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The ACP-ECU European Women's Rapid championship is currently underway in Kutaisi, Georgia, following directly after the end of the standard time control championship. It is an eleven-round competition held over three days from June 1 to June 3, 2015. Games are played at a rate of 15 minutes per game per player, with an increment of ten seconds per move). The base prize fund is 10 thousand Euros, with 2000 for 1st place, 1500 Euros for 2nd, and 1000 Euros for 3rd (subject to 20% Georgian Income Tax), however there is also an additional 8000 Euros added by the ACP. All games are broadcast at the official site and at Playchess as of 1 PM Paris time or 7AM New York.
the closing ceremony from the Kutaisi State Theatre
It was a gala-ceremony with about 300 people attending
ACP president and organizer Emil Sutovksy
GM Giorgadze, president of the Georgian Chess Federation
The great Georgian champion, Nona Gaprindashvili, the first woman to become a full grandmaster
Nino Batsiashvili had a great run, taking silver in the European Women's Championship in
standard time controls, and bronze in the Rapid
An interview with organizer and ACP board member Jeroen Van Den Berg
Valentina Gunina (right) took silver after strong event, and only failed to fight for gold due
to two losses in the last rounds
Alexandra Kosteniuk had a fantastic second half with a six game winning streak, with wins
over Arabidze, Stfanova, Paetz, and Gaponenko, and fully deserved her gold
Emil Sutovsky and Alexandra Kosteniuk entertain the guests in the dinner after the closing ceremony
Not to be outdone, Elizabeth Paetz joined the fun
Photos by Picasso
| Rk | SNo | Ti. | Name | FED | Rtg | Pts | TB |
| 1 | 6 | GM | Kosteniuk Alexandra | RUS | 2456 | 8.5 | 2399 |
| 2 | 3 | GM | Gunina Valentina | RUS | 2495 | 8.0 | 2410 |
| 3 | 10 | IM | Batsiashvili Nino | GEO | 2424 | 8.0 | 2303 |
| 4 | 13 | GM | Zhukova Natalia | UKR | 2383 | 8.0 | 2293 |
| 5 | 1 | GM | Stefanova Antoaneta | BUL | 2570 | 7.5 | 2424 |
| 6 | 4 | IM | Paehtz Elisabeth | GER | 2478 | 7.5 | 2366 |
| 7 | 9 | IM | Gaponenko Inna | UKR | 2429 | 7.5 | 2331 |
| 8 | 5 | IM | Javakhishvili Lela | GEO | 2470 | 7.0 | 2355 |
| 9 | 11 | IM | Melia Salome | GEO | 2413 | 7.0 | 2247 |
| 10 | 16 | IM | Khurtsidze Nino | GEO | 2360 | 7.0 | 2122 |
LinksThe games are being broadcast live on the official web site and on the chess server Playchess.com. If you are not a member you can download a free Playchess client there and get immediate access. You can also use ChessBase 13 or any of our Fritz compatible chess programs. |
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