The 4th Weekend Sale

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Today is the beginning of the 4th weekend sale! The options are:

1. 30 fragments from games of Grandmasters on Attack on the King in the center (well analysed) for only US$ 10 (instead of US$ 15) in ChessBase, Fritz, pgn format.

2. 30 fragments from games of Grandmasters on Pawn Majority (well analysed) for only US$ 10 (instead of US$ 15) in ChessBase, Fritz, pgn format.

3. 30 fragments from games of Grandmasters on Development Advantage (well analysed) for only US$ 10 (instead of US$ 15) in ChessBase, Fritz, pgn format.

4. Very thorough theoretical material in ChessBase, Fritz, pgn format on Colle, Torre, London for just US$ 30 (instead of US$45) in ChessBase, Fritz, pgn format.

5. Very thorough theoretical material in ChessBase, Fritz, pgn format on Scandinavian and Caro Kann for just US$ 25 (instead of US$ 35) ChessBase, Fritz, pgn format.

6. 30 fragments from games of Grandmasters on Rook + Knight versus Rook + Bishop endgames (well analysed) for only US$ 10 (instead of US$ 15) in ChessBase, Fritz, pgn format.

7. 30 fragments from games of Grandmasters on Opposite color Bishop endgames (well analysed) for only US$ 10 (instead of US$ 15) in ChessBase, Fritz, pgn format.

For questions about payment or anything else, please e-mail me at [email protected].

15th European Individual Women’s Chess Championship

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GM Gunina

GM Gunina


(Photo taken from chess-news.ru)

There are again three leaders in the event:

1 GM Zhukova Natalia UKR 2451 4.5
2 GM Dzagnidze Nana GEO 2541 4.5
3 GM Gunina Valentina RUS 2501 4.5

And 6 players after them with 4 points.

Results of top 10 games of the 5th round

1 GM Dzagnidze Nana 2541 3½ 1 – 0 3½ IM Mkrtchian Lilit 2446
2 GM Zhukova Natalia 2451 3½ 1 – 0 3½ IM Muzychuk Mariya 2521
3 IM Foisor Cristina-Adela 2383 3½ 0 – 1 3½ GM Gunina Valentina 2501
4 WGM Pogonina Natalija 2508 3 ½ – ½ 3 IM Melia Salome 2454
5 WGM Girya Olga 2493 3 1 – 0 3 IM Skripchenko Almira 2449
6 IM Bodnaruk Anastasia 2429 3 ½ – ½ 3 GM Hoang Thanh Trang 2490
7 GM Stefanova Antoaneta 2488 3 ½ – ½ 3 IM Batsiashvili Nino 2417
8 WGM Zawadzka Jolanta 2397 3 0 – 1 3 GM Kosintseva Tatiana 2476
9 IM Javakhishvili Lela 2474 3 1 – 0 3 IM Gaponenko Inna 2380
10 WFM De Rosa Mariagrazia 2081 3 0 – 1 3 GM Socko Monika 2462

Top games of the 5th round

Pairings of top 10 games of the 6th round

1 GM Gunina Valentina 2501 4½ – 4½ GM Dzagnidze Nana 2541
2 WGM Girya Olga 2493 4 – 4½ GM Zhukova Natalia 2451
3 GM Kosintseva Tatiana 2476 4 – 4 IM Khurtsidze Nino 2460
4 GM Socko Monika 2462 4 – 4 IM Javakhishvili Lela 2474
5 GM Hoang Thanh Trang 2490 3½ – 4 IM Paehtz Elisabeth 2456
6 IM Muzychuk Mariya 2521 3½ – 3½ IM Bodnaruk Anastasia 2429
7 IM Batsiashvili Nino 2417 3½ – 3½ WGM Pogonina Natalija 2508
8 WGM Goryachkina Aleksandra 2434 3½ – 3½ GM Stefanova Antoaneta 2488
9 GM Danielian Elina 2458 3½ – 3½ WGM Nikolova Adriana 2303
10 IM Melia Salome 2454 3½ – 3½ IM Foisor Cristina-Adela 2383

Official Site.

15th European Individual Women’s Chess Championship

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The leaders didn’t manage to keep their 100% score and now six players are on 3.5 out of 4.

Results of top 10 games of the 4th round

1 GM Zhukova Natalia 2451 3 ½ – ½ 3 GM Dzagnidze Nana 2541
2 IM Mkrtchian Lilit 2446 3 ½ – ½ 2½ GM Stefanova Antoaneta 2488
3 IM Muzychuk Mariya 2521 2½ 1 – 0 2½ WGM Kashlinskaya Alina 2441
4 GM Gunina Valentina 2501 2½ 1 – 0 2½ IM Arabidze Meri 2406
5 GM Hoang Thanh Trang 2490 2½ ½ – ½ 2½ WGM Zawadzka Jolanta 2397
6 IM Batsiashvili Nino 2417 2½ ½ – ½ 2½ IM Javakhishvili Lela 2474
7 GM Socko Monika 2462 2½ ½ – ½ 2½ WGM Schleining Zoya 2376
8 IM Gaponenko Inna 2380 2½ ½ – ½ 2½ IM Khurtsidze Nino 2460
9 GM Danielian Elina 2458 2½ 0 – 1 2½ IM Foisor Cristina-Adela 2383
10 WGM Charochkina Daria 2375 2½ ½ – ½ 2½ IM Paehtz Elisabeth 2456

Top 10 players after 4 rounds

1 GM Zhukova Natalia UKR 2451 3.5
2 IM Mkrtchian Lilit ARM 2446 3.5
3 GM Dzagnidze Nana GEO 2541 3.5
4 IM Muzychuk Mariya UKR 2521 3.5
5 IM Foisor Cristina-Adela ROU 2383 3.5
6 GM Gunina Valentina RUS 2501 3.5
7 IM Paehtz Elisabeth GER 2456 3.0
8 IM Melia Salome GEO 2454 3.0
9 GM Stefanova Antoaneta BUL 2488 3.0
10 WGM Pogonina Natalija RUS 2508 3.0

View the full list here.

Top games of the 4th round

Top 10 pairings of the 5th round

1 GM Dzagnidze Nana 2541 3½ – 3½ IM Mkrtchian Lilit 2446
2 GM Zhukova Natalia 2451 3½ – 3½ IM Muzychuk Mariya 2521
3 IM Foisor Cristina-Adela 2383 3½ – 3½ GM Gunina Valentina 2501
4 WGM Pogonina Natalija 2508 3 – 3 IM Melia Salome 2454
5 WGM Girya Olga 2493 3 – 3 IM Skripchenko Almira 2449
6 IM Bodnaruk Anastasia 2429 3 – 3 GM Hoang Thanh Trang 2490
7 GM Stefanova Antoaneta 2488 3 – 3 IM Batsiashvili Nino 2417
8 WGM Zawadzka Jolanta 2397 3 – 3 GM Kosintseva Tatiana 2476
9 IM Javakhishvili Lela 2474 3 – 3 IM Gaponenko Inna 2380
10 WFM De Rosa Mariagrazia 2081 3 – 3 GM Socko Monika 2462

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