European Chess Championship 2010

Hello everybody!

Tomorrow, March 6, 2010, the very strong European Women's Chess Championship will start in Rijeka, Croatia. This championship is a qualification tournament for the Women's World Chess Championship 2012. For that reason, this year the championship has attracted most of the strongest women chess players in Europe who would like to qualify for next world championship cycle.

The reigning European champion right now is Tatiana Kosintseva who won the European championship 2009 in Saint-Petersburg in March last year.

The full starting list of the European chess championship 2010 are, in order of rating:

No.			Name	FideID	FED	RtgI
1		GM	Stefanova Antoaneta	2902257	BUL	2555
2		IM	Kosintseva Nadezhda	4134974	RUS	2554
3		IM	Muzychuk Anna	14111330	SLO	2533
4		GM	Kosintseva Tatiana	4133471	RUS	2524
5		GM	Cramling Pia	1700030	SWE	2523
6		GM	Sebag Marie	617822	FRA	2506
7		IM	Mkrtchian Lilit	13300601	ARM	2503
8		IM	Javakhishvili Lela	13601458	GEO	2500
9		WGM	Zhukova Natalia	14101513	UKR	2492
10		IM	Danielian Elina	13300210	ARM	2491
11		GM	Hoang Thanh Trang	12400149	HUN	2487
12		IM	Paehtz Elisabeth	4641833	GER	2486
13		IM	Cmilyte Viktorija	12801259	LTU	2485
14		GM	Dzagnidze Nana	13601903	GEO	2479
15		IM	Gaponenko Inna	14101181	UKR	2472
16		IM	Melia Salome	13602446	GEO	2467
17		GM	Socko Monika	1106619	POL	2465
18		IM	Rajlich Iweta	1108166	POL	2459
19		IM	Dembo Yelena	723916	GRE	2457
20		WFM	Gunina Valentina	4167570	RUS	2457
21		IM	Skripchenko Almira	13900145	FRA	2456
22		IM	Tairova Elena	13503383	RUS	2455
23		IM	Ushenina Anna	14110911	UKR	2452
24		IM	Khotenashvili Bela	13602640	GEO	2448
25		GM	Arakhamia-Grant Ketevan	13600168	SCO	2447
26		IM	Muzychuk Mariya	14114550	UKR	2444
27		IM	Kovalevskaya Ekaterina	4116704	RUS	2438
28		IM	Moser Eva	1607456	AUT	2437
29		IM	Khurtsidze Nino	13600320	GEO	2434
30		IM	Foisor Cristina-Adela	1200496	ROU	2433
31		IM	Vasilevich Tatjana	14101610	UKR	2414
32		IM	Romanko Marina	4149351	RUS	2409
33		WGM	Zawadzka Jolanta	1122320	POL	2404
34		GM	Peng Zhaoqin	1004786	NED	2401
35		IM	Milliet Sophie	623725	FRA	2391
36		WGM	Savina Anastasia	4196872	RUS	2391
37		WGM	Zdebskaja Natalia	14109956	UKR	2390
38		IM	Lomineishvili Maia	13600656	GEO	2385
39		WGM	Kovanova Baira	4164083	RUS	2385
40		IM	Bojkovic Natasa	908550	SRB	2384
41		WGM	Bodnaruk Anastasia	4181751	RUS	2384
42		WGM	Galojan Lilit	13301314	ARM	2380
43		IM	Matveeva Svetlana	4119827	RUS	2373
44		WIM	Molchanova Tatjana	4132203	RUS	2369
45		WGM	Majdan Joanna	1121979	POL	2364
46		WGM	Girya Olga	4195752	RUS	2362
47		IM	Dworakowska Joanna	1107445	POL	2356
48		WGM	Iljushina Olga	4152280	RUS	2356
49		WIM	Severiukhina Zoja	24108065	RUS	2355
50		WGM	Motoc Alina	1210246	ROU	2348
51		WIM	Nikolova Adriana	2908689	BUL	2348
52		IM	Kachiani-Gersinska Ketino	4623614	GER	2346
53		WGM	Cosma Elena-Luminita	1201590	ROU	2346
54		IM	Gvetadze Sopio	13601440	GEO	2342
55		IM	Borsuk Angela	2806452	ISR	2338
56		WGM	Charkhalashvili Inga	13601431	GEO	2338
57		WGM	Cherednichenko Svetlana	14105551	UKR	2337
58		IM	Sedina Elena	812153	ITA	2334
59		WGM	Kashlinskaya Alina	4198026	RUS	2332
60		WIM	Tsatsalashvili Keti	13603434	GEO	2326
61		WIM	Paikidze Nazi	13603620	GEO	2322
62		IM	Zimina Olga	4132190	ITA	2319
63		WGM	Chelushkina Irina	928615	SRB	2319
64		WGM	Manakova Maria	927007	SRB	2315
65		WGM	Vega Gutierrez Sabrina	2219026	ESP	2314
66		WIM	Schneider Veronika	721530	HUN	2314
67		WGM	Kochetkova Julia	4139690	RUS	2313
68		WGM	Zakurdjaeva Irina	4135504	RUS	2313
69		WGM	Kadziolka Beata	1119990	POL	2311
70		WGM	Nebolsina Vera	4163591	RUS	2310
71		WIM	Borosova Zuzana	14905779	SVK	2307
72		IM	Klinova Masha	2802015	ISR	2303
73		WGM	Paulet Iozefina	1213261	ROU	2303
74		WGM	Stojanovic Andjelija	928682	SRB	2301
75		IM	Purtseladze Maka	13602659	GEO	2299
76		WGM	Berend Elvira	4000510	LUX	2299
77		WFM	Mammadova Gulnar Marfat Qizi	13403508	AZE	2299
78		WGM	Doluhanova Evgeniya	14112035	UKR	2297
79		WGM	Aginian Nelly	13300628	ARM	2296
80		WGM	Calzetta Ruiz Monica	2204185	ESP	2296
81		WGM	Kursova Maria	4129709	RUS	2296
82		WGM	Vojinovic Jovana	937266	MNE	2296
83		WGM	Kostiuk Tatiana	14107449	UKR	2294
84		WIM	Arabidze Meri	13604040	GEO	2292
85		WIM	Dolzhykova Kateryna	14113414	UKR	2290
86		WGM	Mamedjarova Zeinab	13401521	AZE	2289
87		WGM	Medic Mirjana	14501619	CRO	2279
88		WGM	Sandu Mihaela	1204327	ROU	2277
89		WGM	Melnikova Yana	4136632	RUS	2272
90		WGM	Semenova Irina	4118367	RUS	2272
91		WGM	Mamedjarova Turkan	13402005	AZE	2269
92		WGM	Guramishvili Sopiko	13602888	GEO	2266
93		WGM	Nemcova Katerina	322750	CZE	2264
94			Papp Petra	739049	HUN	2263
95		WIM	Pertlova Sona	318787	CZE	2262
96		WIM	Tarasova Viktoriya	4175840	RUS	2261
97		WIM	Ozturk Kubra	6302599	TUR	2260
98		WIM	Toma Katarzyna	1119907	POL	2259
99		WIM	Videnova Iva	2907763	BUL	2258
100		WFM	Lomako Anna	4164725	RUS	2258
101		WIM	Sikorova Olga	307033	CZE	2256
102		WGM	Przezdziecka Marta	1123009	POL	2254
103		WIM	Fakhiridou Ekaterini	4202848	GRE	2252
104		WIM	Drljevic Ljilja	928879	SRB	2248
105		WIM	Franciskovic Borka	14507943	CRO	2245
106		WIM	Worek Joanna	1118080	POL	2245
107		WIM	Yildiz Betul Cemre	6302920	TUR	2244
108			Mrvova Alena	14902036	SVK	2239
109		WIM	Jelica Mara	14504111	CRO	2235
110			Haast Anne	1017292	NED	2235
111		WIM	Papadopoulou Vera	4205472	GRE	2228
112		WIM	Gromova Iulia	4152832	RUS	2226
113		WGM	Makropoulou Marina	4200187	GRE	2225
114		WIM	Isgandarova Khayala Ilqar Qizi	13401823	AZE	2224
115		WIM	Schut Lisa	1019481	NED	2224
116		WIM	Fuchs Judith	24605611	GER	2222
117		WGM	Shaydullina Sandugach	4140389	RUS	2218
118		WIM	Ivakhinova Inna	4185641	RUS	2218
119		WIM	Brunello Marina	822590	ITA	2217
120		WIM	Hoolt Sarah	24606812	GER	2215
121			Djukic Sandra	931390	SRB	2214
122		WIM	Kazimova Narmin Nizami Qizi	13402951	AZE	2212
123		WIM	Umudova Nargiz	13402137	AZE	2211
124		WFM	Bogumil Tatiana	4110579	RUS	2201
125		WIM	Danelia Mariam	13603671	GEO	2199
126		WIM	Van Weersel Arlette	1009877	NED	2197
127		WFM	Semenova Elena	24125148	RUS	2195
128		WIM	Butuc Maria	13902911	RUS	2194
129		WIM	Solic Kristina	14507323	CRO	2192
130		WFM	Ziaziulkina Nastassia	13505211	BLR	2188
131		WIM	Kopinits Anna-Christina	1614142	AUT	2183
132		WIM	Trofimova Antonina	4123441	RUS	2182
133		WIM	Makka Ioulia	4205316	GRE	2180
134		WFM	Efroimski Marsel	2810964	ISR	2178
135		WGM	Partac Elena	13901001	MDA	2172
136		WFM	Kushka Alena	24111481	RUS	2164
137		WGM	Kouvatsou Maria	4203593	GRE	2161
138		WIM	Sargac Rajna	14507250	CRO	2157
139		WFM	Baciu Diana	13903284	MDA	2146
140			Abdulla Khayala Mardan Qizi	13401807	AZE	2141
141		WFM	Kharmunova Nadejda	4195876	RUS	2136
142			Pavlidou Ekaterini	4213262	GRE	2135
143		WFM	Coimbra Margarida	1901192	POR	2123
144			Kharatyan Anahit	13302574	ARM	2117
145		WFM	Cherednichenko Elena	14105560	UKR	2100
146		WFM	Berke Ana	14510359	CRO	2097
147			Ikonomopoulou Maria	4209958	GRE	2081
148			Brunello Roberta	822205	ITA	2043
149			Tonel Giulia	821268	ITA	2023
150			De Seroux Camille	1305620	SUI	2019

The complete statistics during the tournament can be found here. The games LIVE can be found on the official web-site of the organizers, here. I'm sure it will be a very exciting event and I will keep you posted about how the tournament goes.

Posted by: Alexandra Kosteniuk

Women's World Chess Champion

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