Final top 10 finishers Rk SNo. Name Rtg FED Pts ratP BH.-1 BH. vict 1 8 IM GUNINA Valentina 2511 RUS 8½ 2660 70 74½ 6 2 6 GM KOSINTSEVA Tatiana 2513 RUS 8½ 2649 68½ 73 7 3...
Gunina wins European Women’s Championship on tiebreaks
Round 11: Valentina Gunina became the European Champion! Round eleven was as thrilling as it was expected. All the attention turned to the top-boards which would identify the medallists of the EIWCC and also decide the participants of the...
Gunina and Foisor lead EWC after 7
Leaders after 7 rounds Rk SNo. Name Rtg FED Pts ratP BH.-1 BH. vict 1 8 IM GUNINA Valentina 2511 RUS 6 2723 26 29½ 5 2 31 IM FOISOR Cristina-Adela 2398 ROU 6 2711 27½ 28 5 3...
Tactic of a rising Chess Queen
White to move. How should white proceed? Source: ChessToday.net Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
New Russian Chess Queen Crowned: Valentina Gunina
Valentina Gunina is the new Russian Women’s Champion. Veteran Galliamova made a major comeback in the last few rounds to finish in 2nd place. Top seed Kosteniuk finished with a -1 for 7th place (of 10 players). Final standings...
Gunina loses 1st game, Pogonina pulls within 1 with 1 to go
Standings with 1 round to go № Шахматист Рейтинг 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Очки 1 Zaiatz, Elena 2419 1 1 0 0 1 = 1 0 4.5 2 Kosteniuk, Alexandra 2497 0 1...
Russian Women’s Superfinal LIVE games
Click here or on the image above to see the LIVE games. Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Gunina leads, Kovanova 2nd, Pogonina 3rd with 2 to go
Standings with 2 rounds to go: № Шахматист Рейтинг 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Очки 1 Zaiatz, Elena 2419 1 1 0 0 1 = 0 3.5 2 Kosteniuk, Alexandra 2497 0 1 =...
Gunina in sole lead of Russian Women’s Championship
Standings after 6 rounds № Шахматист Рейтинг 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Очки 1 Zaiatz, Elena 2419 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 2 Kosteniuk, Alexandra 2497 0 1 = = 1 0...
Gunina, Kovanova continue to lead Russian Women’s Championship
Standings after 5 rounds № Шахматист Рейтинг 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Очки 1 Zaiatz, Elena 2419 1 1 0 0 0 2 2 Kosteniuk, Alexandra 2497 0 1 = 1 0 2,5 3...