Memorial for pioneering woman

by Anna Kantana
1/7/2020 – Krystyna Hołuj-Radzikowska (born February 5, 1931 in Lemberg, died November 29, 2006) was a pioneer among women chess players and won a total of nine Polish Championships. She represented Poland five times at the Chess Olympiad and in 1957 in Emmen she won gold as the best single player. In honour of Hołuj-Radzikowska, the best Polish players competed against a team of women from the "rest of the world" in Wroclaw last month. The "world" won, but narrowly. | Pictured: Happy participants with photographer Maria Emelianova | Photo: Wojciech Zawadzki
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Team Poland vs the "rest of the world"

At this year's Krystyna Holuj-Radzikowska Memorial Tournament, six of the best Polish players competed against six strong international players in Wrocław from December 6th to 12th, 2019, in rapid chess, Chess960 and classical chess.

Radzikowska"She was inspiring, inspiring due to her proffessional approach, her
behaviour(...) She was really elegant, classy, inside and out."
—WGM Hanna Ereńska-Barlo, former teammate and a friend of Radzikowska

Polish women chess has been strong ever since Radzikowska's success. It is important to
remember people who helped build our world, even if it is only a chess world. In 2011, five years after her passing, the first tournament in her memory was held. This year was the 9th edition, gathering top female players from all over the world.

The Polish team consisted of GM Monika Socko (2417), IM Karina Cyfka (2412), WGM Jolanta Zawadzka (2406), WGM Joanna Majdan (2352), WIM Alicia Sliwicka (2269) and WIM Julia Antolak (2249).

The "rest of the world" team consisted of IM Meri Arabidze (2435), IM Irina Bulmaga (2434), IM Anna Zatonskih (2420), IM Anastasia Bodnaruk (2413), IM Jovanka Houska (2412) and IM Olga Badelka (2399).

The Poles were nominally outsiders and in fact they were defeated in all three disciplines:

  • 4:8 in rapid chess
  • 3:9 in chess960
  • 5:7 in classical chess

However, this did not detract from the good and friendly atmosphere.

Small gifts were waiting for the participants almost every day | Photo: Maria Emelianova

Anastasia Bodnaruk | Photo: Maria Emelianova

With 4½ out of 6, Irina Bulmaga achieved the best result | Photo: Maria Emelianova

Monika Socko scored the most points in the Fischer Random | Photo: Maria Emelianova

Alina Kashlinskaya, reigning European Champion, won the blitz tournament, but she did not take part in the main competition because it collided with the FIDE Grand Prix in Hamburg, where she supported her husband, Radoslaw Wojtaszek | Photo: Maria Emelianova

Final standings - Rapid

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1.d4 0 Nf6 0 2.Nf3 0 d6 0 3.g3 1:29 Nbd7 0 4.Bg2 0 e5 2 5.c4 37 Be7 15 6.Nc3 2 c6 5 7.e4 30 0-0 11 8.0-0 3 a6 2 9.a4 44 a5 1 10.b3 1:30 Re8 14 11.h3 0 Bf8 21 12.Qc2 33 exd4 29 13.Nxd4 1 Nc5 3 14.Be3 1:29 g6 46 15.Rfd1 24 Qb6 18 16.Rab1 7 Bg7 41 17.f4 18 Qc7 0 18.Ndb5 1:41 cxb5 20 19.Nxb5 1 Qe7 1:11 20.Nxd6 1 Na6 1:37 21.Nxe8 2:09 Nxe8 5 22.Qf2 13 Bd7 0 23.e5 53 Bc6 22 24.Bd5 Nec7 52 25.Bxc6 1:10 bxc6 2 26.Rd6 1 Ne6 2:32 27.Rxc6 35 Qb7 1 28.Rb6 9 Qe4 3 29.Rd1 18 Nb4 0 30.Rbd6 19 Bf8 10 31.R6d2 24 Rc8 24 32.Kh2 38 h5 1:45 33.Rf1 1:03 Bh6 24 34.Qf3 25 Qxf3 0 35.Rxf3 0 Bf8 11 36.g4 19 hxg4 4 37.hxg4 0 Rb8 6 38.f5 5 Nd8 47 39.fxg6 26 fxg6 0 40.Rf6 4 Bg7 37 41.Rxg6 1 Kh7 2 42.Rg5 1 Nf7 12 43.Rh5+ 1 Kg6 9 44.e6 13 Ne5 0 45.Kg3 25 Rb7 55 46.Rg5+ 34 Kf6 3 47.Rf2+ 5 Kxe6 5 48.Bd4 38 Nbc6 18 49.Bxe5 3 Nxe5 0 50.Kg2 4 Bf6 18 51.Rgf5 2 Nxg4 7 52.Rxa5 22 Nxf2 7 53.Kxf2 1 Rxb3 1 54.Ra6+ 1 Ke5 0 55.a5 8 Be7 8 56.Rc6 6 Kd4 11 57.a6 3 Bc5 2 58.Rc8 10 Ra3 5 59.Ke2 1 Rxa6 0 60.Kf3 2 Re6 5 61.Rd8+ 7 Kxc4 1 62.Kf4 5 Bd4 19 63.Kf5 1 Re2 20 64.Ra8 6 Kd3 0 65.Ra3+ 2 Bc3 1 66.Ra8 1 Re5+ 13 67.Kf4 3 Rd5 8 68.Ra7 20 Bd2+ 17 69.Kf3 3 Rf5+ 0 70.Kg4 2 Rf8 18 71.Ra3+ 39 Ke4 21 72.Ra4+ 4 Ke5 11 73.Ra7 51 Bb4 25 74.Rc7 17 Bd6 0 75.Rc2 Rf4+ 17 76.Kg3 33 Rf1 28 77.Rd2 31 Ke6+ 14 78.Kg2 1 Rf8 2 79.Rf2 11 Rg8+ 1 80.Kf3 2 Ke5 6 81.Rg2 7 Rf8+ 0 82.Ke3 1 Bc5+ 1 83.Kd3 0 Rf4 41 84.Rg5+ 6 Kd6 3 85.Rg6+ 6 Kd5 1 86.Rg5+ 1 Kc6 0 87.Rg6+ 6 Bd6 4 88.Rg5 14 Ra4 28 89.Rh5 6 Kd7 4 90.Rh6 12 Kc6 22 91.Rh5 1 Bc5 0 92.Rh8 1:07 Rd4+ 15 93.Kc3 2 Rg4 1 94.Rh5 25 Kb5 1 95.Kd3 1 Rd4+ 19 96.Kc3 10 Rd6 0 97.Rf5 18 Re6 4 98.Kd3 4 Re3+ 2 99.Kd2 1 Rh3 7 100.Ke2 8 Kc4 2 101.Rf7 30 Re3+ 0 102.Kd2 3 Re4 2 103.Rc7 13 Re8 17 104.Rc6 8 Kd4 9 105.Rg6 13 Re4 12 106.Rg8 17 Kc4 0 107.Rc8 3 Re7 9 108.Rc6 2 Kd4 3 109.Rc8 5 Rh7 12 110.Rd8+ 8 Kc4 1 111.Ke2 25 Rh3 0 112.Rc8 16 Kd5 6 113.Rd8+ 0 Bd6 1 114.Ra8 8 Be5 8 115.Ra4 18 Bd4 1 116.Ra8 4 Ke4 2 117.Re8+ 3 Be5 1 118.Kf2 16 Rh2+ 1 119.Kg1 2 Rd2 0 120.Ra8 25 Bf4 7 121.Ra4+ 0 Ke5 ½–½
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Zatonskih,A2420Antolak,J2249½–½2019A469th Holuj-Radzikowska Rapid 191
Bodnaruk,A2413Sliwicka,A22641–02019B239th Holuj-Radzikowska Rapid 191
Socko,M2407Arabidze,M24350–12019D309th Holuj-Radzikowska Rapid 191
Zawadzka,J2400Houska,J2412½–½2019B189th Holuj-Radzikowska Rapid 191
Badelka,O2399Cyfka,K24101–02019A209th Holuj-Radzikowska Rapid 191
Majdan,J2336Bulmaga,I2434½–½2019C929th Holuj-Radzikowska Rapid 191
Arabidze,M2435Majdan,J23361–02019A069th Holuj-Radzikowska Rapid 192
Bulmaga,I2434Zawadzka,J24000–12019C679th Holuj-Radzikowska Rapid 192
Zatonskih,A2420Socko,M24071–02019A469th Holuj-Radzikowska Rapid 192
Cyfka,K2410Houska,J2412½–½2019B139th Holuj-Radzikowska Rapid 192
Sliwicka,A2264Badelka,O23991–02019B329th Holuj-Radzikowska Rapid 192
Antolak,J2249Bodnaruk,A24130–12019B909th Holuj-Radzikowska Rapid 192
Arabidze,M2435Sliwicka,A2264½–½2019A059th Holuj-Radzikowska Rapid 193
Houska,J2412Majdan,J23361–02019B069th Holuj-Radzikowska Rapid 193
Cyfka,K2410Zatonskih,A24202019D539th Holuj-Radzikowska Rapid 193
Cyfka,K2410Zatonskih,A24201–02019D559th Holuj-Radzikowska Rapid 193
Socko,M2407Bulmaga,I24341–02019E129th Holuj-Radzikowska Rapid 193
Zawadzka,J2400Bodnaruk,A24131–02019B529th Holuj-Radzikowska Rapid 193
Badelka,O2399Antolak,J22491–02019A539th Holuj-Radzikowska Rapid 193
Bulmaga,I2434Cyfka,K2410½–½2019C439th Holuj-Radzikowska Rapid 194
Bodnaruk,A2413Socko,M24071–02019B129th Holuj-Radzikowska Rapid 194
Houska,J2412Antolak,J22491–02019A469th Holuj-Radzikowska Rapid 194
Zawadzka,J2400Arabidze,M24351–02019B469th Holuj-Radzikowska Rapid 194
Majdan,J2336Badelka,O2399½–½2019B249th Holuj-Radzikowska Rapid 194
Sliwicka,A2264Zatonskih,A2420½–½2019C479th Holuj-Radzikowska Rapid 194
Arabidze,M2435Cyfka,K24101–02019A059th Holuj-Radzikowska Rapid 195
Zatonskih,A2420Zawadzka,J24001–02019D319th Holuj-Radzikowska Rapid 195
Bodnaruk,A2413Majdan,J23361–02019B069th Holuj-Radzikowska Rapid 195
Socko,M2407Badelka,O23991–02019D209th Holuj-Radzikowska Rapid 195
Sliwicka,A2264Houska,J24121–02019B129th Holuj-Radzikowska Rapid 195
Antolak,J2249Bulmaga,I2434½–½2019C929th Holuj-Radzikowska Rapid 195
Bulmaga,I2434Sliwicka,A22640–12019B569th Holuj-Radzikowska Rapid 196
Houska,J2412Socko,M24070–12019E179th Holuj-Radzikowska Rapid 196
Cyfka,K2410Bodnaruk,A24131–02019E819th Holuj-Radzikowska Rapid 196
Badelka,O2399Zawadzka,J24001–02019A209th Holuj-Radzikowska Rapid 196
Majdan,J2336Zatonskih,A24201–02019C029th Holuj-Radzikowska Rapid 196
Antolak,J2249Arabidze,M24351–02019B859th Holuj-Radzikowska Rapid 196

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1.e4 c5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.Bb5 e6 4.Bxc6 bxc6 5.d3 d6 6.f4 g6 7.Nf3 Bg7 8.0-0 Ne7 9.Qe1 a5 B23: Closed Sicilian: Lines without g3 9...Qb6 10.Kh1 Ba6 11.b3 d5 12.e5 Nf5 13.Na4 Qb4 14.Bd2 Qb8 15.Nxc5 Bc8 16.a4 Bf8 17.Bb4 1-0 (55) Steinberg,N (2532)-Makoveev,I (2257) St Petersburg 2018 10.e5N Predecessor: 10.Qh4 Ba6 11.f5 gxf5 12.Bh6 Bxh6 13.Qxh6 Kd7 14.e5 Ng6 15.exd6 Kxd6 16.Rad1 Qf6 17.Ng5 0-1 (29) Chowdhury,S (1593)-Grasser,S (1767) Nuremberg 2016 10...Nf5 11.g4 Nd4 White is better. 12.Nxd4 cxd4 13.Ne4 dxe5 13...0-0± 14.fxe5+- Bxe5 15.Bg5 Qc7
16.Nf6+ 16.Bf6!+- Bxf6 17.Rxf6 17.Nxf6+ Kf8± 16...Bxf6± 17.Bxf6 Rf8 18.Bxd4 c5 19.Qe5 19.Bf6 is more complex. 19...Qxe5 20.Bxe5 Ra6 21.g5 Bb7 22.Rf4 Bd5 23.c4 Bb7 24.d4 cxd4 25.Rxd4 Less strong is 25.Bxd4 f5± 25...f5 26.gxf6 Bc6 27.Rd6 Kf7 28.Bc3 a4? 28...Rfa8 is tougher. 29.Re1 Bb5 29.Re1+- White is clearly winning. Bb5 30.Rexe6 White threatens Re7+ and mate. Rxd6 31.Re7+ Kg8 32.Rg7+ Kh8 33.f7 Rd1+
34.Kf2!       Accuracy: White = 84%, Black = 45%. 1–0
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Cyfka,K2410Badelka,O23991–02019B249th Holuj-Radzikowska 20191.1
Houska,J2412Zawadzka,J24000–12019D389th Holuj-Radzikowska 20191.2
Antolak,J2249Zatonskih,A2420½–½2019C429th Holuj-Radzikowska 20191.3
Bulmaga,I2434Majdan,J23361–02019B069th Holuj-Radzikowska 20191.4
Arabidze,M2435Socko,M24071–02019E179th Holuj-Radzikowska 20191.5
Sliwicka,A2264Bodnaruk,A24131–02019B909th Holuj-Radzikowska 20191.6
Bodnaruk,A2375Antolak,J20620–12019B849th Holuj-Radzikowska 20192
Houska,J2345Cyfka,K2266½–½2019A469th Holuj-Radzikowska 20192
Socko,M2286Zatonskih,A2374½–½2019D029th Holuj-Radzikowska 20192
Majdan,J2240Arabidze,M2412½–½2019C559th Holuj-Radzikowska 20192
Badelka,O2186Sliwicka,A2140½–½2019A589th Holuj-Radzikowska 20192
Zawadzka Jolanta-Bulmaga,I23081–02019B909th Holuj-Radzikowska 20192
Bulmaga,I2434Socko,M24071–02019C169th Holuj-Radzikowska 20193
Zatonskih,A2420Cyfka,K2410½–½2019E169th Holuj-Radzikowska 20193
Bodnaruk,A2413Zawadzka,J2400½–½2019C429th Holuj-Radzikowska 20193
Majdan,J2336Houska,J2412½–½2019B139th Holuj-Radzikowska 20193
Sliwicka,A2264Arabidze,M2435½–½2019C479th Holuj-Radzikowska 20193
Antolak,J2249Badelka,O2399½–½2019B479th Holuj-Radzikowska 20193
Arabidze,M2435Zawadzka,J2400½–½2019D409th Holuj-Radzikowska 20194
Zatonskih,A2420Sliwicka,A22641–02019A469th Holuj-Radzikowska 20194
Cyfka,K2410Bulmaga,I2434½–½2019A459th Holuj-Radzikowska 20194
Socko,M2407Bodnaruk,A24131–02019A459th Holuj-Radzikowska 20194
Badelka,O2399Majdan,J23361–02019A109th Holuj-Radzikowska 20194
Antolak,J2249Houska,J24120–12019B139th Holuj-Radzikowska 20194
Bulmaga,I2434Antolak,J22491–02019B849th Holuj-Radzikowska 20195
Houska,J2412Sliwicka,A22640–12019A469th Holuj-Radzikowska 20195
Cyfka,K2410Arabidze,M2435½–½2019D359th Holuj-Radzikowska 20195
Zawadzka,J2400Zatonskih,A2420½–½2019C439th Holuj-Radzikowska 20195
Badelka,O2399Socko,M24070–12019A189th Holuj-Radzikowska 20195
Majdan,J2336Bodnaruk,A24130–12019B909th Holuj-Radzikowska 20195
Arabidze,M2435Antolak,J22490–12019A539th Holuj-Radzikowska 20196
Zatonskih,A2420Majdan,J2336½–½2019A439th Holuj-Radzikowska 20196
Bodnaruk,A2413Cyfka,K24101–02019C559th Holuj-Radzikowska 20196
Socko,M2407Houska,J2412½–½2019D309th Holuj-Radzikowska 20196
Zawadzka,J2400Badelka,O2399½–½2019B329th Holuj-Radzikowska 20196
Sliwicka,A2264Bulmaga,I24340–12019C479th Holuj-Radzikowska 20196

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Anna Kantane (born 7 April 1995), née Iwanow, is a Polish Woman International Master (WIM) (2012). In 2005, she came third in the World Youth Chess Championship Girls U10. In 2007 she won the silver medal at the European Youth Championship Girls U12. She won several national titles in Poland and at the Girls' U18 Team Chess Championship in 2013 she won silver with Poland and gold as an individual player. She is married to the Latvian Grandmaster Tom Kantans. | Photo: David Llada

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