"Despite the documented evidence of chess historian H.J.R. Murray, I have always thought that chess was invented by a goddess." George Koltanowski, from Women in Chess, Players of the Modern Game
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Monday, February 11, 2008
FINEC WGM Tournament
I wonder - has anyone done the math? I'd be willing to wager that there are more female chessplayers per capita in Russa than anywhere else in the world - even China!
As part of the larger 2008 FINEC event held in St. Petersburg, Russia, January 24 - February 1, 2008, there was a WGM tournament. Here are the final standings (9 rounds):
1. Gromova, Iulia wm RUS 2219 5½ 2328
2. Molchanova, Tatjana wm RUS 2365 5½ 2312
3. Petrenko, Svetlana m MDA 2282 5½ 2321
4. Eidelson, Rakhil wg BLR 2184 5 2295
5. Doluhanova, Evgeniya wg UKR 2223 5 2291
6. Kuzevanova, Evgenia RUS 2167 4½ 2254
7. Solovjova, Valentina wm RUS 2221 4 2205
8. Matseyko, Katerina wg UKR 2301 4 2196
9. Kirillova, Varvara wm RUS 2271 3½ 2162
10. Lupik, Marina RUS 2222 2½ 2082
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