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Dortmund 2014

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Meier

Meier


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The first round held a surprise for chess fans around the world – Meier (Germany) won against Kramnik (Russia)! Definitely make sure to study this very interesting and positional game if you didn’t manage to catch it live.

Results of the 1st round

Leko, Peter – Ponomariov, Ruslan ½-½
Naiditsch, Arkadij – Adams, Michael ½-½
Kramnik, Vladimir – Meier, Georg 0-1
Baramidze, David – Caruana, Fabiano 0-1

Games of the 1st round

Pairings of the 2nd round

Caruana – Ponomariov
Meier – Leko
Adams – Kramnik
Baramidze – Naiditsch

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15th European Individual Women’s Chess Championship

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Zhukova-Gunina

Zhukova-Gunina


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Gunina (Russia) won again, this time against Zhukova (Ukraine) and is leading with 6.5 points out of 7.

Results of top 10 boards of the 7th round

1 GM Zhukova Natalia 2451 5 0 – 1 5½ GM Gunina Valentina 2501
2 IM Javakhishvili Lela 2474 5 1 – 0 4½ IM Muzychuk Mariya 2521
3 GM Dzagnidze Nana 2541 4½ 0 – 1 4½ GM Kosintseva Tatiana 2476
4 IM Khurtsidze Nino 2460 4½ 0 – 1 4½ WGM Girya Olga 2493
5 WGM Kashlinskaya Alina 2441 4½ ½ – ½ 4½ GM Hoang Thanh Trang 2490
6 GM Stefanova Antoaneta 2488 4½ 0 – 1 4½ IM Melia Salome 2454
7 GM Socko Monika 2462 4 0 – 1 4½ IM Batsiashvili Nino 2417
8 WGM Ptacnikova Lenka 2310 4 0 – 1 4 GM Danielian Elina 2458
9 IM Paehtz Elisabeth 2456 4 ½ – ½ 4 IM Gvetadze Sofio 2356
10 WGM Nikolova Adriana 2303 4 1 – 0 4 IM Mkrtchian Lilit 2446

Top 10 players after 7 rounds

1 GM Gunina Valentina RUS 2501 6.5
2 IM Javakhishvili Lela GEO 2474 6.0
3 IM Melia Salome GEO 2454 5.5
4 IM Batsiashvili Nino GEO 2417 5.5
5 WGM Girya Olga RUS 2493 5.5
6 GM Kosintseva Tatiana RUS 2476 5.5
7 GM Zhukova Natalia UKR 2451 5.0
8 WFM Mammadzada Gunay AZE 2182 5.0
9 GM Hoang Thanh Trang HUN 2490 5.0
10 WGM Nikolova Adriana BUL 2303 5.0

Today is a rest day!

Top 10 pairings of the 8th round

1 GM Gunina Valentina 2501 6½ – 6 IM Javakhishvili Lela 2474
2 IM Melia Salome 2454 5½ – 5½ WGM Girya Olga 2493
3 GM Kosintseva Tatiana 2476 5½ – 5½ IM Batsiashvili Nino 2417
4 GM Hoang Thanh Trang 2490 5 – 5 WGM Szczepkowska-Horowska Karina 2369
5 GM Danielian Elina 2458 5 – 5 WGM Kashlinskaya Alina 2441
6 WFM Mammadzada Gunay 2182 5 – 5 GM Zhukova Natalia 2451
7 GM Dzagnidze Nana 2541 4½ – 5 WGM Nikolova Adriana 2303
8 IM Muzychuk Mariya 2521 4½ – 4½ IM Guseva Marina 2362
9 WGM Schleining Zoya 2376 4½ – 4½ WGM Pogonina Natalija 2508
10 IM Gvetadze Sofio 2356 4½ – 4½ GM Stefanova Antoaneta 2488

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