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The Russian State Social University and the Moscow Chess Federation in co-operation with the Russian Chess Federation and under the aegis of FIDE organized the 2010 FIDE Women's World Blitz Championship from September 15 to September 18, 2010.
The final tournament was a double round-robin between the 16 finalists, for 30 rounds total, held September 17 and 18th.
The participants and dignitaries of the 2010 Women's World Blitz championship
The leader of the Ukrainian national team, grandmaster Kateryna Lahno (2539) was crowned the Women’s World blitz champion, after winning the event on Sunday in Moscow, taking home 10 thousand Euros for her efforts.
Kateryna Lahno with her winner's plaque
Lahno is well-known for her blitz skills, having won a tournament in Youzhy near Odessa at the age of fourteen, ahead of a strong field including GM Efimenko, Kruppa and others. In the world championship, she led throughout, and in the latter half maintained a two-point lead, securing gold with a round in advance, despite a 1.0/5 finish, and ended on 20.0/30.
Tatiana Kosintseva leap-frogged Valentina Gunina in the last round to take silver.
Russian Tatiana Kosintseva, who ended with one point less, took silver. This finish was actually very fortunate, since entering the last round, she trailed Muscovite Valentina Gunina with 18.0 to the latter’s 18.5, and faced tournament winner Lahno no less. However, Gunina ended up losing her game to Zhukova, while Lahno blundered into a mate in one, allowing Kosintseva to leap frog her rival and take clear second, and 8000 Euros. Valentina Gunina came third and took home 6000 Euros for her result.
Valentina Gunina receiving a lovely basket of flowers along with her third place prize.
This particular event in Moscow is the first of its kind in recent history. The previous edition, the actual first in history, took place in 1992, and was won by ex-world champion Zsuzsa Polgar (Susan Polgar as she is known in the US).
The tournament’s prize fund was very generous, and one hopes that this will instigate a welcome tradition in female tournaments.
Recap of the first day of the Women's World Blitz finals.(video courtesy of Europe Echecs)
2010 champion, Kateryna Lahno, in action.
Nadezhda Kosintseva was also voted the FIDE Caissa
Award
for 2009 Female Player of the Year after playing through 2009
without losing a single game!
Top-seed GM Humpy Koneru was unable to convert her Elo favoritism and finished 5th.
Vera Nebolsina, who had finished second in the qualifying stage, was the caboose
in the final.
Ukrainina IM Mariya Muzychuk
The playing hall with large displays to allow spectators to follow the non-stop action.
Players and dignitaries at the opening ceremony of the final.
The tournament arbiters
The tournament poster
French GM Marie Sebag
IM Irina Krush was unable to reproduce her form from the semi-finals
and finished on 12.0/30.
Nazi Paikidze
The Kosintseva sisters, Tatiana and Nadezhda, ranked 4th and
5th respectively
in the world.
Valentina Gunina facing Vera Nebolsina
French champion Almira Skripchenko
Pictures By WGM Yana Melnikova and Vadim Zukov
About the photographer WGM Yana Melnikova, Russia, is:
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