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Teodora Injac shines at the European Women Individual Chess Championship [Final report]

Sergio — Sat, 12 Apr 2025 10:25:51 +0000

Teodora Injac stunned pundits at the European Women Individual Chess Championship 2025 – starting with a missed mate in 2 and loss in the first round, she continued to 9 consecutive victories and clinching the title a round before the end. Teodora Injac’s gold is the first ever European Women Individual title for Serbia Updated list of European Women Chess Champions

Teodora Injac finished with 9,5/11, added 18,7 ELO points to her rating with performance of 2592. She finished 1,5 points ahead of silver medalist Irina Bulmaga and bronze medalist Mai Narva. However, Injac met only two GM opponents, Natalia Zhukova and Bella Khotenashvili, and thus could not complete a norm.

European Women's Chess Championship 2025 concluded yesterday in Rhodes, Greece. #ewcc2025

The Closing ceremony of the event took place yesterday evening in the playing venue with the attendance of the ECU President Mr. Zurab Azmaiparashvili, ECU Secretary General Mr.… pic.twitter.com/9PNBWI0gYf
— European Chess Union (@ECUonline) April 12, 2025

New European champion! Teodora Injac from Serbia ! She made an epic comeback and after she lost first game, won next 9 in a row!!! Amazing result & amazing life accomplishment! She fully deserved it – for her attitude, commitment and mental strength, congratulations! pic.twitter.com/hgSQuxec1K
— Miodrag Perunovic (@TheButcherChess) April 11, 2025

The success of Teodora Injac underlines an amazing generation of Serbian chess players. Last year the European Individual Champion in the open section was also from Serbia, as Aleksandar Indjic won EICC 2024. Before Injic and Injac, Serbia did not have individual gold medals on the European scene.

Photo edit by OnTheQueenside, modification of an original image by US Open. Asked where is the men champion Indjic, OnTheQueenside says, “He does not fit! He is too tall!”

The success of Teodora Injac, round by round

Round 1: Anastasia Kirtadze vs. Teodora Injac – 1-0 (round report)

Round 2: Teodora Injac vs. Ana Silva – 1-0 (round report)

Round 3: Bozhena Piddubna vs. Teodora Injac – 0-1 (round report)

Round 4: Teodora Injac vs. Polina Shuvalova – 1-0 (round report)

Round 5: Natalia Zhukova vs. Teodora Injac – 0-1 (round report)

Round 6: Teodora Injac vs. Eline Roebers – 1-0 (round report)

Round 7: Mai Narva vs. Teodora Injac – 0-1 (round report)

Round 8: Teodora Injac vs. Bella Khotenashvili – 1-0 (round report)

Round 9: Lilit Mkrtchian vs. Teodora Injac – 0-1 (round report)

Round 10: Teodora Injac vs. Irina Bulmaga – 1-0 (round report)

Round 11: Aleksandra Maltsevskaya vs. Teodora Injac – ½-½ (round report)

: via Teodora Injac#chess #womeninchess https://t.co/8te92Xntkh pic.twitter.com/9z9KpTx88Z
— Women's Chess Coverage (@OnTheQueenside) April 12, 2025

More about Teodora Injac

Teodora Injac is a Serbian chess player born on May 26, 2000, in Belgrade. She holds the titles of International Master (IM) and Woman Grandmaster (WGM). She made history as the youngest winner of the Women’s Serbian Chess Championship, claiming the title in 2018 at age 17, and successfully defended it in 2019 and 2020. She has represented Serbia in multiple international competitions, including four European Team Chess Championships (2017, 2019, 2021, and 2023), where she earned a gold medal for the best performance on the first board in 2023, achieving her first Grandmaster (GM) norm. She also won a bronze medal at the 2018 World Youth Chess Championship in Greece.

Great Serbian Champions! #chess #womeninchess https://t.co/8te92Xntkh pic.twitter.com/gmOwoBoque
— Women's Chess Coverage (@OnTheQueenside) April 12, 2025

European Women Individual Chess 2025 final standings

1	IM	Injac, Teodora	SRB	2454	9.5
2	IM	Bulmaga, Irina	ROU	2362	8
3	IM	Narva, Mai	EST	2380	8
4	IM	Maltsevskaya, Aleksandra	POL	2376	8
5	IM	Tsolakidou, Stavroula	GRE	2445	7.5
6	IM	Javakhishvili, Lela	GEO	2429	7.5
7	GM	Batsiashvili, Nino	GEO	2473	7.5
8	GM	Ushenina, Anna	UKR	2428	7.5
9	IM	Daulyte-Cornette, Deimante	FRA	2389	7.5
10	IM	Mammadova, Gulnar	AZE	2342	7.5
11	IM	Mkrtchian, Lilit	ARM	2388	7.5
12	IM	Milliet, Sophie	FRA	2371	7.5
13	IM	Kiolbasa, Oliwia	POL	2360	7.5
14	IM	Kulon, Klaudia	POL	2401	7.5
15	WIM	Urh, Zala	SLO	2244	7
16	GM	Khotenashvili, Bella	GEO	2418	7
17	IM	Arabidze, Meri	GEO	2447	7
18	GM	Danielian, Elina	ARM	2398	7
19	WGM	Krasteva, Beloslava	BUL	2257	7
20	IM	Savina, Anastasia	FRA	2331	7
21	IM	Vega Gutierrez, Sabrina	ESP	2380	7
22	WGM	Zawadzka, Jolanta	POL	2326	7
23	GM	Zhukova, Natalia	UKR	2306	7
24	IM	Fataliyeva, Ulviyya	AZE	2387	7
25	WGM	Yao, Lan	ENG	2294	7
26	WFM	Kirtadze, Anastasia	GEO	2180	6.5
27	IM	Roebers, Eline	NED	2367	6.5
28	WGM	Beydullayeva, Govhar	AZE	2400	6.5
29	WGM	Toncheva, Nadya	BUL	2329	6.5
30	GM	Socko, Monika	POL	2369	6.5
31	WIM	Mkrtchyan, Mariam	ARM	2282	6.5
32	WFM	Khachatryan, Anna	ARM	2091	6.5
33	FM	Avramidou, Anastasia	GRE	2275	6.5
34	WGM	Radeva, Viktoria	BUL	2297	6.5
35	WGM	Schneider, Jana	GER	2251	6.5
36	WIM	Velikic, Adela	SRB	2214	6.5
37	WFM	Ter-Avetisjana, Agnesa Stepania	LAT	2100	6.5
38	WIM	Gaboyan, Susanna	ARM	2200	6.5
39	IM	Brunello, Marina	ITA	2330	6.5
40	WGM	Mamedjarova, Turkan	AZE	2206	6.5
41	WGM	Sliwicka, Alicja	POL	2342	6.5
42	WGM	Rudzinska, Michalina	POL	2223	6.5
43	WGM	Rodshtein, Tereza	CZE	2171	6
44	IM	Unuk, Laura	SLO	2301	6
45	WGM	Antolak, Julia	POL	2314	6
46	WFM	Dwilewicz, Katarzyna	POL	2203	6
47	WFM	Karacsonyi, Kata	HUN	2198	6
48	WGM	Doluhanova, Evgeniya	UKR	2287	6
49	WIM	Wikar, Martyna	POL	2239	6
50	FM	Kochavi, Dana	ISR	2301	6
51	IM	Guichard, Pauline	FRA	2355	6
52	WGM	Calzetta Ruiz, Monica	ESP	2230	6
53	WIM	Allahverdiyeva, Ayan	AZE	2266	6
54	IM	Atalik, Ekaterina	TUR	2375	6
55	WIM	Pavlidou, Ekaterini	GRE	2160	6
56		Donghvani, Nia	GEO	2025	6
57	WGM	Khurtsilava, Inga	GEO	2214	6
58	FM	Zherebtsova, Alexandra	MNE	2229	5.5
59	FM	Jarocka, Liwia	POL	2231	5.5
60	WGM	Sieber, Fiona	GER	2276	5.5
61	CM	Smietanska, Wiktoria	POL	2254	5.5
62		Abdinova, Narmin	AZE	2165	5.5
63	WFM	Piddubna, Bozhena	UKR	2145	5.5
64	IM	Wagner, Dinara	GER	2440	5.5
65	WGM	Sandu, Mihaela	ROU	2230	5.5
66	WIM	Vidic, Teja	SLO	2100	5.5
67	WGM	Eric, Jovana	SRB	2147	5.5
68	WFM	Rida, Ruqayyah	ENG	2065	5.5
69	WFM	Nadzamova, Viktoria	SVK	2122	5.5
70	WIM	Lehaci, Miruna-Daria	ROU	2212	5.5
71	WIM	Berke, Ana	CRO	2119	5.5
72	WFM	Dicen, Elis Denele	ENG	2129	5.5
73	WFM	Prado Acebo, Ines	ESP	2199	5.5
74	WFM	Bochnickova, Simona	SVK	2167	5.5
75	WFM	Koridze, Lile	GEO	2115	5.5
76	WGM	Gevorgyan, Maria	ARM	2234	5
77	WIM	Hapala, Elisabeth	AUT	2092	5
78	WGM	Heinemann, Josefine	GER	2297	5
79	WFM	Mgeladze, Kesaria	GEO	2200	5
80	WFM	Yildiz, Elif Zeren	TUR	2160	5
81	IM	Zimina, Olga	ITA	2293	5
82	WIM	Ibrahimova, Sabina	AZE	2199	5
83	IM	Gaponenko, Inna	UKR	2349	5
84	WIM	Korenova, Martina	CZE	2045	5
85	WGM	Chelushkina, Irina	SRB	2134	5
86	WFM	Cornileau, Juliette	FRA	2130	5
87	WFM	Sivanandan, Bodhana	ENG	2073	5
88		Krkyasharyan, Sona	ARM	1989	5
89	WIM	Schloffer, Jasmin-Denise	AUT	2188	5
90	WCM	Huseynova, Lala	AZE	2065	5
91	WFM	Shuqja, Klean	ALB	2049	5
92	WGM	Zaksaite, Salomeja	LTU	2137	5
93		Nenova, Andzhelika	BUL	1903	5
94	AFM	Golsta, Ramona	LAT	1943	5
95	WIM	Terbe, Zsuzsanna	HUN	2179	5
96		Alexandri, Vasiliki	GRE	1927	5
97	WFM	Subramanian, Anusha	ENG	2026	5
98	WCM	Acarbay, Algi	TUR	2052	5
99		Kalyva, Kyriaki	GRE	1885	5
100	WFM	Tirpan, Ceren	TUR	1996	4.5
101	WFM	Deak-Sala, Emilia	AUT	2112	4.5
102	WCM	Zagorac, Lara	CRO	2106	4.5
103	FM	Paasikangas, Johanna	FIN	2106	4.5
104	WCM	Tsetskhladze, Mariam	GEO	2105	4.5
105	WFM	Grapsa, Georgia	GRE	2065	4.5
106	WIM	Ciolacu, Alessia-Mihaela	ROU	2136	4.5
107	WFM	Caku, Kler	ALB	2036	4.5
108		Alexandri, Dimitra	GRE	1995	4.5
109	WFM	Bochnickova, Andrea	SVK	2051	4
110		Golsta, Madara	LAT	1979	4
111		Mihaljevic, Eva	CRO	2039	4
112	WCM	Bhatia, Kanishka	SCO	2012	4
113	WIM	Heinatz, Gundula	SUI	2111	4
114		Kiousi, Panagiota	GRE	1998	4
115	WFM	Silva, Ana Ines Teixeira Da	POR	1893	4
116		Nahapetyan, Ani	ARM	1887	4
117		Valkova, Angelika	UKR	2001	4
118	WCM	Hariharan, Shambavi	ENG	2024	4
119		Karadas, Hena	TUR	1931	4
120	WIM	Zvereva, Marija	MNC	2033	4
121		Harutyunyan, Gabriela	ARM	1793	4
122		Chasouraki, Chrysi	GRE	1843	4
123		Kosma, Maria	GRE	1826	3.5
124	WIM	Lach, Aleksandra	POL	2208	3.5
125	GM	Stefanova, Antoaneta	BUL	2426	3.5
126		Recica, Jona	KOS	1716	3.5
127		Bania, Eleni	GRE	1809	3.5
128		Mitraka, Chrysoula-Paraskevi	SCO	1820	3
129		Lamprianou, Marianna	GRE	1498	3
130		Korinioti, Myrto	GRE	1667	3
131	WCM	Saraci, Ndriqona	KOS	1692	3
132	WIM	Schippke, Manon	FRA	2247	2.5
133		Kaka, Rengina Tsampika	GRE	1509	2
134		Lamprianou, Despoina	GRE	0	2
135		Revelioti, Eleni Nefeli	GRE	1470	1
136	WFM	Szente Varga, Fruzsina	HUN	2083	0.5

Teodora Injac is the leader of European Women’s Chess Championship 2025

Sergio — Wed, 09 Apr 2025 05:32:43 +0000

Eight rounds were played at the European Women’s Chess Championship 2025 and IM Teodora Injac made a spectacular comeback after the loss in the first round, taking the sole lead in the tournament. IM Teodora Injac (SRB, 2454) suffered a tough loss in the first round against WFM Anastasia Kirtadze (GEO, 2180) where she had a mate in two motive to win the game, but missed it and entered a lost rooks endgame. She has now won seven consecutive games to leap on the top and take the sole lead in the tournament with only three rounds to go!

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IM Teodora Injac (SRB, 2454) today scored against GM Bella Khotenashvili (GEO, 2418). Playing with black pieces, Injac equalized from the early stage in the opening, but then made a few inaccuracies that caused engine showing a slight edge for Khotenashvili. Teodora Injac then found a brilliant tactical motive and Khotenashvili miscalculated and accepted the sacrifice which brought her king into inescapable mating net. Injac chased white’s king all way to h5 square, forcing Bella Khotenashvili to resign.

New record: Stockfish crosses the 3700 elo mark

Playing on the second board, IM Lilit Mkrtchian (ARM, 2388) defeated WFM Anastasia Kirtadze (GEO, 2180) and the latter suffered the first loss in the tournament. Mkrtchian had a better position from the opening, and gradually improved the advantage to eventually win the game and join the race for the top.

IM Irina Bulmaga (ROU, 2362) defeated IM Sophie Milliet (FRA, 2371) with Black pieces after a very complex game. Bulmaga had a troublesome position after the opening, but Sophie Milliet misplayed it, allowing her opponent to take the edge. Irina Bulmaga found a nice motive of exchange sacrifice, getting two connected passed pawns in the center – that happened to be the match winners.

Scoring 6.5 points each, IM Irina Bulmaga and IM Lilit Mkrtchian follow the leader, trailing by half a point.

The 9th round starts tomorrow at 14:00 CET (15:00 local time) and live games with commentaries by GM Alojzije Jankovic and Dragana Nikolovska can be followed through the ECU TV platform or the ECU YouTube channel. Photos by Jim Laga and ECU TV

European Women Individual Chess Championship round 8 results

1	GM	Khotenashvili, Bella	GEO	2418	0 – 1	6	Injac, Teodora	SRB	2454
2	IM	Mkrtchian, Lilit	ARM	2388	1 – 0	6	Kirtadze, Anastasia	GEO	2180
3	IM	Milliet, Sophie	FRA	2371	0 – 1	5½	Bulmaga, Irina	ROU	2362
4	GM	Danielian, Elina	ARM	2398	1/2-1/2	5	Batsiashvili, Nino	GEO	2473
5	IM	Narva, Mai	EST	2380	1/2-1/2	5	Arabidze, Meri	GEO	2447
6	IM	Tsolakidou, Stavroula	GRE	2445	1/2-1/2	5	Daulyte-Cornette, Deimante	FRA	2389
7	IM	Javakhishvili, Lela	GEO	2429	1 – 0	5	Vega Gutierrez, Sabrina	ESP	2380
8	IM	Roebers, Eline	NED	2367	0 – 1	5	Ushenina, Anna	UKR	2428
9	IM	Mammadova, Gulnar	AZE	2342	1/2-1/2	4½	Beydullayeva, Govhar	AZE	2400
10	IM	Maltsevskaya, Aleksandra	POL	2376	1 – 0	4½	Smietanska, Wiktoria	POL	2254
11	FM	Avramidou, Anastasia	GRE	2275	1 – 0	4½	Socko, Monika	POL	2369
12	IM	Kiolbasa, Oliwia	POL	2360	1 – 0	4½	Jarocka, Liwia	POL	2231
13	IM	Savina, Anastasia	FRA	2331	1/2-1/2	4½	Urh, Zala	SLO	2244
14	IM	Unuk, Laura	SLO	2301	0 – 1	4½	Velikic, Adela	SRB	2214
15	WGM	Radeva, Viktoria	BUL	2297	1 – 0	4½	Rodshtein, Tereza	CZE	2171
16	WFM	Karacsonyi, Kata	HUN	2198	0 – 1	4½	Doluhanova, Evgeniya	UKR	2287
17	WGM	Toncheva, Nadya	BUL	2329	1 – 0	4½	Khachatryan, Anna	ARM	2091
18	IM	Kulon, Klaudia	POL	2401	1 – 0	4	Wikar, Martyna	POL	2239
19	WGM	Krasteva, Beloslava	BUL	2257	1 – 0	4	Guichard, Pauline	FRA	2355
20	WGM	Zawadzka, Jolanta	POL	2326	1/2-1/2	4	Schneider, Jana	GER	2251
21	GM	Zhukova, Natalia	UKR	2306	1/2-1/2	4	Zherebtsova, Alexandra	MNE	2229
22	WGM	Gevorgyan, Maria	ARM	2234	1 – 0	4	Kochavi, Dana	ISR	2301
23	WIM	Gaboyan, Susanna	ARM	2200	1/2-1/2	4	Heinemann, Josefine	GER	2297
24	WIM	Ibrahimova, Sabina	AZE	2199	1/2-1/2	4	Yao, Lan	ENG	2294
25	IM	Zimina, Olga	ITA	2293	1/2-1/2	4	Sandu, Mihaela	ROU	2230
26	WIM	Terbe, Zsuzsanna	HUN	2179	– – +	4	Sieber, Fiona	GER	2276
27	WIM	Allahverdiyeva, Ayan	AZE	2266	0 – 1	4	Mgeladze, Kesaria	GEO	2200
28	IM	Gaponenko, Inna	UKR	2349	1/2-1/2	4	Abdinova, Narmin	AZE	2165
29	WIM	Schloffer, Jasmin-Denise	AUT	2188	0 – 1	3½	Wagner, Dinara	GER	2440
30	WFM	Yildiz, Elif Zeren	TUR	2160	1/2-1/2	3½	Fataliyeva, Ulviyya	AZE	2387
31	WIM	Pavlidou, Ekaterini	GRE	2160	0 – 1	3½	Atalik, Ekaterina	TUR	2375
32	WGM	Sliwicka, Alicja	POL	2342	1/2-1/2	3½	Piddubna, Bozhena	UKR	2145
33	IM	Brunello, Marina	ITA	2330	1 – 0	3½	Zaksaite, Salomeja	LTU	2137
34	WFM	Dicen, Elis Denele	ENG	2129	0 – 1	3½	Antolak, Julia	POL	2314
35	WIM	Mkrtchyan, Mariam	ARM	2282	1 – 0	3½	Nadzamova, Viktoria	SVK	2122
36	WGM	Calzetta Ruiz, Monica	ESP	2230	1/2-1/2	3½	Cornileau, Juliette	FRA	2130
37	WGM	Rudzinska, Michalina	POL	2223	0 – 1	3½	Hapala, Elisabeth	AUT	2092
38	WGM	Khurtsilava, Inga	GEO	2214	1 – 0	3½	Zagorac, Lara	CRO	2106
39	WIM	Lehaci, Miruna-Daria	ROU	2212	1/2-1/2	3½	Tirpan, Ceren	TUR	1996
40	WGM	Eric, Jovana	SRB	2147	1 – 0	3½	Lach, Aleksandra	POL	2208
41	WGM	Mamedjarova, Turkan	AZE	2206	1 – 0	3½	Sivanandan, Bodhana	ENG	2073
42		Donghvani, Nia	GEO	2025	1 – 0	3½	Dwilewicz, Katarzyna	POL	2203
43	WFM	Ter-Avetisjana, Agnesa Stepania	LAT	2100	1 – 0	3½	Prado Acebo, Ines	ESP	2199
44	GM	Stefanova, Antoaneta	BUL	2426	1/2-1/2	3	Grapsa, Georgia	GRE	2065
45	WIM	Vidic, Teja	SLO	2100	1 – 0	3	Bochnickova, Simona	SVK	2167
46	WGM	Chelushkina, Irina	SRB	2134	0 – 1	3	Korenova, Martina	CZE	2045
47	WFM	Shuqja, Klean	ALB	2049	0 – 1	3	Berke, Ana	CRO	2119
48		Nenova, Andzhelika	BUL	1903	0 – 1	3	Koridze, Lile	GEO	2115
49		Recica, Jona	KOS	1716	0 – 1	3	Deak-Sala, Emilia	AUT	2112
50	WIM	Heinatz, Gundula	SUI	2111	0 – 1	3	Caku, Kler	ALB	2036
51	WCM	Tsetskhladze, Mariam	GEO	2105	0 – 1	3	Krkyasharyan, Sona	ARM	1989
52	WFM	Subramanian, Anusha	ENG	2026	0 – 1	2½	Paasikangas, Johanna	FIN	2106
53	WFM	Rida, Ruqayyah	ENG	2065	1 – 0	2½	Alexandri, Dimitra	GRE	1995
54	WFM	Silva, Ana Ines Teixeira Da	POR	1893	1/2-1/2	2½	Huseynova, Lala	AZE	2065
55	WCM	Acarbay, Algi	TUR	2052	1/2-1/2	2½	Golsta, Madara	LAT	1979
56		Chasouraki, Chrysi	GRE	1843	0 – 1	2½	Bochnickova, Andrea	SVK	2051
57		Mihaljevic, Eva	CRO	2039	1/2-1/2	2½	Golsta, Ramona	LAT	1943
58	WCM	Bhatia, Kanishka	SCO	2012	1 – 0	2½	Kosma, Maria	GRE	1826
59		Mitraka, Chrysoula-Paraskevi	SCO	1820	0 – 1	2	Ciolacu, Alessia-Mihaela	ROU	2136
60		Nahapetyan, Ani	ARM	1887	1 – 0	2	Zvereva, Marija	MNC	2033
61		Korinioti, Myrto	GRE	1667	0 – 1	2	Valkova, Angelika	UKR	2001
62		Kiousi, Panagiota	GRE	1998	0 – 1	2	Alexandri, Vasiliki	GRE	1927
63		Karadas, Hena	TUR	1931	1 – 0	2	Kalyva, Kyriaki	GRE	1885
64		Harutyunyan, Gabriela	ARM	1793	1 – 0	1½	Bania, Eleni	GRE	1809
65		Revelioti, Eleni Nefeli	GRE	1470	– – +	1½	Hariharan, Shambavi	ENG	2024
66		Kaka, Rengina Tsampika	GRE	1509	1/2-1/2	1½	Saraci, Ndriqona	KOS	1692
67		Lamprianou, Marianna	GRE	1498	1 – 0	1	Lamprianou, Despoina	GRE	0

Anastasia Kirtadze is sole leader at European Women Individual Chess 2025

Sergio — Sun, 06 Apr 2025 11:48:04 +0000

Anastasia Kirtadze is a talented chess player from Georgia, holding the title of Woman FIDE Master (WFM). Born in 2009, she has already made significant strides in the chess world at a young age. Among her achievements, Kirtadze won the FIDE World Under-14 Championship in rapid chess, held in Batumi, Georgia, and the Under-15 World School Chess Championship, marking her as the first Georgian to win a World Youth Championship title in over a decade.

At European Women’s Chess Championship 2025 she showcased her potential by defeating higher-rated opponents such as IM Teodora Injac, WGM Jolanta Zawadzka, and IM Lela Javakhishvili, while also securing a draw against IM Mai Narva. With the round 5 win against GM Elina Danielian, Anastasia Kirtadze jumped to shared first after round 5 with 4,5/5. Now in round 6 she achieved another victory vs Aleksandra Maltsevskaya with black and is sole leader of the European Women Individual Chess 2025.

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Aleksandra Maltsevskaya – Anastasia Kirtadze 0-1

Four players score 5/6 points each to closely follow the leader: IM Mai Narva (EST, 2380), GM Bella Khotenashvili (GEO, 2418), IM Teodora Injac (SRB, 2454) and IM Sophie Milliet (FRA, 2371).

GM Bella Khotenashvili and IM Mai Narva today drew against each-other in a direct encounter. After the game, Bella Khotenashvili joined us in the studio analyzing her games from the tournament. IM Teodora Injac scored her fifth consecutive win after a tough loss in the first round. She defeated IM Eline Roebers (NED, 2367) after a thrilling and very complex game. IM Sophie Milliet was victorious against GM Monika Socko (POL, 2369) after showing a great technique in the Rooks endgame.

The players will have a well-deserved free day tomorrow, and the games continue on Monday, 7th of April, at 14:00 CET (15:00 local time). Photos by Jim Laga and ECUTV

European Women Individual Chess 2025

1	IM	Narva, Mai	EST	2380	1/2-1/2	GM	Khotenashvili, Bella	GEO	2418
2	IM	Maltsevskaya, Aleksandra	POL	2376	0 – 1	WFM	Kirtadze, Anastasia	GEO	2180
3	IM	Roebers, Eline	NED	2367	0 – 1	IM	Injac, Teodora	SRB	2454
4	IM	Milliet, Sophie	FRA	2371	1 – 0	GM	Socko, Monika	POL	2369
5	IM	Tsolakidou, Stavroula	GRE	2445	1/2-1/2	IM	Bulmaga, Irina	ROU	2362
6	IM	Mammadova, Gulnar	AZE	2342	1/2-1/2	GM	Batsiashvili, Nino	GEO	2473
7	IM	Savina, Anastasia	FRA	2331	1/2-1/2	IM	Arabidze, Meri	GEO	2447
8	WGM	Toncheva, Nadya	BUL	2329	1/2-1/2	GM	Ushenina, Anna	UKR	2428
9	IM	Unuk, Laura	SLO	2301	0 – 1	WGM	Beydullayeva, Govhar	AZE	2400
10	GM	Danielian, Elina	ARM	2398	1 – 0	WGM	Heinemann, Josefine	GER	2297
11	FM	Kochavi, Dana	ISR	2301	1/2-1/2	IM	Daulyte-Cornette, Deimante	FRA	2389
12	IM	Mkrtchian, Lilit	ARM	2388	1 – 0	CM	Smietanska, Wiktoria	POL	2254
13	IM	Zimina, Olga	ITA	2293	1/2-1/2	IM	Vega Gutierrez, Sabrina	ESP	2380
14	IM	Kiolbasa, Oliwia	POL	2360	1/2-1/2	FM	Zherebtsova, Alexandra	MNE	2229
15	IM	Gaponenko, Inna	UKR	2349	0 – 1	WIM	Urh, Zala	SLO	2244
16	IM	Wagner, Dinara	GER	2440	1/2-1/2	WIM	Velikic, Adela	SRB	2214
17	IM	Javakhishvili, Lela	GEO	2429	1 – 0	WIM	Wikar, Martyna	POL	2239
18	WGM	Krasteva, Beloslava	BUL	2257	1 – 0	IM	Fataliyeva, Ulviyya	AZE	2387
19	WGM	Gevorgyan, Maria	ARM	2234	1 – 0	IM	Atalik, Ekaterina	TUR	2375
20	WGM	Calzetta Ruiz, Monica	ESP	2230	1/2-1/2	IM	Guichard, Pauline	FRA	2355
21	IM	Brunello, Marina	ITA	2330	0 – 1	WFM	Mgeladze, Kesaria	GEO	2200
22	WIM	Gaboyan, Susanna	ARM	2200	1 – 0	WGM	Antolak, Julia	POL	2314
23	GM	Zhukova, Natalia	UKR	2306	1/2-1/2	FM	Jarocka, Liwia	POL	2231
24	WFM	Karacsonyi, Kata	HUN	2198	1 – 0	WGM	Yao, Lan	ENG	2294
25	WIM	Terbe, Zsuzsanna	HUN	2179	1/2-1/2	WGM	Doluhanova, Evgeniya	UKR	2287
26	WIM	Mkrtchyan, Mariam	ARM	2282	1/2-1/2	WFM	Prado Acebo, Ines	ESP	2199
27	FM	Avramidou, Anastasia	GRE	2275	1/2-1/2	WGM	Rodshtein, Tereza	CZE	2171
28	WFM	Khachatryan, Anna	ARM	2091	1 – 0	WIM	Allahverdiyeva, Ayan	AZE	2266
29	IM	Kulon, Klaudia	POL	2401	1 – 0	WIM	Hapala, Elisabeth	AUT	2092
30	WGM	Sliwicka, Alicja	POL	2342	1/2-1/2	WFM	Yildiz, Elif Zeren	TUR	2160
31	WGM	Zawadzka, Jolanta	POL	2326	1/2-1/2		Abdinova, Narmin	AZE	2165
32	WGM	Radeva, Viktoria	BUL	2297	1 – 0	WFM	Piddubna, Bozhena	UKR	2145
33	WIM	Pavlidou, Ekaterini	GRE	2160	1/2-1/2	WGM	Sieber, Fiona	GER	2276
34	WGM	Schneider, Jana	GER	2251	1 – 0	WCM	Zagorac, Lara	CRO	2106
35	WFM	Rida, Ruqayyah	ENG	2065	0 – 1	WGM	Sandu, Mihaela	ROU	2230
36		Mihaljevic, Eva	CRO	2039	0 – 1	WGM	Rudzinska, Michalina	POL	2223
37	WIM	Lehaci, Miruna-Daria	ROU	2212	1/2-1/2	WFM	Deak-Sala, Emilia	AUT	2112
38	WGM	Mamedjarova, Turkan	AZE	2206	0 – 1	WFM	Tirpan, Ceren	TUR	1996
39	WIM	Ibrahimova, Sabina	AZE	2199	1 – 0	WCM	Huseynova, Lala	AZE	2065
40		Nenova, Andzhelika	BUL	1903	1/2-1/2	WIM	Schippke, Manon	FRA	2247
41	GM	Stefanova, Antoaneta	BUL	2426	0 – 1	WIM	Vidic, Teja	SLO	2100
42	WGM	Khurtsilava, Inga	GEO	2214	1/2-1/2	WFM	Sivanandan, Bodhana	ENG	2073
43	FM	Paasikangas, Johanna	FIN	2106	0 – 1	WIM	Lach, Aleksandra	POL	2208
44	WFM	Ter-Avetisjana, Agnesa Stepania	LAT	2100	1/2-1/2	WFM	Dwilewicz, Katarzyna	POL	2203
45	WIM	Schloffer, Jasmin-Denise	AUT	2188	1/2-1/2	WFM	Bochnickova, Andrea	SVK	2051
46	WFM	Bochnickova, Simona	SVK	2167	0 – 1		Krkyasharyan, Sona	ARM	1989
47	WGM	Eric, Jovana	SRB	2147	1 – 0	WIM	Korenova, Martina	CZE	2045
48	WFM	Shuqja, Klean	ALB	2049	0 – 1	WGM	Zaksaite, Salomeja	LTU	2137
49		Donghvani, Nia	GEO	2025	1 – 0	WIM	Ciolacu, Alessia-Mihaela	ROU	2136
50	WGM	Chelushkina, Irina	SRB	2134	1 – 0	WFM	Caku, Kler	ALB	2036
51		Kiousi, Panagiota	GRE	1998	0 – 1	WFM	Cornileau, Juliette	FRA	2130
52	WFM	Dicen, Elis Denele	ENG	2129	1/2-1/2		Kosma, Maria	GRE	1826
53		Alexandri, Dimitra	GRE	1995	1/2-1/2	WFM	Nadzamova, Viktoria	SVK	2122
54		Golsta, Madara	LAT	1979	0 – 1	WFM	Koridze, Lile	GEO	2115
55		Nahapetyan, Ani	ARM	1887	0 – 1	WIM	Heinatz, Gundula	SUI	2111
56		Chasouraki, Chrysi	GRE	1843	1/2-1/2	WFM	Grapsa, Georgia	GRE	2065
57	WIM	Berke, Ana	CRO	2119	1/2-1/2		Valkova, Angelika	UKR	2001
58	WCM	Tsetskhladze, Mariam	GEO	2105	1/2-1/2		Alexandri, Vasiliki	GRE	1927
59	WCM	Acarbay, Algi	TUR	2052	0 – 1	AFM	Golsta, Ramona	LAT	1943
60	WIM	Zvereva, Marija	MNC	2033	1/2-1/2		Kalyva, Kyriaki	GRE	1885
61	WCM	Bhatia, Kanishka	SCO	2012	1 – 0	WCM	Hariharan, Shambavi	ENG	2024
62	WFM	Subramanian, Anusha	ENG	2026	1 – 0		Bania, Eleni	GRE	1809
63		Recica, Jona	KOS	1716	1 – 0		Karadas, Hena	TUR	1931
64		Mitraka, Chrysoula-Paraskevi	SCO	1820	1 – 0	WCM	Saraci, Ndriqona	KOS	1692
65		Harutyunyan, Gabriela	ARM	1793	1 – 0		Lamprianou, Despoina	GRE	0
66	WFM	Silva, Ana Ines Teixeira Da	POR	1893	1 – 0		Korinioti, Myrto	GRE	1667
67		Revelioti, Eleni Nefeli	GRE	1470	1/2-1/2		Lamprianou, Marianna	GRE	1498

Eline Roebers is sole leader of the European Women Individual Chess Championship 2025

Sergio — Thu, 03 Apr 2025 17:19:27 +0000

Eline Roebers wins her round 4 game of the European Women Individual Chess Championship and takes the sole lead with 4,0/4. Roebers was well prepared for the Fried Liver Attack, and gained a clear advantage with the pawn up out of the opening. Nino Batsiashvili was playing for compensation, but she didn’t find a good motive for the counterplay, and allowed her opponent to transpose into a winning endgame. Eline Roebers had two extra passed connected pawns, and scored her fourth consecutive win in the tournament. Replay the game and scroll down for the full report of the round 4. Reports: Round 1 / Round 2 / Round 3

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Eline Roebers – Nino Batsiashvili 1-0

After the game, Eline joined in the studio ECU studio and revealed that she was happy with her pairings since she had a 4-0 score against Batsiashvili, and now improved it to 5-0. She briefly analyzed her games from the championship with the host GM Alojzije Jankovic, who is providing quality commentary as usual during every round.

As many as seven players follow and trail by half a point: IM Mai Narva (EST, 2380), WFM Anastasia Kirtadze (GEO, 2180), FM Alexandra Zherebetsova (MNE, 2229), GM Bella Khotenashvili (GEO, 2418), WGM Govhar Beydullayeva (AZE, 2400), GM Elina Danielian (ARM, 2398), and IM Aleksandra Maltsevskaya (POL, 2376).

The 5th round starts tomorrow at 14:00 CET (15:00 local time) and live games with commentaries by GM Alojzije Jankovic and Dragana Nikolovska can be followed through the ECU TV platform or the ECU YouTube channel.

European Women Individual Chess Championship 2025 round 4 results

1	IM	Narva, Mai	EST	2380	1/2-1/2	WFM	Kirtadze, Anastasia	GEO	2180
2	IM	Roebers, Eline	NED	2367	1 – 0	GM	Batsiashvili, Nino	GEO	2473
3	WGM	Radeva, Viktoria	BUL	2297	0 – 1	GM	Khotenashvili, Bella	GEO	2418
4	IM	Brunello, Marina	ITA	2330	0 – 1	WGM	Beydullayeva, Govhar	AZE	2400
5	GM	Danielian, Elina	ARM	2398	1 – 0	WGM	Toncheva, Nadya	BUL	2329
6	IM	Mkrtchian, Lilit	ARM	2388	1/2-1/2	WGM	Antolak, Julia	POL	2314
7	IM	Maltsevskaya, Aleksandra	POL	2376	1 – 0	IM	Unuk, Laura	SLO	2301
8	WGM	Calzetta Ruiz, Monica	ESP	2230	1/2-1/2	GM	Socko, Monika	POL	2369
9	WIM	Urh, Zala	SLO	2244	1/2-1/2	IM	Bulmaga, Irina	ROU	2362
10	FM	Zherebtsova, Alexandra	MNE	2229	1 – 0	IM	Savina, Anastasia	FRA	2331
11	WIM	Ibrahimova, Sabina	AZE	2199	0 – 1	IM	Arabidze, Meri	GEO	2447
12	WIM	Mkrtchyan, Mariam	ARM	2282	0 – 1	IM	Injac, Teodora	SRB	2454
13	IM	Tsolakidou, Stavroula	GRE	2445	1 – 0	WIM	Allahverdiyeva, Ayan	AZE	2266
14	WGM	Sieber, Fiona	GER	2276	1/2-1/2	IM	Wagner, Dinara	GER	2440
15	WGM	Schneider, Jana	GER	2251	0 – 1	GM	Ushenina, Anna	UKR	2428
16	GM	Stefanova, Antoaneta	BUL	2426	0 – 1	WIM	Velikic, Adela	SRB	2214
17	IM	Kulon, Klaudia	POL	2401	1/2-1/2	FM	Jarocka, Liwia	POL	2231
18	WGM	Krasteva, Beloslava	BUL	2257	1/2-1/2	IM	Daulyte-Cornette, Deimante	FRA	2389
19	WGM	Gevorgyan, Maria	ARM	2234	1 – 0	IM	Fataliyeva, Ulviyya	AZE	2387
20	WIM	Lehaci, Miruna-Daria	ROU	2212	1/2-1/2	IM	Atalik, Ekaterina	TUR	2375
21	IM	Milliet, Sophie	FRA	2371	1 – 0	WFM	Mgeladze, Kesaria	GEO	2200
22	IM	Kiolbasa, Oliwia	POL	2360	1 – 0	WFM	Dwilewicz, Katarzyna	POL	2203
23	IM	Gaponenko, Inna	UKR	2349	1 – 0	WCM	Huseynova, Lala	AZE	2065
24	WFM	Karacsonyi, Kata	HUN	2198	0 – 1	IM	Mammadova, Gulnar	AZE	2342
25	GM	Zhukova, Natalia	UKR	2306	1 – 0	WIM	Korenova, Martina	CZE	2045
26	FM	Kochavi, Dana	ISR	2301	1 – 0	WIM	Hapala, Elisabeth	AUT	2092
27		Golsta, Madara	LAT	1979	0 – 1	WGM	Heinemann, Josefine	GER	2297
28	WFM	Rida, Ruqayyah	ENG	2065	1/2-1/2	WGM	Yao, Lan	ENG	2294
29	IM	Zimina, Olga	ITA	2293	1 – 0		Kosma, Maria	GRE	1826
30	IM	Javakhishvili, Lela	GEO	2429	1 – 0	WIM	Schloffer, Jasmin-Denise	AUT	2188
31	WIM	Pavlidou, Ekaterini	GRE	2160	0 – 1	IM	Vega Gutierrez, Sabrina	ESP	2380
32	WGM	Zawadzka, Jolanta	POL	2326	1/2-1/2	WGM	Rodshtein, Tereza	CZE	2171
33	WGM	Eric, Jovana	SRB	2147	1/2-1/2	WGM	Doluhanova, Evgeniya	UKR	2287
34	FM	Avramidou, Anastasia	GRE	2275	1/2-1/2		Abdinova, Narmin	AZE	2165
35	WFM	Dicen, Elis Denele	ENG	2129	0 – 1	CM	Smietanska, Wiktoria	POL	2254
36	WFM	Khachatryan, Anna	ARM	2091	1/2-1/2	WGM	Sandu, Mihaela	ROU	2230
37	WGM	Khurtsilava, Inga	GEO	2214	1/2-1/2	WFM	Yildiz, Elif Zeren	TUR	2160
38		Nenova, Andzhelika	BUL	1903	1 – 0	WIM	Lach, Aleksandra	POL	2208
39	WGM	Mamedjarova, Turkan	AZE	2206	1/2-1/2	WFM	Deak-Sala, Emilia	AUT	2112
40	WIM	Gaboyan, Susanna	ARM	2200	1 – 0	WFM	Sivanandan, Bodhana	ENG	2073
41	WCM	Tsetskhladze, Mariam	GEO	2105	0 – 1	IM	Guichard, Pauline	FRA	2355
42	WGM	Sliwicka, Alicja	POL	2342	1 – 0	WIM	Vidic, Teja	SLO	2100
43	WFM	Ter-Avetisjana, Agnesa Stepania	LAT	2100	1 – 0	WIM	Schippke, Manon	FRA	2247
44	WFM	Grapsa, Georgia	GRE	2065	0 – 1	WIM	Wikar, Martyna	POL	2239
45	WGM	Rudzinska, Michalina	POL	2223	1 – 0	WFM	Bochnickova, Andrea	SVK	2051
46	WCM	Acarbay, Algi	TUR	2052	0 – 1	WFM	Prado Acebo, Ines	ESP	2199
47	WIM	Terbe, Zsuzsanna	HUN	2179	1 – 0	WFM	Caku, Kler	ALB	2036
48	WFM	Bochnickova, Simona	SVK	2167	1 – 0	WFM	Subramanian, Anusha	ENG	2026
49	WFM	Shuqja, Klean	ALB	2049	1/2-1/2	WFM	Piddubna, Bozhena	UKR	2145
50	WGM	Zaksaite, Salomeja	LTU	2137	1/2-1/2	WCM	Hariharan, Shambavi	ENG	2024
51		Mihaljevic, Eva	CRO	2039	1 – 0	WIM	Ciolacu, Alessia-Mihaela	ROU	2136
52	WGM	Chelushkina, Irina	SRB	2134	1 – 0	AFM	Golsta, Ramona	LAT	1943
53	WIM	Zvereva, Marija	MNC	2033	0 – 1	WFM	Cornileau, Juliette	FRA	2130
54		Karadas, Hena	TUR	1931	0 – 1	WFM	Nadzamova, Viktoria	SVK	2122
55	WIM	Berke, Ana	CRO	2119	1/2-1/2		Krkyasharyan, Sona	ARM	1989
56		Nahapetyan, Ani	ARM	1887	1 – 0	WFM	Koridze, Lile	GEO	2115
57		Chasouraki, Chrysi	GRE	1843	1/2-1/2	WIM	Heinatz, Gundula	SUI	2111
58	FM	Paasikangas, Johanna	FIN	2106	1 – 0		Alexandri, Vasiliki	GRE	1927
59		Harutyunyan, Gabriela	ARM	1793	0 – 1	WCM	Zagorac, Lara	CRO	2106
60		Donghvani, Nia	GEO	2025	1 – 0		Kalyva, Kyriaki	GRE	1885
61		Kiousi, Panagiota	GRE	1998	1 – 0	WFM	Szente Varga, Fruzsina	HUN	2083
62	WCM	Bhatia, Kanishka	SCO	2012	1 – 0	WFM	Silva, Ana Ines Teixeira Da	POR	1893
63		Alexandri, Dimitra	GRE	1995	1 – 0		Valkova, Angelika	UKR	2001
64		Mitraka, Chrysoula-Paraskevi	SCO	1820	0 – 1	WFM	Tirpan, Ceren	TUR	1996
65		Kaka, Rengina Tsampika	GRE	1509	0 – 1		Bania, Eleni	GRE	1809
66		Recica, Jona	KOS	1716	1 – 0		Lamprianou, Marianna	GRE	1498
67	WCM	Saraci, Ndriqona	KOS	1692	1 – 0		Revelioti, Eleni Nefeli	GRE	1470
68		Korinioti, Myrto	GRE	1667	1 – 0		Lamprianou, Despoina	GRE	0

Anastasia Kirtadze – Teodora Injac : A missed mate in two

Sergio — Tue, 01 Apr 2025 08:44:42 +0000

“Checkmate is unavoidable now. 35. Rf8 was best,” announced the Lichess computer analysis in yesterday’s board 2 game of the European’s Women Chess Championship. Yet, we were about to see one of the biggest upsets of the round, as WFM Anastasia Kirtadze (GEO, 2180) defeated IM Teodora Injac (SRB, 2454). Injac had a winning position and a mate in two tactical motive, but she missed it in a huge time trouble and entered a lost rooks endgame after 36… Ra4?? Kirtadze was precise in the simplified position with a huge edge and scored a victory.

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List of European Women Chess Champions

Sergio — Mon, 31 Mar 2025 09:43:32 +0000

The European Women Chess Championship, known for short as EIWCC, is a traditional event that is held on an yearly basis since the year 2000. Organized by the European Chess Union, it is one of the major events in the European calendar.

The first historic champion is the Natalia Zhukova (Ukraine). She won the first ever EIWCC in Batumi, Georgia. Later she repeated this success in Chavki, Georgia, in 2015. Other double title holders are Kateryna Lahno, Tatiana Kosintseva, and Pia Cramling. The record for most titles is currently held by Valentina Gunia with 3 trophies.

The reigning champion as of March 2025 is Ulviyya Fataliyeva, who will be defending her title in the European Women Chess Championship 2025 in Rhodes, Greece.

European Women Chess Champions

Year	Winner
2000	Natalia Zhukova (UKR)
2001	Almira Skripchenko (MDA)
2002	Antoaneta Stefanova (BUL)
2003	Pia Cramling (SWE)
2004	Alexandra Kosteniuk (RUS)
2005	Kateryna Lahno (UKR)
2006	Ekaterina Atalik (TUR)
2007	Tatiana Kosintseva (RUS)
2008	Kateryna Lahno (UKR) (2)
2009	Tatiana Kosintseva (RUS) (2)
2010	Pia Cramling (SWE) (2)
2011	Viktorija Čmilytė (LTU)
2012	Valentina Gunina (RUS)
2013	Hoang Thanh Trang (HUN)
2014	Valentina Gunina (RUS)
2015	Natalia Zhukova (UKR) (2)
2016	Anna Ushenina (UKR)
2017	Nana Dzagnidze (GEO)
2018	Valentina Gunina (RUS) (3)
2019	Alina Kashlinskaya (RUS)
2021	Elina Danielian (ARM)
2022	Monika Soćko (POL)
2023	Meri Arabidze (GEO)
2024	Ulviyya Fataliyeva (AZE)
2025	Teodora Injac (SRB)

European Women’s Chess Championship 2023

nikita — Fri, 18 Nov 2022 11:51:37 +0000

The 23rd European Women’s Chess Championship 2022 will take place from 17-30 March 2023 in Petrovac, Montenegro. The event is open for all women players from National Chess Federations members of the European Chess Union (ECU) without rating or title limitations and according to the decisions of the ECU Board and General Assembly.

The Championship will be played according to the Swiss System, 11 rounds. The rate of play is 90 minutes for 40 moves + 30 minutes for the rest of the game with an increment of 30 seconds for every move starting from move 1. The official venue of the European Women’s Chess Championship 2022 is Hotel “Palas” Petrovac.

Read more: Monika Socko wins European Women’s Chess Championship 2022

23^rd European Women’s Championship implies qualification for the next World Women’s Cup. According to FIDE regulations and the decision of the ECU Board, 9 players will qualify. The total prize fund of the event is 60.000 EUR, with 10.000 EUR reserved for the Winner of the event. List of prizes can be seen below

Place	PRIZE	Place	PRIZE
1	10,000 €	11	1,500 €
2	8,000 €	12	1,500 €
3	7,000 €	13	1,000 €
4	6,000 €	14	1,000 €
5	5,000 €	15	1,000 €
6	4,000 €	16	1,000 €
7	3,000 €	17	1,000 €
8	2,500 €	18	1,000 €
9	2,000 €	19	1,000 €
10	1,500 €	20	1,000 €

All players shall register until the 1^st of February 2023 (registration deadline). The application form shall be filled in at the official website of the championship.

Official website: www.sahcg.me

Polish PM congratulated GM Monika Socko on her triumph in the European Women’s Chess Championship 2022

nikita — Mon, 05 Sep 2022 06:00:51 +0000

The Polish Prime Minister Mr. Mateusz Morawiecki congratulated GM Monika Socko on her triumph in the European Women’s Chess Championship 2022 during the opening ceremony of the Polish Team Chess Championship 2022 (Enea Polish Ekstraliga). Monika Socko clinched the title of European Women’s Individual Chess Champion for the first time in her career. With a score of 8.5/11 points, Socko was the sole Winner of the event.

Read more: Monika Socko wins European Women’s Chess Championship 2022

The 2022 Polish Team Championship / Enea Polish Ekstraliga is taking place from 3-10 September in Bydgoszcz, Poland. It is a 10-team round-robin with each match being played on six boards, with teams required to play a female player on board 6. The time control is 90 minutes for 40 moves then 30 minutes to the end of the game, with a 30-second increment from move 1.

Polish Team Chess Ch – Enea Ekstraliga started yeasterday in #Bydgoszcz. Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki attended the opening and congratulated GM Monika Soćko, European Women's Chess Champion 2022 in #Prague.
Daily information: https://t.co/udcmzl5C74… pic.twitter.com/V92FU0SfGn
— European Chess Union (@ECUonline) September 4, 2022

Polish Prime Minister @MorawieckiM congratulated GM Monika Soćko on her victory in the European Chess Championship!@ECUonline @FIDE_chess #Chess @BiuroPrasoweKce @_GKSKatowice_ 1/2 pic.twitter.com/D2aDFiBz3D
— Lukasz Turlej (@lukaszturlej) September 3, 2022

Monika Socko wins European Women’s Chess Championship 2022

nikita — Thu, 01 Sep 2022 16:13:06 +0000

The 2022 European Individual Women’s Chess Championship concluded yesterday in Prague, Czech Republic. More than 120 players from 28 European federations competed over 11 swiss rounds for the title of European Champion and 9 qualification spots for the next FIDE Women’s World Cup.

GM Monika Socko (POL, 2423) claimed the European Women’s Chess Championship scoring 8.5 points. Socko secured the sole first place with a draw in the last round against IM Lilit Mkrtchian (ARM, 2362).

IM Monika Socko is European Women Chess Champion 2022

IM Gunay Mammadzada (AZE, 2466) needed a victory in the last round to join Monika Socko on the top. After more than 4 hours of play, Gunay Mammadzada drew against IM Aleksandra Maltsevskaya (POL, 2360) to score 8 points and be in the group of five players who tied for silver medal. Mammadzada had the best tiebreak criteria and clinched silver.

WGM Ulviyya Fataliyeva (AZE, 2413) won bronze with the same score of 8 points, and better tiebreaks than IM Lilit Mkrtchian (ARM, 2362) who came fourth, IM Aleksandra Maltsevskaya (POL, 2360) who finished fifth, and IM Irina Bulmaga (ROU, 2403) who came sixth. Scroll down for final standings

European Women’s Chess Championship 2022 – Replay all games here

WGM Ulviyya Fataliyeva (left) and IM Gunay Mammadzada (right) at the Closing ceremony of the event

The Closing ceremony of the event took place yesterday evening and it was broadcasted live. ECU President Mr. Zurab Azmapairashvili addressed the players and joined the awarding ceremony.

The Closing ceremony of the event took place yesterday evening. The ECU President Mr. Zurab Azmaiparashvili addressed the players and joined the awarding ceremony.

Final report: https://t.co/H4rufeiprH pic.twitter.com/HICsnmXMbz
— European Chess Union (@ECUonline) September 1, 2022

European Women’s Chess Championship 2022 – Final standings:

Rk.		Name	FED	Rtg	Pts.	TB1	TB2	TB3
1	GM	Socko Monika	POL	2423	8.5	0	69	73
2	IM	Mammadzada Gunay	AZE	2466	8	0	71	76
3	WGM	Fataliyeva Ulviyya	AZE	2413	8	0	70	75
4	IM	Mkrtchian Lilit	ARM	2362	8	0	67	72
5	IM	Maltsevskaya Aleksandra	POL	2360	8	0	66	70
6	IM	Bulmaga Irina	ROU	2403	8	0	56	60
7	GM	Ushenina Anna	UKR	2423	7.5	0	70	75
8	IM	Sargsyan Anna M.	ARM	2378	7.5	0	64	69
9	IM	Brunello Marina	ITA	2341	7.5	0	63	67
10	IM	Salimova Nurgyul	ECU	2404	7.5	0	62	67
11	WGM	Injac Teodora	SRB	2389	7.5	0	62	66
12	IM	Javakhishvili Lela	GEO	2476	7.5	0	60	64
13		Roebers Eline	NED	2324	7.5	0	60	64
14	GM	Danielian Elina	ARM	2441	7	0	74	79
15	IM	Mammadova Gulnar	AZE	2380	7	0	69	75
16	GM	Dzagnidze Nana	GEO	2531	7	0	69	74
17	IM	Gaponenko Inna	UKR	2339	7	0	67	70
18	WGM	Narva Mai	EST	2405	7	0	66	71
19	WGM	Beydullayeva Govhar	AZE	2339	7	0	63	68
20	WGM	Balajayeva Khanim	AZE	2344	7	0	60	64
21	WGM	Paramzina Anastasya	FID	2216	7	0	59	63
22	WGM	Gevorgyan Maria	ARM	2216	6.5	0	71	75
23	WFM	Hajiyeva Laman	AZE	2042	6.5	0	66	70
24	WGM	Radeva Viktoria	ECU	2289	6.5	0	63	67
25	WIM	Mkrtchyan Mariam	ARM	2285	6.5	0	62	67
26	WIM	Kiolbasa Oliwia	POL	2383	6.5	0	61	66
27	WIM	Blagojevic Tijana	SRB	2291	6.5	0	60	65
28	WGM	Rapport Jovana	ROU	2294	6.5	0	60	64
29	WGM	Heinemann Josefine	GER	2321	6.5	0	59	63
30	IM	Melia Salome	GEO	2384	6.5	0	59	61
31	WGM	Papp Sarah	GER	2290	6.5	0	58	62
32	FM	Schulze Lara	GER	2297	6.5	0	58	62
33	IM	Milliet Sophie	FRA	2391	6.5	0	58	62
34	WGM	Rodshtein Tereza	CZE	2154	6.5	0	57	61
35	WGM	Doluhanova Evgeniya	UKR	2278	6.5	0	57	60
36	WIM	Gueci Tea	ITA	2254	6.5	0	57	59
37	IM	Lazarne Vajda Szidonia	HUN	2313	6.5	0	56	59
38	GM	Zhukova Natalia	UKR	2335	6.5	0	55	58
39	IM	Tsolakidou Stavroula	GRE	2388	6	0	66	72
40	WIM	Sliwicka Alicja	POL	2260	6	0	66	70
41	WIM	Dolzhykova Kateryna	UKR	2139	6	0	65	67
42	WGM	Zawadzka Jolanta	POL	2412	6	0	64	69
43	GM	Batsiashvili Nino	GEO	2466	6	0	64	68
44	WIM	Kubicka Anna	POL	2237	6	0	64	67
45	WGM	Babiy Olga	UKR	2296	6	0	63	67
46	WIM	Lach Aleksandra	POL	2152	6	0	62	65
47	WIM	Rakhmangulova Anastasiya	UKR	2244	6	0	62	65
48	FM	Antova Gabriela	ECU	2269	6	0	61	64
49	WGM	Belenkaya Dina	ISR	2293	6	0	59	63
50	WIM	Gaal Zsoka	HUN	2313	6	0	58	60
51	WGM	Antolak Julia	POL	2378	6	0	57	61
52	WIM	Ibrahimova Sabina	AZE	2146	6	0	57	60
53	WFM	Lhotska Anna	CZE	2081	6	0	56	60
54	IM	Daulyte-Cornette Deimante	FRA	2384	6	0	55	59
55		Hrebenshchykova Yelyzaveta	UKR	2123	6	0	51	55
56	WIM	Martynkova Olena	LTU	2182	5.5	0	66	69
57	WIM	Urh Zala	SLO	2262	5.5	0	64	69
58	WGM	Calzetta Ruiz Monica	ESP	2230	5.5	0	64	67
59	FM	Krasteva Beloslava	ECU	2269	5.5	0	63	67
60	WIM	Kanakova Natalie	CZE	2171	5.5	0	62	66
61	WGM	Eric Jovana	SRB	2244	5.5	0	59	62
62	WIM	Gajcin Marina	SRB	2244	5.5	0	58	62
63		Tsirulnik Maritsa	UKR	2089	5.5	0	58	61
64	IM	Unuk Laura	SLO	2350	5.5	0	57	62
65	FM	Kazarian Anna-Maja	NED	2139	5.5	0	57	61
66	WFM	Nilssen Ellen Fredericia	DEN	2139	5.5	0	57	60
67	WFM	Ciolacu Alessia-Mihaela	ROU	2169	5.5	0	54	58
68	WFM	Pipiras Filipa Fortuna	POR	2135	5.5	0	53	56
69	FM	Toncheva Nadya	ECU	2164	5	0	64	68
70	WFM	Rudzinska Michalina	POL	2287	5	0	63	66
71	WIM	Lehaci Miruna-Daria	ROU	2186	5	0	62	66
72	WIM	Sieber Fiona	GER	2280	5	0	62	65
73	WFM	Koridze Lile	GEO	2081	5	0	59	64
74	WFM	Lomaia Diana	GEO	1955	5	0	56	61
75	WGM	Movsesian Julia	CZE	2291	5	0	56	60
76	WGM	Huda Maryana	UKR	2128	5	0	56	60
77	WIM	Pavlidou Ekaterini	GRE	2158	5	0	56	59
78	WIM	Gaboyan Susanna	ARM	2270	5	0	54	58
79	FM	Van Foreest Machteld	NED	2235	5	0	54	56
80	WFM	Polterauer Chiara	AUT	2183	5	0	53	56
81	WFM	Terbe Zsuzsanna	HUN	2196	5	0	52	56
82		Butenandt Svenja	GER	2032	5	0	51	53
83	WIM	Richterova Natasa	CZE	2215	5	0	49	52
84		Tashkinova Sofiia	ISR	2011	5	0	49	51
85	WFM	Folkova Martina	CZE	1991	5	0	49	52
86	WFM	Froewis Annika	AUT	2044	5	0	48	51
87	WGM	Richtrova Eliska	CZE	2204	4.5	0	59	62
88	IM	Garcia Martin Marta	ESP	2305	4.5	0	58	62
89	WIM	Shpanko Nadiia	SLO	2136	4.5	0	56	60
90	IM	Zimina Olga	ITA	2340	4.5	0	55	59
91	WCM	Marcinczyk Monika	POL	1934	4.5	0	54	58
92	WFM	Schloffer Jasmin-Denise	AUT	2127	4.5	0	54	56
93	WFM	Vanduyfhuys Daria	BEL	2054	4.5	0	53	56
94	WFM	Grineva Marianna	UKR	2006	4.5	0	53	56
95		Dvorakova Olga	CZE	1921	4.5	0	53	56
96	WFM	Dwilewicz Katarzyna	POL	2131	4.5	0	52	55
97	WFM	Kucharska Honorata	POL	2193	4.5	0	51	54
98		Hnatyshyn Anastasiia	UKR	2061	4.5	0	51	54
99	WFM	Svobodova Michaela	CZE	1943	4.5	0	50	54
100	WFM	Tsotsonava Elene	GEO	1858	4.5	0	49	53
101	WFM	Bashylina Luisa	GER	2018	4.5	0	49	52
102	WFM	Head Louise	ENG	2024	4.5	0	46	48
103	WFM	Sevcikova Lucia	SVK	2058	4.5	0	40	43
104	GM	Stefanova Antoaneta	ECU	2472	4	0	61	66
105	WIM	Petrova Irina	UKR	2127	4	0	58	61
106	WIM	Sochorova Petra	CZE	2019	4	0	54	57
107	WFM	Sankova Stella	SVK	2067	4	0	52	55
108	IM	Vega Gutierrez Sabrina	ESP	2366	4	0	49	52
109		Markova Karolina	CZE	1635	4	0	47	50
110	WFM	Levitan Ronit	ISR	2158	4	0	46	49
111		Orian Noga	ISR	1855	3.5	0	54	58
112	IM	Sedina Elena	ITA	2213	3.5	0	54	57
113		Koubova Anna Marie	CZE	2122	3.5	0	46	49
114		Trasakova Adela	CZE	1862	3.5	0	45	47
115	WFM	Pribylova Sofie	CZE	1981	3.5	0	41	43
116	WCM	Shatil Or	ISR	1842	3.5	0	41	43
117		Kordzadze Nino	AUT	1993	3.5	0	40	42
118	WGM	Sandu Mihaela	ROU	2297	3	0	51	54
119		Katter Katharina	AUT	1960	3	0	47	49
120		Acarbay Algi	TUR	1951	3	0	45	48
121	WIM	Utiatskaja Irina	FID	2154	3	0	43	46
122		Soares Sara Joana De Moura Pe	POR	1648	2.5	0.5	47	50
123		Kochavi Dana	ISR	1894	2.5	0.5	46	48

Two rounds to go at the European Women’s Chess Championship

nikita — Tue, 30 Aug 2022 09:36:38 +0000

After nine played rounds at the European Women’s Chess Championship 2022, GM Monika Socko (POL, 2423) is the sole leader of the event with score of 7.5 points.

Monika Socko (POL, 2423) drew in the ninth round against WGM Fataliyeva Ulviyya (AZE, 2413) to maintain the sole leadership with only two rounds to go.

IM Gunay Mammadzada (AZE, 2466) holds the second place with 7 points, while seven players tie for the third place scoring 6.5 points, each: GM Elina Danielian (ARM, 2441), WGM Ulviyya Fataliyeva (AZE, 2413), IM Gulnar Mammadova (AZE, 2380), WGM Maria Gevorgyan (ARM, 2216), IM Aleksandra Maltsevskaya (POL, 2360), IM Lilit Mkrtchian (ARM, 2362), and IM Inna Gaponenko (UKR, 2339).

The 10th penultimate round starts today at 15:00 CEST and the top-board pairings are:

IM Gulnar Mammadova – GM Monika Socko
GM Elina Danielian – IM Gunay Mammadzada
IM Inna Gaponenko – WGM Ulviyya Fataliyeva
WGM Maria Gevorgyan – IM Lilit Mkrtchian
WGM Mai Narva – IM Aleksandra Maltsevskaya

The games can be followed live together with live commentaries by GM Martin Petr and his guests.