Artwork by Mike Magnan
Pogonina just won the Russian Women’s Championship by a full point over Gunina and N. Kosintseva.
Full standings
1. WGM Pogonina (2448) 6½/9
2-3. IM Gunina (2507), GM N. Kosintseva (2524) 5½
4-6. IM Galliamova (2465), GM T. Kosintseva (2530), WGM Girya (2433) 5
7. WGM Charochkina (RUS, 2353) 4½
8. WGM Kovanova (2408) 4
9. WIM Ubiennykh (2367) 3
10. IM Ovod (2419) 1
Official website: http://russiachess.org/
Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Wow! You are fast Susan! Congrats to Natalia! Her perseverance finally paid off.
Congratulations Natalia! The girls tried, which is more than I can say for the men.