The 17th European Women’s Individual Chess Championship will take place from 26th May to 8th June at the complex Comandor-Amiral in Mamaia, Romania.
The Championship is organized by the Romanian Chess Federation, “Mind Games & Events” Sports Association, under the auspices of European Chess Union.
The Championship is open to all players representing the Chess Federations which comprise the European Chess Union (FIDE zones 1.1 to 1.10), regardless of their title or rating. There is also no limit of participants per federation. However, applications should be sent by the national federations.
Currently 117 players from 27 countries are registered to participate. Among them are 6 GMs, 30 WGMs, 32 IMs and 19 WIMs. Among them are former European champions Natalia Zhukova (2000 and 2014), Antoaneta Stefanova (2002) and Ekaterina Atalik (2006).
The 17th Individual European Chess Championship for women is qualification event for the next World Women Championship. According to FIDE regulations and the decision of the ECU Board, 14 players will qualify.
The prize fund is 60,000 EUR. Top prizes are EUR 11.000 / 9.000 / 7.000 / 5.500 / 4.000 / 3.000 / 2.500 / 2.250 / 2.000 etc
Contact information:
All necessary information can be found on the official tournament website: www.ecuwomen2016.ro
e-mail: contact@ecuwomen2016.ro
Contact persons:
IO Elena CRISTIAN tel. +40 723 309 101
RouCF General Secretary Vladimir DANILOV tel +40 745 009 623
Participants (top 60):
1. GM Dzagnidze Nana GEO 2537
2. GM Stefanova Antoaneta BUL 2507
3. IM Javakhishvili Lela GEO 2493
4. WGM Pogonina Natalija RUS 2490
5. GM Zhukova Natalia UKR 2489
6. IM Paehtz Elisabeth GER 2489
7. WGM Goryachkina Aleksandra RUS 2485
8. IM Batsiashvili Nino GEO 2476
9. IM Bodnaruk Anastasia RUS 2475
10. GM Socko Monika POL 2469
11. IM Kashlinskaya Alina RUS 2466
12. GM Ushenina Anna UKR 2450
13. WGM Girya Olga RUS 2443
14. WGM Zawadzka Jolanta POL 2442
15. IM Mkrtchian Lilit ARM 2434
16. IM Nechaeva Marina RUS 2416
17. IM Gaponenko Inna UKR 2415
18. WIM Shvayger Yuliya ISR 2415
19. WGM Szczepkowska-Horowska Karina POL 2411
20. IM Khurtsidze Nino GEO 2409
21. IM Melia Salome GEO 2409
22. IM Atalik Ekaterina TUR 2408
23. IM Peptan Corina-Isabela ROU 2402
24. IM Ziaziulkina Nastassia BLR 2396
25. IM Daulyte Deimante LTU 2392
26. IM Houska Jovanka ENG 2383
27. IM Vega Gutierrez Sabrina ESP 2375
28. IM Lomineishvili Maia GEO 2367
29. GM Arakhamia-Grant Ketevan SCO 2364
30. WGM Kazimova Narmin AZE 2364
31. IM Arabidze Meri GEO 2363
32. IM Charochkina Daria RUS 2362
33. IM Zimina Olga ITA 2361
34. IM Bulmaga Irina ROU 2360
35. IM Khukhashvili Sopiko GEO 2355
36. WGM Gara Ticia HUN 2352
37. IM Gara Anita HUN 2345
38. IM Lazarne Vajda Szidonia HUN 2345
39. WFM Osmak Iulija UKR 2345
40. WGM Mirzoeva Elmira RUS 2344
41. WGM Papp Petra HUN 2342
42. WGM Kalinina Olga UKR 2337
43. FM Brunello Marina ITA 2336
44. WGM Cosma Elena-Luminita ROU 2333
45. IM Matnadze Ana ESP 2332
46. WGM Nikolova Adriana BUL 2331
47. IM Ovod Evgenija RUS 2329
48. IM Foisor Cristina-Adela ROU 2322
49. WGM Kursova Maria ARM 2319
50. WGM Mammadova Gulnar AZE 2319
51. WFM Kiolbasa Oliwia POL 2319
52. WGM Mammadzada Gunay AZE 2318
53. WGM Hoolt Sarah GER 2312
54. WGM Yildiz Betul Cemre TUR 2312
55. WIM Zaksaite Salomeja LTU 2312
56. IM Gvetadze Sofio GEO 2311
57. WIM Tomilova Elena RUS 2305
58. FM Pustovoitova Daria RUS 2304
59. WIM Styazhkina Anna RUS 2302
60. IM Rudolf Anna HUN 2301