6/6/2015 – The final day of the ACP European Women’s Rapid championship confirmed the swing seen in the previous day. Stefanova’s train seemed to be running out of steam, while Kosteniuk was at full speed. The two players met in round nine, and while the Bulgarian held a decisive advantage, she lost control and the Russian won and secured the title. Report, analysis, and videos.
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The tournament
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.
Day three
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
Meri Arabidze vs Gunay Mammadzada
[Event "16th EWICC 2015"] [Site "Kutaisi"] [Date "2015.06.03"] [Round "11"] [White "Arabidze, Meri"] [Black "Mammadzada, Gunay"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "D10"] [WhiteElo "2403"] [BlackElo "2336"] [Annotator "Robot 11"] [PlyCount "71"] [EventDate "2015.??.??"] [EventCountry "GEO"] [TimeControl "900+10"] 1. d4 {1} d5 {1} 2. c4 {1} c6 {1} 3. cxd5 {2} cxd5 {1} 4. Nc3 {1} Nf6 {2} 5. Nf3 {2} Nc6 {6} 6. Bf4 {1} a6 {8} 7. Rc1 {2} Bf5 {3} 8. e3 {1} Rc8 {3} 9. Be2 { 3} e6 {2} 10. O-O {3} Nd7 {8} 11. Na4 {31} Be7 {72} 12. a3 {8} g5 {122} 13. Be5 {35} Ndxe5 {33} 14. dxe5 {38} O-O {22} 15. Nd4 {143} Nxd4 {44} 16. Qxd4 {70 White opts for the less obvious move to favor piece activity and notably a centralized queen, instead of the improved pawn structure.} Bc2 {153} 17. Nc3 { 15} Bg6 {65} 18. Na4 {100} Bc2 {9 Draw?} 19. Bd3 {30 Nyet!} Bxd3 {27} 20. Qxd3 {10} Rc4 {54} 21. Nc3 {51} Qc7 {35} 22. f4 {33 Objectively this move is a mistake, but in a rapid game with the times already seriously dminished, it is an excellent, seeking to drum up counterplay with an attack.} Rc8 {55} 23. Rb1 $1 {174 The point is to unpin the knight to allow it to join the attack on the kingside,} Rd8 {255} 24. Ne2 {53} Bf8 {101} 25. Kh1 {30} Rc8 {9} 26. Ng3 {34} Bg7 {16} 27. Nh5 {134} Re4 {18} 28. Qd1 {65} Qc2 {19} 29. Qg4 {17} Rxe3 $4 {1 Short of time, Black completely misses White's attack with} 30. f5 $1 {42 Suddenly, the tables have been turned.} h6 {20} 31. fxe6 {5} Rf8 {29} 32. exf7+ {15} Rxf7 {1} 33. Qe6 {18} Qc7 {7} 34. Qe8+ {55} Bf8 {3} 35. Nf6+ {4} Kg7 {21} 36. Nxd5 {4} 1-0
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
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