The 4th Women Grandmaster Chess Tournament Memorial of Krystyna Holuj-Radzikowska took place on 10-18th December, 2014, at the Chess Club KSz Polonia Wrocław, in Wroclaw, the largest city in western Poland.
The tournament was organized by the Polish Chess Federation, Chess Club KSz Polonia Wrocław and Lower Silesian Chess Federation in a 10-player female round-robin format with an average Elo rating 2406.
The lowest rated WGM Klaudia Kulon, 2014 University world chess champion for women, emerged a clear winner with 6/9 points, fulfilling her second IM norm. Klaudia had an impressive 3/3 finish to lift the trophy.
Another Polish player WGM Karina Szczepkowska-Horowska took the second place with 5,5 points after leading throughout the whole tournament.
Third place was shared in a three-way tie by IM Lilit Mkrtchian (Armenia), IM Nastassia Ziaziulkina (Belarus) and GM Monika Socko (Poland) with 5/10 points each, but Mkrtchian prevailed on a better tie-break score and took the bronze. You can see the full standings and enjoy the photo report below.
Tournament website/ More information about the participants/ Round 1 report + photos from Wroclaw
Final standings:
1. WGM Kulon Klaudia 2332 POL 6
2. WGM Szczepkowska-Horowska Karina 2398 POL 5.5
3. IM Mkrtchian Lilit 2450 ARM 5
4. IM Ziaziulkina Nastassia 2427 BLR 5
5. GM Socko Monika 2470 POL 5
6. WGM Videnova Iva 2379 BUL 4.5
7. WGM Zawadzka Jolanta 2419 POL 4
8. IM Vega Gutierrez Sabrina 2405 ESP 3.5
9. IM Matnadze Ana 2411 ESP 3.5
10. WGM Bartel Marta 2366 POL 3
Congrats!