Hard-fought draws
The game that the new European Champion, Meri Arabidze, played against her Georgian compatriot Salome Melia in the last round of the tournament was an exciting affair. It was a draw that could have ended differently, as Arabidze actually had a clear advantage near the end of the encounter.
Oliwia Kiolbasa did not have it easy on the second board, as she played a full-fledged imbalanced game against Greece’s Stavroula Tsolakidou. Meanwhile, on board 4, Aleksandra Maltsevskaya — a Russian-born IM now representing Poland — played fearlessly and defeated 2021 European champion Elina Danielian with black. Maltsevskaya’s win granted her third place in the final standings, as the player with the best tiebreak score out of the four that ended with 8 points.
Incidentally, Georgia, the home country of the European champion, considers itself a European country in terms of its cultural self-image, but due to its location on the southern slope of the Caucasus, many geographers consider it to be part of Asia, either in whole or in large part.
1.e4 | 1,185,008 | 54% | 2421 | --- |
1.d4 | 959,510 | 55% | 2434 | --- |
1.Nf3 | 286,503 | 56% | 2441 | --- |
1.c4 | 184,834 | 56% | 2442 | --- |
1.g3 | 19,892 | 56% | 2427 | --- |
1.b3 | 14,600 | 54% | 2428 | --- |
1.f4 | 5,954 | 48% | 2377 | --- |
1.Nc3 | 3,911 | 50% | 2384 | --- |
1.b4 | 1,791 | 48% | 2379 | --- |
1.a3 | 1,250 | 54% | 2406 | --- |
1.e3 | 1,081 | 49% | 2409 | --- |
1.d3 | 969 | 50% | 2378 | --- |
1.g4 | 670 | 46% | 2361 | --- |
1.h4 | 466 | 54% | 2382 | --- |
1.c3 | 439 | 51% | 2425 | --- |
1.h3 | 289 | 56% | 2420 | --- |
1.a4 | 118 | 60% | 2461 | --- |
1.f3 | 100 | 47% | 2427 | --- |
1.Nh3 | 93 | 66% | 2506 | --- |
1.Na3 | 47 | 62% | 2476 | --- |
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1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Ba4 Nf6 5.0-0 Be7 6.Re1 b5 7.Bb3 d6 8.c3 0-0 9.h3 Bb7 10.d4 Re8 11.Nbd2 Bf8 12.a3 h6 13.Bc2 Nb8 14.b4 Nbd7 15.Bb2 Rc8 16.Qb1 Nh5 17.c4?! 17.a4 c6= 17...Nf4 18.dxe5 Nxe5 19.cxb5 axb5 20.Re3?! 20.a4 20...g6?! 20...c5! 21.Nxe5 dxe5 22.Nb3 Qg5 23.Qf1 h5 24.Rg3 Qf6 25.Kh2 25...h4 25...c5= 26.Rf3 Qg5?! 26...c5! 27.g3? cxb4 28.Bb1 bxa3 29.Bxa3 Bxa3 30.Rxa3 Qe7-+ 27.g3 Qh5?! 27...Ne6 28.Bd1 28.g4!± 28...Ne6 29.Rxf7 29.Qxb5 Bxe4 30.Rf4 hxg3+ 31.fxg3 Bd3 32.Qxd3 Nxf4 33.gxf4 Qh4 34.Bxe5 Qf2+ 35.Kh1 Bg7= 29...Qh6 30.Rd7? 30.Rf6!= 30...Bc6? 30...Bd6 31.Bc1 Qh8 32.Rd3 Bxe4 33.Re3 Bc6 34.Bg4 Rcd8 35.Bb2 Nd4 36.Nxd4 exd4 37.Rxe8 Bxe8 38.Qe2 Qf6 39.Rd1 Bf7 40.Kg1? 40.Qf3 40...hxg3 41.fxg3 Bc4 41...Bb3 42.Re1 Bc4 43.Qe4 Bg7 42.Qe4 Bg7 43.Rd2 Qe5? 43...Qd6! 44.Kh2 Be5-+ 44.Qxe5 Bxe5 45.Bf3 Kg7 46.Kg2 Bf6 ½–½ - Start an analysis engine:
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Melia,S | 2366 | Arabidze,M | 2433 | ½–½ | 2023 | | European Women-ch 2023 | 11.1 |
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In a total of 6 chapters, we look at the following aspects: the right decision based on tactical factors, decisions in exchanges and moves, complex and psychological decisions in longer games and in defence.
Final standings
1 |
9 |
|
IM |
Arabidze, Meri |
|
w |
|
2433 |
8,5 |
1 |
68,5 |
73,5 |
5 |
6 |
11 |
8,5 |
7,29 |
1,21 |
10 |
12,1 |
2 |
15 |
|
IM |
Kiolbasa, Oliwia |
|
w |
|
2406 |
8,5 |
0 |
68,5 |
74 |
5 |
7 |
11 |
8,5 |
6,14 |
2,36 |
10 |
23,6 |
3 |
20 |
|
IM |
Maltsevskaya, Aleksandra |
|
w |
|
2388 |
8 |
0 |
71 |
77,5 |
6 |
7 |
11 |
8 |
6,00 |
2,00 |
10 |
20 |
4 |
31 |
|
IM |
Tsolakidou, Stavroula |
|
w |
|
2358 |
8 |
0 |
65 |
69 |
6 |
6 |
11 |
8 |
6,49 |
1,51 |
10 |
15,1 |
5 |
27 |
|
IM |
Melia, Salome |
|
w |
|
2366 |
8 |
0 |
63 |
68 |
5 |
5 |
11 |
8 |
6,88 |
1,12 |
10 |
11,2 |
6 |
49 |
|
IM |
Kulon, Klaudia |
|
w |
|
2290 |
8 |
0 |
58 |
61,5 |
5 |
7 |
11 |
8 |
6,22 |
1,78 |
10 |
17,8 |
7 |
6 |
|
IM |
Javakhishvili, Lela |
|
w |
|
2443 |
7,5 |
0 |
67,5 |
73,5 |
6 |
5 |
11 |
7,5 |
7,27 |
0,23 |
10 |
2,3 |
8 |
24 |
|
IM |
Garifullina, Leya |
U20 |
w |
|
2372 |
7,5 |
0 |
67,5 |
73 |
6 |
6 |
11 |
7,5 |
6,35 |
1,15 |
10 |
11,5 |
9 |
69 |
|
FM |
Toncheva, Nadya |
U18 |
w |
|
2192 |
7,5 |
0 |
66,5 |
71 |
5 |
6 |
11 |
7,5 |
3,26 |
4,24 |
20 |
84,8 |
10 |
26 |
|
IM |
Sargsyan, Anna M. |
|
w |
|
2371 |
7,5 |
0 |
65,5 |
70 |
5 |
5 |
11 |
7,5 |
7,11 |
0,39 |
10 |
3,9 |
11 |
22 |
|
IM |
Guichard, Pauline |
|
w |
|
2379 |
7,5 |
0 |
64,5 |
68 |
5 |
6 |
11 |
7,5 |
6,98 |
0,52 |
10 |
5,2 |
12 |
36 |
|
IM |
Daulyte-Cornette, Deimante |
|
w |
|
2344 |
7,5 |
0 |
63 |
67,5 |
6 |
6 |
11 |
7,5 |
5,68 |
1,82 |
10 |
18,2 |
13 |
32 |
|
IM |
Cyfka, Karina |
|
w |
|
2350 |
7,5 |
0 |
60 |
64,5 |
5 |
6 |
11 |
7,5 |
6,93 |
0,57 |
10 |
5,7 |
14 |
11 |
|
GM |
Danielian, Elina |
|
w |
|
2431 |
7 |
0 |
68,5 |
74 |
5 |
4 |
11 |
7 |
7,08 |
-0,08 |
10 |
-0,8 |
15 |
16 |
|
IM |
Buksa, Nataliya |
|
w |
|
2405 |
7 |
0 |
67,5 |
72 |
6 |
4 |
11 |
7 |
6,93 |
0,07 |
10 |
0,7 |
16 |
10 |
|
GM |
Socko, Monika |
|
w |
|
2432 |
7 |
0 |
67 |
72,5 |
6 |
5 |
11 |
7 |
6,61 |
0,39 |
10 |
3,9 |
17 |
28 |
|
IM |
Bivol, Alina |
|
w |
|
2365 |
7 |
0 |
67 |
71,5 |
5 |
4 |
11 |
7 |
6,41 |
0,59 |
10 |
5,9 |
18 |
2 |
|
GM |
Gunina, Valentina |
|
w |
|
2478 |
7 |
0 |
66,5 |
72 |
6 |
5 |
11 |
7 |
8,25 |
-1,25 |
10 |
-12,5 |
19 |
5 |
|
IM |
Osmak, Yuliia |
|
w |
|
2445 |
7 |
0 |
66,5 |
71,5 |
5 |
5 |
11 |
7 |
7,45 |
-0,45 |
10 |
-4,5 |
20 |
14 |
|
WGM |
Wagner, Dinara |
|
w |
|
2411 |
7 |
0 |
66 |
70,5 |
5 |
4 |
11 |
7 |
6,93 |
0,07 |
10 |
0,7 |
21 |
23 |
|
IM |
Mkrtchian, Lilit |
|
w |
|
2379 |
7 |
0 |
65,5 |
70,5 |
5 |
4 |
11 |
7 |
6,02 |
0,98 |
10 |
9,8 |
|
29 |
|
IM |
Vega Gutierrez, Sabrina |
|
w |
|
2361 |
7 |
0 |
65,5 |
70,5 |
5 |
4 |
11 |
7 |
6,12 |
0,88 |
10 |
8,8 |
23 |
53 |
|
WIM |
Sliwicka, Alicja |
|
w |
|
2272 |
7 |
0 |
64 |
68 |
5 |
5 |
11 |
7 |
5,61 |
1,39 |
20 |
27,8 |
24 |
34 |
|
IM |
Brunello, Marina |
|
w |
|
2346 |
7 |
0 |
63,5 |
68 |
6 |
6 |
11 |
7 |
7,17 |
-0,17 |
10 |
-1,7 |
25 |
30 |
|
IM |
Mammadova, Gulnar |
|
w |
|
2358 |
7 |
0 |
61 |
65 |
6 |
5 |
11 |
7 |
7,75 |
-0,75 |
10 |
-7,5 |
26 |
71 |
|
WIM |
Zaksaite, Salomeja |
|
w |
|
2187 |
7 |
0 |
59 |
63,5 |
5 |
5 |
11 |
7 |
3,66 |
3,34 |
20 |
66,8 |
27 |
43 |
|
IM |
Ovod, Evgenija |
|
w |
|
2305 |
7 |
0 |
59 |
63 |
5 |
5 |
11 |
7 |
6,04 |
0,96 |
10 |
9,6 |
28 |
1 |
|
GM |
Khotenashvili, Bella |
|
w |
|
2491 |
6,5 |
0 |
69,5 |
74,5 |
5 |
4 |
11 |
6,5 |
7,78 |
-1,28 |
10 |
-12,8 |
29 |
7 |
|
IM |
Bulmaga, Irina |
|
w |
|
2438 |
6,5 |
0 |
69,5 |
73 |
5 |
5 |
11 |
6,5 |
6,89 |
-0,39 |
10 |
-3,9 |
30 |
38 |
|
WIM |
Mkrtchyan, Mariam |
U20 |
w |
|
2343 |
6,5 |
0 |
66 |
70,5 |
5 |
5 |
11 |
6,5 |
5,67 |
0,83 |
20 |
16,6 |
...136 players
All games - Round 11
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