A few years ago, I played against Anna Muzychuk in Calvia, Spain. In an interview on ChessBase, I said that she has a lot of talent and she will soon be a star. Today, she is ranked 22 in the world and #5 among players under 20. She has an outside shot at making the top 10 by the next rating list.
In the recently concluded 3rd Szeged Cup – International Women Championship, Anna finished in a tie for first with IM Nino Khurtsidze of Georgia. They both scored 7.5 / 9! Right behind their heels is Ticia Gara, one of the Hungarian Gara sisters.
Here are the final standings of the top finishers:
1-2 Khurtsidze, Nino 7.5 2414
1-2 Muzychuk, Anna 7.5 2456
3. Gara, Ticia 7.0 2309
4-11 Schneider, Veronika 5.5 2195
4-11 Madl, Ildiko 5.5 2379
4-11 Toth, Lili 5.5 2217
4-11 Olarasu, Gabriela 5.5 2222
4-11 Foisor, Cristina Adela 5.5 2393
4-11 Gara, Anita 5.5 2349
4-11 Vajda, Szidonia 5.5 2396
4-11 Rudolf, Anna 5.5 2249
Here is the official website.
Go Anna! She’s much nicer than Kosteniuk!
yes she is much nicer than Kosteniuk and than the others and she will be the 1st.