B-CHESS: European Individual Championship 2012

Before the start of the second round of the European Individual Women Chess Championship FIDE Vice-President and the President of TCF Ali Nihat Yazici made an announcement: "The Chairman of the FIDE Qualification Commission Mr. Mikko Markkula has passed away. He was a good friend of us." All players raise up for one minute of silence.

Before the round Ali Nihat Yazici announced the sad news.

In the second round Nadezhda Kosintseva, who moved today to the first board, unexpectedly lost the game against Sopiko Guramishvili. She managed to get a position with clear advantage but few inaccurate moves tip the scales in favor of Georgian player. The rating favorite of another game Elisabeth Paehtz decided to sacrifice a piece in the equal position but her opponent Jovana Vojinovic found a defence and the position became winning for her. Azeri player Gulnar Mammadova, who defeated Nana Dzagnidze in the first round, continues her winning march – in the second round she won against Eva Repkova.

Turkish chess players: Emel Kaya, Ezgi Menzi and Busra Arig.

Round 1 Results

Bo.		Name	IRtg	FED	Pts	Res.	Pts		Name	IRtg	FED
1	IM	SAVINA Anastasia	2325	RUS	0	½ - ½	0	IM	MUZYCHUK Anna	2583	SLO
2	GM	DZAGNIDZE Nana	2559	GEO	0	0 - 1	0	WIM	MAMMADOVA Gulnar	2324	AZE
3	WGM	MAMEDJAROVA Zeinab	2321	AZE	0	½ - ½	0	GM	LAHNO Kateryna	2546	UKR
4	GM	KOSINTSEVA Nadezhda	2535	RUS	0	1 - 0	0	WGM	MANAKOVA Maria	2315	SRB
5	WGM	OZTURK Kubra	2314	TUR	0	0 - 1	0	GM	STEFANOVA Antoaneta	2531	BUL
6	GM	KOSINTSEVA Tatiana	2513	RUS	0	1 - 0	0	WIM	BULMAGA Irina	2307	ROU
7	IM	DWORAKOWSKA Joanna	2304	POL	0	0 - 1	0	GM	SEBAG Marie	2512	FRA
8	IM	GUNINA Valentina	2511	RUS	0	1 - 0	0	WGM	BOROSOVA Zuzana	2302	SVK
9	WGM	VIDENOVA Iva	2301	BUL	0	0 - 1	0	GM	CMILYTE Viktorija	2497	LTU
10	IM	KHOTENASHVILI Bela	2490	GEO	0	0 - 1	0	WIM	IVAKHINOVA Inna	2285	RUS

Round 2 Results

Bo.		Name	Rtg	FED	Pts	Res.	Pts		Name	Rtg	FED
1	WGM	GURAMISHVILI Sopiko	2395	GEO	1	1 - 0	1	GM	KOSINTSEVA Nadezhda	2535	RUS
2	GM	STEFANOVA Antoaneta	2531	BUL	1	1 - 0	1	WGM	KASHLINSKAYA Alina	2377	RUS
3	WGM	MICHNA Marta	2383	GER	1	0 - 1	1	GM	KOSINTSEVA Tatiana	2513	RUS
4	GM	SEBAG Marie	2512	FRA	1	1 - 0	1	WGM	SZCZEPKOWSKA-HOROWSKA Karina	2369	POL
5	WGM	CHAROCHKINA Daria	2371	RUS	1	0 - 1	1	IM	GUNINA Valentina	2511	RUS
6	GM	CMILYTE Viktorija	2497	LTU	1	1 - 0	1	WGM	ZAWADZKA Jolanta	2358	POL
7	IM	GALOJAN Lilit	2364	ARM	1	½ - ½	1	GM	DANIELIAN Elina	2478	ARM
8	WGM	VOJINOVIC Jovana	2356	MNE	1	1 - 0	1	IM	PAEHTZ Elisabeth	2459	GER
9	IM	MKRTCHIAN Lilit	2458	ARM	1	½ - ½	1	IM	SEDINA Elena	2353	ITA
10	WGM	MOLCHANOVA Tatjana	2346	RUS	1	½ - ½	1	IM	USHENINA Anna	2458	UKR