
15th European Individual Women's Chess Championship
This event, organised by the Bulgarian Chess Federation under the auspices of the European Chess Union, will be held in the Plovdiv Hall of the Novotel Hotel in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, from July 5 (day of arrival) until July 18 (day of departure) 2014. The tournament is open to all players from chess federations which are members of the European Chess Union (FIDE zones 1.1 to 1.10), regardless of title or rating. There is also no limit in the number of participants per federation. The European Individual Women’s Championship 2014 is a qualification event for the next World Cup, for which 14 players will qualify.
Round 6
Before the sixth round three players shared the lead: Natalia Zhukova, Nana Dzagnidze and Valentina Gunina. While Gunina won the top encounter against Dzagnidze, Zhukova achieved no more than a draw with Black against Olga Girya.
Round 6 - Results
With her win against Dzagnidze Gunina established herself as the sole leader.
Standings
...116 players

Valentina Gunina (Photo: Archive)

Reigning Champion Thanh Trang Hoang

Resolute: Natalia Zhukova

Russian Talent: Aleksandra Goryachkina. Born in 1998 she became a Women Grandmaster with 2013
and World Junior Champion (Girls) in 2013

Iva Videnova

Maria Brunello

Cristina Adela-Foisor

Marya Muzychuk
Games from round 1 to 6
Schedule
Saturday |
05.07 at 19.00 |
Opening ceremony |
Saturday |
05.07 at 22.00 |
Technical Meeting |
Sunday |
06.07 at 15.00 |
1st round |
Monday |
07.07 at 15.00 |
2nd round |
Tuesday |
08.07 at 15.00 |
3rd round |
Wednesday |
09.07 at 15.00 |
4th round |
Thursday |
10.07 at 15.00 |
5th round |
Friday |
11.07 at 15.00 |
6th round |
Saturday |
12.07 at 15.00 |
7th round |
Sunday |
13.07 |
Rest day |
Monday |
14.07 at 15.00 |
8th round |
Tuesday |
15.07 at 15.00 |
9th round |
Wednesday |
16.07 at 15.00 |
10th round |
Thursday |
17.07 at 13.00 |
11th round |
Thursday |
17.07 at 20.00 |
Closing Ceremony |
The championship is an eleven-round Swiss. The rate of play is 90 minutes for 40 moves plus 30 minutes for the rest of the game, with an increment of 30 seconds per move, starting from move one. Players may only agree to a draw after the 40th move has been made by Black. Players violating this rule will be forfeited. If a player is offered a draw before the 40th move she should call an arbiter. Her opponent shall be punished for distracting, according to the FIDE Laws of Chess. The zero–tolerance rule will be applied: players who are not seated at the board at the start of a round forfeit the game.
Prizes
The total prize fund is 60,000 Euros, distributed as follows:
1 |
€11,000 |
2 |
€9,000 |
3 |
€7,000 |
4 |
€5,500 |
5 |
€4,000 |
|
6 |
€3,000 |
7 |
€2,500 |
8 |
€2,250 |
9 |
€2,000 |
10 |
€1,750 |
|
11 |
€1,600 |
12 |
€1,500 |
13 |
€1,400 |
14 |
€1,300 |
15 |
€1,200 |
|
16 |
€1,000 |
17 |
€1,000 |
18 |
€1,000 |
19 |
€1,000 |
20 |
€1,000 |
|
The first three places will be awarded cups and medals. According to Article 4.4 of the ECU Tournament Rules and regulations, the money prizes will be equally shared among the players with the same score.
Previous Champions
2000 Batumi: Natalia Zhukova
2001 Warsaw: Almira Skripchenko-Lautier
2002 Varna: Antoaneta Stefanowa
2003 Silivri: Schweden Pia Cramling
2004 Dresden: Russland Alexandra Kostenjuk
2005 Chisinau: Kateryna Lagno
2006 Kusadasii: Ekaterina Atalik
2007 Dresden: Tatiana Kozintseva
2008 Plovdiv: Kateryna Lagno
2009 Saint Petersburg: Tatiana Kozintseva
2010 Rijeka: Pia Cramling
2011 Tiflis: Viktorija Cmilyte
2012 Gaziantep: Valentina Gunina
2013 Belgrad: Hoang Thanh Trang
Photos: Elisabeth Pähtz and Boyan Botev for the tournament site