The 46th International Women’s Grandmaster chess tournament was held from 3rd to 11th March at the Hotel Slavija in Belgrade, Serbia.
The 10-player round robin event was organized by the Belgrade Chess Association, with sponsorship from Assembly of the City of Belgrade.
WGM Sabrina Vega Gutierrez from Spain dominated the tournament to take a clear first place with 7,5/9 points and claim another Belgrade trophy. Sabrina Vega Gutierrez was also convincing in the last year’s event.
WGM’s Karina Szczepkowska-Horowska (Poland) and Irina Chelushkina (Serbia) shared the second place with 6,0 points each.
One of the longest running chess tournaments in the world, established back in 1965, is celebrating 8th March – International Women’s Day.
Final standings:
1. IM Vega Gutierrez Sabrina ESP 2379 – 7.5
2-3. WGM Szczepkowska-Horowska Karina POL 2396 and WGM Chelushkina Irina SRB 2261 – 6
4. WGM Stojanovic Andjelija SRB 2295 – 5.5
5. WIM Vega Gutierrez Belinda ESP 2203 – 5
6. WIM Rakic Marija SRB 2304 – 4.5
7. WIM Eric Jovana SRB 2209 – 3.5
8-9. Velikic Adela SRB 2078 and WFM Zarkovic Mila SRB 2107 – 2.5
10. IM Petrenko Svetlana MDA 2216 – 2
Congratulations!