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European Club Cup 2013 Women

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Cercle d’Echecs de Monte-Carlo secured the 5th title with one round to go after winning 4-0 against MRU – Vilniaus Fortas!
Results of the 6th round
Bo. 8 MRU – Vilniaus Fortas Rtg – 1 Cercle d’Echecs de Monte-Carlo Rtg 0 : 4
1.1 WGM Daulyte, Deimante 2364 – GM Hou, Yifan 2621 0 – 1
1.2 WIM Zaksaite, Salomeja 2184 – GM Koneru, Humpy 2607 0 – 1
1.3 Batkovskyte, Dominyka 2082 – GM Cramling, Pia 2515 0 – 1
1.4 Paulauskaite, Gintare 2053 – IM Skripchenko, Almira 2441 0 – 1
Bo. 7 Jelica PEP Rtg – 5 Ugra Rtg 1½:2½
2.1 GM Zhukova, Natalia 2456 – GM Ushenina, Anna 2497 ½ – ½
2.2 WGM Vojinovic, Jovana 2347 – WGM Pogonina, Natalija 2485 ½ – ½
2.3 WIM Rakic, Marija 2296 – WGM Kovanova, Baira 2396 ½ – ½
2.4 WIM Eric, Jovana 2218 – IM Romanko, Marina 2359 0 – 1
Bo. 4 CS Politechnica-Antibiotice Iasi Rtg – 2 SHSM Nashe Nasledie Rtg 2 : 2
3.1 GM Lagno, Kateryna 2534 – GM Kosteniuk, Alexandra 2495 ½ – ½
3.2 GM Cmilyte, Viktorija 2505 – GM Gunina, Valentina 2506 ½ – ½
3.3 WGM Bulmaga, Irina 2401 – IM Kovalevskaya, Ekaterina 2410 ½ – ½
3.4 WGM L’ami, Alina 2362 – WGM Girya, Olga 2439 ½ – ½
Bo. 9 Fischer Chieti Rtg – 10 “Rudar” Prijedor Rtg 3½: ½
4.1 IM Zimina, Olga 2337 – Nesic, Dragana 1842 1 – 0
4.2 WIM Brunello, Marina 2263 – Plivcevic, Ivana 1881 1 – 0
4.3 Gueci, Tea 2054 – Jacimovic, Sara 2000 1 – 0
4.4 Di Primio, Eugenia 1982 – WIM Djukic, Sandra 2150 ½ – ½
Bo. 6 Chess Club BAS Rtg – 11 ASVOE Pamhagen Rtg 3½: ½
5.1 IM Bojkovic, Natasa 2414 – WFM Novkovic, Julia 2105 ½ – ½
5.2 IM Gaponenko, Inna 2400 – Hapala, Lisa 2018 1 – 0
5.3 WGM Stojanovic, Andjelija 2302 – WFM Horvath, Maria 2036 1 – 0
5.4 WIM Drljevic, Ljilja 2183 – Schmidbauer, Andrea 1885 + – –
Standings after 6 rounds
1 MNC Cercle d’Echecs de Monte-Carlo 6 6 0 0 12 112.5 19.5 79.5 79.50
2 RUS Ugra 6 4 1 1 9 62.5 14.0 81.5 54.50
3 RUS SHSM Nashe Nasledie 6 2 3 1 7 87.5 15.0 81.5 41.25
4 ROU CS Politechnica-Antibiotice Iasi 6 3 1 2 7 77.0 16.0 77.5 36.50
5 ARM Mika Chess Club 6 3 1 2 7 71.5 12.5 67.0 33.50
6 LTU MRU – Vilniaus Fortas 6 3 0 3 6 38.5 12.0 63.5 21.50
7 SRB Chess Club BAS 6 2 1 3 5 39.0 10.0 63.0 16.00
8 ITA Fischer Chieti 6 2 1 3 5 28.0 10.5 54.0 11.00
9 SRB Jelica PEP 6 1 2 3 4 51.5 11.5 61.5 11.50
10 BIH “Rudar” Prijedor 6 1 1 4 3 18.5 7.0 56.5 4.00
11 AUT ASVOE Pamhagen 6 0 1 5 1 20.0 4.0 51.0 0.00
Pairings of the last round
1 Cercle d’Echecs de Monte-Carlo 12 : 5 Fischer Chieti
2 Chess Club BAS 5 : 9 Ugra
3 CS Politechnica-Antibiotice Iasi 7 : 7 Mika Chess Club
4 SHSM Nashe Nasledie 7 : 1 ASVOE Pamhagen
5 “Rudar” Prijedor 3 : 4 Jelica PEP
6 MRU – Vilniaus Fortas 6 2 : 0 0 bye
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European Club Cup 2013 Women

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Results of the 5th round
Round 5 on 2013/10/24 at 15:00
Bo. 1 Cercle d’Echecs de Monte-Carlo Rtg – 4 CS Politechnica-Antibiotice Iasi Rtg 2½:1½
1.1 GM Hou, Yifan 2621 – GM Lagno, Kateryna 2534 ½ – ½
1.2 GM Koneru, Humpy 2607 – GM Cmilyte, Viktorija 2505 ½ – ½
1.3 GM Muzychuk, Anna 2560 – WGM Bulmaga, Irina 2401 1 – 0
1.4 IM Skripchenko, Almira 2441 – WGM L’ami, Alina 2362 ½ – ½
Bo. 5 Ugra Rtg – 2 SHSM Nashe Nasledie Rtg 2 : 2
2.1 GM Ushenina, Anna 2497 – GM Kosteniuk, Alexandra 2495 ½ – ½
2.2 WGM Pogonina, Natalija 2485 – GM Gunina, Valentina 2506 1 – 0
2.3 IM Romanko, Marina 2359 – WGM Girya, Olga 2439 ½ – ½
2.4 WGM Shadrina, Tatiana 2364 – IM Savina, Anastasia 2403 0 – 1
Bo. 3 Mika Chess Club Rtg – 6 Chess Club BAS Rtg 2½:1½
3.1 GM Harika, Dronavalli 2475 – IM Bojkovic, Natasa 2414 ½ – ½
3.2 IM Mkrtchian, Lilit 2469 – IM Gaponenko, Inna 2400 0 – 1
3.3 GM Danielian, Elina 2471 – WGM Stojanovic, Andjelija 2302 1 – 0
3.4 IM Javakhishvili, Lela 2435 – WGM Chelushkina, Irina 2280 1 – 0
Bo. 10 “Rudar” Prijedor Rtg – 8 MRU – Vilniaus Fortas Rtg 1 : 3
4.1 Nesic, Dragana 1842 – WGM Daulyte, Deimante 2364 0 – 1
4.2 Plivcevic, Ivana 1881 – WIM Zaksaite, Salomeja 2184 0 – 1
4.3 Jacimovic, Sara 2000 – Batkovskyte, Dominyka 2082 0 – 1
4.4 WIM Djukic, Sandra 2150 – Paulauskaite, Gintare 2053 1 – 0
Bo. 11 ASVOE Pamhagen Rtg – 9 Fischer Chieti Rtg ½ :3½
5.1 WFM Novkovic, Julia 2105 – IM Zimina, Olga 2337 0 – 1
5.2 Hapala, Lisa 2018 – WIM Brunello, Marina 2263 0 – 1
5.3 WFM Horvath, Maria 2036 – Gueci, Tea 2054 ½ – ½
5.4 Schmidbauer, Andrea 1885 – Di Primio, Eugenia 1982 – – +
Standings after the 5th round
1 MNC Cercle d’Echecs de Monte-Carlo 5 5 0 0 10 73.0 15.5 55.5 55.50
2 RUS Ugra 5 3 1 1 7 45.0 11.5 59.5 37.50
3 ROU CS Politechnica-Antibiotice Iasi 5 3 0 2 6 51.5 14.0 50.5 23.50
4 ARM Mika Chess Club 5 3 0 2 6 50.0 10.5 55.5 28.50
5 RUS SHSM Nashe Nasledie 5 2 2 1 6 49.0 13.0 50.5 24.25
6 LTU MRU – Vilniaus Fortas 5 3 0 2 6 28.5 12.0 34.0 17.00
7 SRB Jelica PEP 5 1 2 2 4 32.0 10.0 41.0 10.00
8 SRB Chess Club BAS 5 1 1 3 3 27.0 6.5 51.0 12.00
9 ITA Fischer Chieti 5 1 1 3 3 15.0 7.0 42.5 3.50
10 BIH “Rudar” Prijedor 5 1 1 3 3 14.0 6.5 41.0 3.50
11 AUT ASVOE Pamhagen 5 0 1 4 1 14.5 3.5 35.5 0.00
Pairings of the 6th round
Bo. 8 MRU – Vilniaus Fortas Rtg – 1 Cercle d’Echecs de Monte-Carlo Rtg 0 : 0
1.1 WGM Daulyte, Deimante 2364 – GM Hou, Yifan 2621
1.2 WIM Zaksaite, Salomeja 2184 – GM Koneru, Humpy 2607
1.3 Batkovskyte, Dominyka 2082 – GM Cramling, Pia 2515
1.4 Paulauskaite, Gintare 2053 – IM Skripchenko, Almira 2441
Bo. 7 Jelica PEP Rtg – 5 Ugra Rtg 0 : 0
2.1 GM Zhukova, Natalia 2456 – GM Ushenina, Anna 2497
2.2 WGM Vojinovic, Jovana 2347 – WGM Pogonina, Natalija 2485
2.3 WIM Rakic, Marija 2296 – WGM Kovanova, Baira 2396
2.4 WIM Eric, Jovana 2218 – IM Romanko, Marina 2359
Bo. 4 CS Politechnica-Antibiotice Iasi Rtg – 2 SHSM Nashe Nasledie Rtg 0 : 0
3.1 GM Lagno, Kateryna 2534 – GM Kosteniuk, Alexandra 2495
3.2 GM Cmilyte, Viktorija 2505 – GM Gunina, Valentina 2506
3.3 WGM Bulmaga, Irina 2401 – IM Kovalevskaya, Ekaterina 2410
3.4 WGM L’ami, Alina 2362 – WGM Girya, Olga 2439
Bo. 9 Fischer Chieti Rtg – 10 “Rudar” Prijedor Rtg 0 : 0
4.1 IM Zimina, Olga 2337 – Nesic, Dragana 1842
4.2 WIM Brunello, Marina 2263 – Plivcevic, Ivana 1881
4.3 Gueci, Tea 2054 – Jacimovic, Sara 2000
4.4 Di Primio, Eugenia 1982 – WIM Djukic, Sandra 2150
Bo. 6 Chess Club BAS Rtg – 11 ASVOE Pamhagen Rtg 0 : 0
5.1 IM Bojkovic, Natasa 2414 – WFM Novkovic, Julia 2105
5.2 IM Gaponenko, Inna 2400 – Hapala, Lisa 2018
5.3 WGM Stojanovic, Andjelija 2302 – WFM Horvath, Maria 2036
5.4 WIM Drljevic, Ljilja 2183 – Schmidbauer, Andrea 1885


