakhishvili Lela 2493 2
6 32 IM Khukhashvili Sopiko 2355 6 0 - 1 6 IM Bodnaruk Anastasia 2475 7
7 8 GM Socko Monika 2469 6 ½ - ½ 6 IM Matnadze Ana 2332 42
8 14 IM Gaponenko Inna 2415 6 0 - 1 6 IM Lazarne Vajda Szidonia 2345 35
9 56 WIM Styazhkina Anna 2302 6 ½ - ½ 6 WGM Szczepkowska-Horowska Karina 2411 16
10 15 WIM Shvayger Yuliya 2415 5½ 1 - 0 6 WGM Kursova Maria 2319 46
11 5 WGM Goryachkina Aleksandra 2485 5½ 1 - 0 5½ WGM Gara Ticia 2352 33
12 13 IM Nechaeva Marina 2416 5½ 0 - 1 5½ WGM Hoolt Sarah 2312 50
13 30 IM Zimina Olga 2361 5½ 0 - 1 5½ IM Khurtsidze Nino 2409 17
14 36 WFM Osmak Iulija 2345 5½ 0 - 1 5½ IM Atalik Ekaterina 2408 19
15 23 IM Houska Jovanka 2383 5½ ½ - ½ 5½ IM Foisor Cristina-Adela 2322 45
16 6 IM Batsiashvili Nino 2476 5 ½ - ½ 5 WGM Nikolova Adriana 2331 43
17 10 WGM Girya Olga 2443 5 1 - 0 5 FM Brunello Marina 2336 40
18 18 IM Melia Salome 2409 5 1 - 0 5 IM Ovod Evgenija 2329 44
19 20 IM Peptan Corina-Isabela 2402 5 1 - 0 5 WGM Yildiz Betul Cemre 2312 51
20 59 WFM Hojjatova Aydan 2300 5 1 - 0 5 IM Lomineishvili Maia 2367 25
21 61 WIM Osmanodja Filiz 2296 5 0 - 1 5 GM Arakhamia-Grant Ketevan 2364 26

Games

 

Standings

Rg. Snr   Name Land Elo Pkt.  Wtg1   Wtg2   Wtg3   Wtg4   Wtg5  Rp
1 9 GM Ushenina Anna UKR 2450 8,0 0,0 56,0 60,5 5 6,0 2611
2 4 IM Paehtz Elisabeth GER 2489 7,5 0,0 55,0 59,5 5 5,0 2588
3 24 IM Vega Gutierrez Sabrina ESP 2375 7,5 0,0 54,0 58,5 5 7,0 2529
4 12 IM Mkrtchian Lilit ARM 2434 7,5 0,0 53,5 58,0 5 5,0 2530
5 1 GM Stefanova Antoaneta BUL 2507 7,0 0,0 57,5 61,5 5 5,0 2520
6 7 IM Bodnaruk Anastasia RUS 2475 7,0 0,0 54,0 58,5 5 6,0 2481
7 3 WGM Pogonina Natalija RUS 2490 7,0 0,0 52,5 56,5 4 4,0 2513
8 35 IM Lazarne Vajda Szidonia HUN 2345 7,0 0,0 50,0 53,5 5 5,0 2461
9 2 IM Javakhishvili Lela GEO 2493 7,0 0,0 49,0 53,5 5 5,0 2462
10 42 IM Matnadze Ana ESP 2332 6,5 0,0 58,0 62,0 5 4,0 2493
11 8 GM Socko Monika POL 2469 6,5 0,0 56,5 60,5 5 4,0 2466
12 15 WIM Shvayger Yuliya ISR 2415 6,5 0,0 56,0 60,0 4 5,0 2490
13 19 IM Atalik Ekaterina TUR 2408 6,5 0,0 55,5 60,0 5 5,0 2499
14 5 WGM Goryachkina Aleksandra RUS 2485 6,5 0,0 52,5 57,0 4 4,0 2471
15 16 WGM Szczepkowska-Horowska Karina POL 2411 6,5 0,0 50,0 54,0 5 4,0 2428
16 50 WGM Hoolt Sarah GER 2312 6,5 0,0 50,0 52,5 5 5,0 2413
17 56 WIM Styazhkina Anna RUS 2302 6,5 0,0 50,0 52,0 5 5,0 2406
18 11 WGM Zawadzka Jolanta POL 2442 6,5 0,0 49,5 54,0 5 6,0 2436
19 17 IM Khurtsidze Nino GEO 2409 6,5 0,0 49,5 54,0 5 5,0 2432
20 45 IM Foisor Cristina-Adela ROU 2322 6,0 0,0 59,0 63,0 5 4,0 2458
21 14 IM Gaponenko Inna UKR 2415 6,0 0,0 58,0 63,0 5 4,0 2461
22 26 GM Arakhamia-Grant Ketevan SCO 2364 6,0 0,0 56,5 60,0 5 4,0 2459
23 32 IM Khukhashvili Sopiko GEO 2355 6,0 0,0 54,0 58,5 5 5,0 2431
24 46 WGM Kursova Maria ARM 2319 6,0 0,0 53,0 56,5 5 4,0 2431
25 34 IM Gara Anita HUN 2345 6,0 0,0 51,5 55,5 5 6,0 2397
26 22 IM Daulyte Deimante LTU 2392 6,0 0,0 51,5 55,5 5 4,0 2415
27 31 IM Bulmaga Irina ROU 2360 6,0 0,0 50,0 54,5 5 5,0 2372
28 18 IM Melia Salome GEO 2409 6,0 0,0 49,5 54,5 5 4,0 2386
29 23 IM Houska Jovanka ENG 2383 6,0 0,0 49,5 54,0 4 3,0 2387
30 59 WFM Hojjatova Aydan AZE 2300 6,0 0,0 49,5 52,0 5 4,0 2366
31 20 IM Peptan Corina-Isabela ROU 2402 6,0 0,0 48,0 50,5 5 5,0 2353
32 90 WGM Ionescu Irina ROU 2181 6,0 0,0 47,5 52,0 5 5,0 2403
33 10 WGM Girya Olga RUS 2443 6,0 0,0 47,5 51,0 5 3,0 2386
34 87 WIM Isgandarova Khayala TUR 2193 6,0 0,0 43,5 46,5 6 4,0 2340

... 112 players

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André Schulz started working for ChessBase in 1991 and is an editor of ChessBase News.

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