III International Chess Festival “President’s Cup”

May 9 – 21, 2008 180 players, 9 rounds, First Place is $7,000, first woman finisher is $600 Standings after 8 Rounds: 28 24 GM Stefanova Antoaneta 2538 BUL 5,5 31 38 IM Paehtz Elisabeth 2449 GER 5,5 40 52 WGM Khotenashvili Bela 2333 GEO 5,0 42 59 WIM Batsiashvili Nino 2304 GEO 5,0 45 54 IM Zozulia Anna 2332 BEL 5,0 50 56 WGM Mamedjarova Zeinab 2322 AZE 5,0 63 111 Kazimova Narmin 2072 AZE 4,5 69 83 WFM Mammadova Gulnar 2188 AZE 4,5 70 128 Abdulla Khayala 1982 AZE 4,5 84 63 WGM Mamedjarova Turkan 2271 AZE 4,0 89 98 Huseynova Sahar 2106 AZE 4,0 94 99 Khudaverdieva Afag 2104 AZE 4,0 97 80 WIM Gavasheli Ana 2191 GEO 4,0 102 119 Guliyeva Sabina 2020 AZE 4,0 104 94 Ismailova Aytaj 2129 AZE 4,0 109 74 WIM Umudova Nargiz 2222 AZE 3,5 111 79 Isgandarova Khayala 2193 AZE 3,5 118 131 Mammadova Aysel Alishiraz qizi 1962 AZE 3,5 120 124 Agayeva Aytan 1989 AZE 3,5 122 121 WCM Fataliyeva Ulviyya 2003 AZE 3,5 125 95 WFM Ni Viktorija 2120 LAT 3,5 127 140 Hasanova Turkan 1897 AZE 3,0 128 172 Kazimova Firuza Bakhlul qizi 1700 AZE 3,0 168 156 Khalafova Narmin Ilgar qizi 1954 AZE 2,0 180 171 Karimova Nazrin Faiq qizi 1700 AZE 1,0 Narmin Kazimova is a young player who caught my eye by her performance at the recently-concluded European Individual Women's Chess Championship.