Chess news and chess trivia blog (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2010
Hello Everyone,
The men at the London Chess Classic 2010 won't be alone even though it seems everyone's gone to the Women's World Chess Championship 2010 in Antakya, Turkey.
There's a Women's invitational London happening too as a parallel event. The women invitational London Classic tournament will take place from December 15-8. The players are:
- IM Susan Lalic (England) 2294
- WFM Rasa Norinkeviciute (Lithuania) 2028
- WIM Arlette van Weersel (Netherlands) 2186
- WFM Shannon Oliver (Australia) 1926
- WFM Maria Ikonomopoulou (Greece) 2160
- Amy Hoare (England) 1921
- WIM Fiona Steil-Antoni (Luxembourg) 2147
- Lateefah Messam-Sparks (England) 1917
- WFM Sarah Hegarty (England) 2080
- WFM Natasha Fairley (New Zealand) 1785
Stay tuned for all the action at the official website here.
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Who says there aren't many women playing chess. Great Girls. Hatay or London, women rule the world.
ReplyDeleteLovely Ladies and good Chess players ! The best of both worlds...
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