Szczepkowska and Rajlich win First Radzikowska Memorial

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8/22/2011 – Krystyna Hołuj-Radzikowska, born in 1931, was a Polish WGM who won the national championship nine times, and played in Olympiads and Candidates Tournament. She died in 2006, and this women's tournament in Warsaw was the first to he held in her memory. It was won by Karina Szczepkowska-Horowska (don't even try!) and Iweta Rajlich, who has annotated an interesting game.
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The First Women International Chess Tournament in memory of Krystyna Hołuj-Radzikowska took place in Warsaw, from 6-14 August 2011. The participants were from six different federations: Romania, Belarus, Slovakia, Belgium, Germany and Poland, and included seven WGMs: Cristina Adela Foisor, Anna Zozulia, Marta Michna, Karina Szczepkowska-Horowska (okay, it's pronounced Sh-chep-kov-skah, as Tomasz Lissowski of Warschau tells us), Anna Sharevich, Iweta Rajlich and Julia Kochetkova. There were also three young Polish players, who were invited to the tournament because they were gold and silver medalists of the National Championship under 16 and 18: Anna Iwanow, Maria Leks and Monika Gluszko. The event was intended to encourage more girls in Poland to play chess and give young players possibility to test their skills against very difficult oponents.

Here are the final standings:


Equal first: WGM Karina Szczepkowska-Horowska


Top seed and equal first: IM Iweta Rajlich of Poland


Key game: Karina Szczepkowska-Horowska vs Iweta Rajlich in round five: draw in 46 moves


WGM Anna Sharevich vs IM Iweta Rajlich in round seven was a 102-move marathon draw


Marta Michna vs Monika Gluszko in round seven: 1-0 in 57 moves


Second seed IM Mihaela-Veronica Foisor, ROM, rated 2427, with a 2317 performance


WCM Maria Leks, Poland, rated 2082, with a 2179 performance

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1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.e4 Nxc3 6.bxc3 Bg7 7.Bc4 c5 8.Ne2 Nc6 9.Be3 0-0 10.0-0 The Grunfeld Defence main line with Bc4 is one of the most popular openings nowadays. It is very sharp and every move is worth the current price of gold. Qc7 10...b6 imho can give Black an equal position. 11.Rc1 Rd8 12.Bf4 12.Qd2!? deserves attention. 12...Be5 An alternative was 12...Qd7 13.dxc5 Qe8 and Black has some compensation. 13.Bxe5 13.Bg3 13...Nxe5 14.Bb3 Ng4 15.Ng3 c4!? Black relieves the tention from the center with the idea of advancing her queenside pawns. 15...Qf4 16.Qe1 with the idea h3, and White stands better. cxd4 17.cxd4 Rxd4? 18.h3+- 16.Bc2 b5 16...e5!? 17.h3 17.Qe1 e5! 18.h3 exd4! 17...Ne3 18.fxe3 Qxg3 19.Rf3! and White's chances are perhaps better. 19.Qe2? Bxh3 19...Qc7 19...Qg5!? would slow down the white attack. 20.e5! Bb7 21.e4 20.e5! otherwise Black would have gladly played it. Bb7 20...a5!? 21.Qf1 21.Qd2? Qxe5 21.h4? Bg4-+ 21.a3 Ra6!? 21...Rf8∞ 21.Rf4 21.e4!? 21...Qa5?! The black king is left alone. necesery was: 21...f5! 22.exf6 exf6 23.Qg4 Rd6 22.Bb1 22.Qd2!? Qxa2? 23.Rxf7! 22...Qa3? 22...Rf8 with the idea f5 was neccesery. 23.Qd2+- with a deadly attack. e6 23...Rab8 24.Rcf1 Rf8 25.Qf2+- 24.h4 24.Rcf1 Rd7 25.h4 a5 26.h5 again with a deadly attack. 24...Rac8 25.h5 b4 25...Rf8 26.Rcf1 Qe7 27.Rf6 Bd5 28.Qe2+- 26.hxg6 26.Rcf1!+- Rf8 27.Qf2 Rc7 28.hxg6 hxg6 29.Bxg6+- 26...fxg6
Here perhaps my opponent missed the chance to win the best game prize by playing Bg6 sacrifice as given below. 27.Rf6? is a mistake, but probably White is still winning because of the black king's weakness. But now is more difficult.... 27.Rcf1!+- Qxc3 28.Qf2+- with a mating attack. 27.Bxg6! hxg6 28.Qc2 28.Rf6? Be4 28...Kg7 28...Be4 29.Qxe4 Qxc1+ 30.Kh2+- 29.Rcf1+- 29.Rf6? Be4! 29.Rg4? Be4 30.Rxe4 b3 27...bxc3 28.Rxc3 28.Qxc3 Qxc3 29.Rxc3 Re8 Black is left with weak pawns and less active pieces. 28.Rxg6+? hxg6 29.Qc2 Kh8-+ 28...Qb4 29.Qc1 Bd5 29...Rc7 30.Rxe6+- 30.a3 Qb7 31.Qc2? 31.Bxg6!+- hxg6 31...Rd7 32.e4 Bxe4 33.Bxe4 Qxe4 34.Rf4 Qd5 35.Rg3+ Kh8 36.Qf1+- 32.Rxg6+ Kf7 33.e4!+- 31...Rb8 32.Ba2 Rdc8 32...Be4? 33.Qf2+- 33.Rf4 Qb6 33...Qb2!? 34.Kh2 Rf8 34...Rb7!? 35.Rxf8+ Rxf8 36.Bxc4 Qd8 37.Qe2 37.g3! Bxc4 38.Rxc4 Qa5 39.Qc3 Qb5 37...Qh4+= 38.Kg1 Rb8 38...Rc8!? 39.Rc1 39.Bb5!? Qg3 40.a4 Rf8= 39...Rc8 40.Rc2 Rb8? 40...Bxc4 41.Rxc4 Rxc4 42.Qxc4 Qe1+ 43.Kh2 Qh4+= 41.Rc1? 41.Qf2 Qg4 42.Bd3± 41...Rc8 42.Rc2 Rb8? 43.Rc1? White had a lot of chances to win this game, and Black shoud be very happy to draw. Of course it is all too easy to say this at home, with the Rybka engine running on your computer screen :-). ½–½
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Worek,J2306Rajlich,I2436½–½2011Turniej i.m. K.Holuj-Rad3.4

WGM Krystyna Hołuj-Radzikowska, 1931–2006

Krystyna Hołuj-Radzikowska was born on February 5th, 1931, in Lwów, and died on November 29, 2006 at the age of 75. She was a Polish WGM who won the national championship no less than nine times: 1951, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1959, 1966, and 1969.

Krystyna tied for 15–16th at the Moscow 1955 Candidates Tournament and tied for 7–8th at the Ohrid 1971 Candidates Tournament. She played for Poland five times in the Women's Chess Olympiads:

  • in 1957, at 1st board in the 1st WChOlympiad in Emmen (+9 −2 =0);
  • in 1963, at 2nd board in the 2nd WChOlympiad in Split (+2 −4 =2);
  • in 1966, at 1st board in the 3rd WChOlympiad in Oberhausen (+3 −6 =2);
  • in 1969, at 1st board in the 4th WChOlympiad in Lublin (+3 −3 =4);
  • in 1972, at 1st board in the 5th WChOlympiad in Skopje (+5 −1 =3).

Krystyna won two individual medals: gold (Emmen 1957) and bronze (Skopje 1972). She was awarded the Woman International Master title in 1955 and the WGM title in 1984.

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