4th
European Individual
Chess Championships
May 30th – June 14th 2003 in Silivri, Turkey
First let us quickly go through the results after nine rounds. In the men's
section Zurab Azmaiparashvili is in the sole lead with seven points, followed
by Konstantin Sakaev, Aleksej Aleksandrov, Alexander Grischuk and Kiril Georgiev
half a point behind.
In the women's section Alisa Galliamova is in the lead, with 6.5 a full point
ahead of her nearest rivals Almira Skripchenko, Antoaneta Stefanova, Olga Zimina
Olga and Viktorija Cmilyte, each with 5.5
Picture gallery
Now we come to the section we promised, and which you all have been waiting
for: portraits from the women's section of the European Championship. Remember
we did a corresponding report on the men's
section yesterday, so nobody can accuse us of any kind of bias or discrimination.
So here they are, the beautiful, smart ladies playing in the European Individual
Championships is under way in Silivri, Turkey. While studying these pictures
remember all of these players could probably give you a sound whipping in a
game of chess. You may also want to take notes. At the end of the tournament
we will be asking you to name your favourite players.
IM Nino Khurtsidze, 27, from Georgia
WGM Svetlana Matveeva, 33, of Russia
13-year-old Anna Muzychuk of the Ukraine
18-year-old Vera Papadopoulou from Greece
IM Olga Alexandrova, 25, of the Ukraine
WIM Christine Flear, 36, France
The tournament leader IM Alisa Galliamova, 31, from Russia
WGM Inna Gaponenko, 26, Ukraine
Olga Gerasimovitch, 18, from Belarus
19-year-old Sophie Milliet from France
WFM Alina Motoc from Romania, who just turned 18 a few days ago
Bianca Muhren, 17, of Holland
WGM Elisabeth Pähtz, 18, Germany
WIM Svetlana Petrenko, 29, of Moldova
WGM Regina Pokorna, 21, from Slovakia
WIM Maria Sebag, 16, of France
WGM Tatiana Stepovaia, 37, of Russia
WGM Elena Zaiatz (nee Zayac), 34, Belarus
WIM Olga Zimina, 21, Russia
IM Viktorija Cmilyte, 19, Lithuania
WIM Anna Dergatchova-Daus, 34, Russia
GM Nona Gaprindashvili, Georgia
WFM Tatiana Kosintseva, 17, Russia
WIM Tea Bosboom-Lanchava, 28, Netherlands
20-year-old Zehra Topel from Turkey
Yildiz Cavusoglu, 27, from Turkey
WGM Maia Lomineishvili, 25, from Georgia
WIM Lela Javakhishvili, 19, from Georgia
Thanks to Selim Citak of Ýstanbul, Sotiris Logothetis of Athens, Harold
Bosboom, Winschoten, Netherlands and Davit Chokoshvili of Tbilisi,Georgia for
supplying the names of the last four players. Sotiris also filled in the details
of Elena Zaiatz.
Harold Bosboom wrote: "Thank you for the very nice pictures. Most of the
time the women's section of chess tournaments is given much less attention than
the men's section. It's good to see that you have a different approach and give
the ladies the attention they deserve."
Pictures by Galina Tiviakova
Coming soon to a web site near you
The above picture gallery shows you the Girls of Silivri ar work, fighting
for the title of the European Individual Champion.
In the next few days we will be bringing you pictures of these smart young
ladies, and of course their male counterparts, at play. We will also
ask you to select your favourite player, so keep a note of your candidates for
the title of most popular player in Silivri.
