Houska is 2010 British Women's Chess Champion

Jovanka Houska, 2010 British Champion.

Hello Everyone,

Jovanka Houska finished on 6.5/11 and became the British (and English) women's champion recently. She finished ahead of Lateefah Messam-Sparks who scored 4.5/11, and Sheila Dines who scored 3.5/11.

You can watch this nice game by Houska in our pgnplayer or flash below.

PGN: 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. c4 e5 4. Nxe5 Nxe5 5. dxe5 dxc4 6. Qxd8+ Kxd8 7. Bg5+ Be7 8. Bxe7+ Nxe7 9. Na3 Ng6 10. Nxc4 Be6 11. Rd1+ Ke7 12. Rc1 c6 13. e3 Bxc4 14. Rxc4 Nxe5 15. Re4 Kd6 16. f4 Nd7 17. Bc4 Rhe8 18. Rd4+ Kc7 19. Ke2 Re7 20. Kf3 Rae8 21. Re1 h6 22. g3 a5 23. a4 Nc5 24. e4 f6 25. b3 Kb6 26. Re3 Kc7 27. h4 Ne6 28. Bxe6 Rxe6 29. Kg4 g6 30. Kf3 h5 31. Red3 R8e7 32. Ke3 b6 33. Kf3 c5 34. Rc4 Re8 35. Rd5 Rd6 36. Rxd6 Kxd6 37. Rc3 Ke6 38. Rd3 Rc8 39. g4 hxg4+ 40. Kxg4 Rg8 41. Rd5 Rc8 42. Rd3 Ra8 43. Rd2 f5+ 44. exf5+ gxf5+ 45. Kh3 b5 46. axb5 Rb8 47. h5 Rxb5 48. Rd3 Rb4 49. h6 Kf6 50. Rg3 Rb7 51. Kh4 Rd7 52. Kh5 Rd1 53. Rg6+ Kf7 54. Rc6 Rb1 55. Rxc5 Rxb3 56. Rxf5+ Kg8 57. Rxa5 Rh3+ 58. Kg6 Rg3+ 59. Rg5 Rh3 60. f5 Rh1 61. Rg2 Rf1 62. Rd2 Rg1+ 63. Kf6 Rf1 64. Rd7 Rf2 65. Rg7+ Kh8 66. Re7 Rf1 67. Kg6 Rg1+ 68. Kf7 Rf1 69. f6 Rf2 70. Ke6 Re2+ 71. Kd7 Rd2+ 72. Ke8 Rf2 73. f7 Rf1 74. Re6 1-0

Meanwhile, Sabelle Gilbert won the British Girls' Under-8 title. You can read more details and find more photos from the entire British Championships at the official website here.

Sabelle Gilbert

From Alexandra Kosteniuk's

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Also see her personal blog at

www.chessqueen.com

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