The Women’s World Blitz Championship 2012 took place on 4-5th June at the Sheraton Hotel in Batumi, Georgia.
The 15-round Swiss tournament was held with the time control of 4 mins + 2 sec per move and participation of 50 top female players.
The reigning European Champion Valentina Gunina took the gold medal by convincingly winning the tournament with 13/15 points and leaving the nearest followers 2.5 points behind.
Grandmasters Natalia Zhukova and Anna Muzychuk share the 2nd place with 10.5 points each. Zhukova wins the silver on better tie-break, while Muzychuk takes the bronze.
Valentina Gunina
Prizes distribution:
1st place 10000 USD
2nd place 7000 USD
3rd place 5000 USD
4th place 4000 USD
5th place 3000 USD
6th place 2000 USD
7th-10th place 1500 USD each
11th-13th place 1000 USD each
14th-15th place 500 USD each
1st place 10000 USD
2nd place 7000 USD
3rd place 5000 USD
4th place 4000 USD
5th place 3000 USD
6th place 2000 USD
7th-10th place 1500 USD each
11th-13th place 1000 USD each
14th-15th place 500 USD each
Prior to this event, Batumi hosted the Women’s World Rapid Championship 2012 where Antoaneta Stefanova won the gold medal.
Final Top 20 standings:
1. IM Gunina Valentina RUS 2530 – 13
2. GM Zhukova Natalia UKR 2442 – 10.5
3. GM Muzychuk Anna SLO 2598 – 10.5
4. GM Kosteniuk Alexandra RUS 2457 – 10
5. GM Stefanova Antoaneta BUL 2518 – 9.5
6. GM Dzagnidze Nana GEO 2547 – 9.5
7. WGM Ding Yixin CHN 2353 – 9.5
8. GM Lahno Kateryna UKR 2546 – 9
9. GM Chiburdanidze Maia GEO 2500 – 9
10. WGM Tan Zhongyi CHN 2430 – 9
11. IM Lomineishvili Maia GEO 2366 – 9
12. IM Melia Salome GEO 2410 – 9
13. IM Ushenina Anna UKR 2454 – 9
14. WGM Batsiashvili Nino GEO 2436 – 8.5
15. IM Matnadze Ana ESP 2446 – 8.5
16. IM Khotenashvili Bela GEO 2500 – 8.5
17. IM Muzychuk Mariya UKR 2456 – 8
18. WGM Cori T Deysi PER 2386 – 8
19. GM Zhao Xue CHN 2549 – 8
20. GM Koneru Humpy IND 2589 – 8
2. GM Zhukova Natalia UKR 2442 – 10.5
3. GM Muzychuk Anna SLO 2598 – 10.5
4. GM Kosteniuk Alexandra RUS 2457 – 10
5. GM Stefanova Antoaneta BUL 2518 – 9.5
6. GM Dzagnidze Nana GEO 2547 – 9.5
7. WGM Ding Yixin CHN 2353 – 9.5
8. GM Lahno Kateryna UKR 2546 – 9
9. GM Chiburdanidze Maia GEO 2500 – 9
10. WGM Tan Zhongyi CHN 2430 – 9
11. IM Lomineishvili Maia GEO 2366 – 9
12. IM Melia Salome GEO 2410 – 9
13. IM Ushenina Anna UKR 2454 – 9
14. WGM Batsiashvili Nino GEO 2436 – 8.5
15. IM Matnadze Ana ESP 2446 – 8.5
16. IM Khotenashvili Bela GEO 2500 – 8.5
17. IM Muzychuk Mariya UKR 2456 – 8
18. WGM Cori T Deysi PER 2386 – 8
19. GM Zhao Xue CHN 2549 – 8
20. GM Koneru Humpy IND 2589 – 8
