Chess Femme News

Chess news from Colombia:
Selectivo Clasico Femeino
Organizer(s) Liga de Ajedrez de Bogota
Site Salitre
Date 2010/08/27 to 2010/08/29
Rating-Ø 1692

Final Standings (Completion of Round 5):

Rk. Name FED Rtg Pts. TB1 TB2 TB3
1 Panesso Lina BOG 1905 4,5 15,5 9,5 14,00
2 Corrales Isis Johanna MET 1677 4,0 11,5 6,5 7,00
3 Perez Laura BOG 1870 3,5 12,0 6,5 6,75
4 Gomez Calderon Valentina BOG 1745 3,0 14,0 9,0 5,50
5 Nope Tatiana BOG 1551 3,0 11,5 6,0 6,25
6 Benavides Moncayo Olga BOG 1661 3,0 8,0 4,5 3,00
7 Vargas Diana Paola BOG 1873 2,5 14,5 9,0 6,00
8 Herrera Wilene BOG 1699 2,0 16,0 9,5 5,00
9 Calderon Zuluaga Andrea COL 1863 2,0 12,0 7,5 2,00
10 Nope Viviana BOG 1471 1,5 13,0 8,5 1,50
11 Baron Maria Camila BOG 1391 1,0 12,5 7,5 0,50
12 Quinones Maria Constanza TOL 1600 0,0 9,0 5,5 0,00

Chess news from Sri Lanka:

Dinushki and Aksha win International Chess
Monday, 30  August, 2010
Dinushki Premnath of Sri Lanka and Aksha Khamparia of India were crowned the women’s and men’s champions at the third Mora Kings’ International Rating Chess Championships that was concluded recently at the University of Moratuwa.

The championship was organized by the University of Moratuwa.

Results –

Women’s Open. (1) Dinushki Premnath 6.5. (2) I.U. Basnayake 6.5. (3) P. R. Senanayake 6.

Men’s Open (1) Aksha Khamparia 8.5 (2) G.C. Anuruddha 8. (3) R. Weerawardena 7.5

Boys Under 8. (1) G.M. Thilakaratne 5 (2) Malith Madushanka 4 (3) Raveen Askey 4. Under-10. (1) H.M. Herath 6 (2) Lahiru Sithja 5.5 (3) Anusra Mavindi 5. Under 12 (1) Sharman Kushagra (India) 5.5 (2) Sanura Ranmita 5.5 (3) C.M. Chandrasekera 5.5 Under 15 G.T. Premachandra 7 (2) V.R. Subasinghe 6.5 C. Lamahewa 6.5.

Girls Under 8. (1) Askey Rashell 4 (2) Rashmi Rangajee 4 (3) L.A. Karunaratne 3.5 Under 10 (1) Binuri Yapa 5 (2) Sanduni Bandara 4 (3) G.P. Wijesuriya 4. Under 12 (1) I.D.S. Kahanda 6 (2) T. Ranasinghe Y.N. Vidanagamage 5. Under 15 (1) Sanali Natasha 5.5 (2) Yashmi Lamawansa (3) V.N. W. Siriwardena 5.5 (BM)

Chess news from India:

From the Telegraph of Calcutta, India
August 30, 2010
Rucha crowned champion
A STAFF REPORTER

National chess meet

Rucha Pujari with the trophy in Guwahati
on Saturday. Picture by Eastern Projections

Guwahati, Aug. 29: Women Fide Master Rucha Pujari got the better of A. Sithalachumi to turn the tables on overnight leader Amrutha Mokal and clinch the title of the 37th National Women Challengers Chess Tournament that concluded at the Shilpgram here yesterday.

In the final round Sonakshi Rathore, who had upset top seed International Master Bhagyashree Thipsay in an earlier round, put an end to Mokal’s dream run while Pujari continued with her accuracy of the last couple of rounds to defeat Sithalachumi to claim the championship with nine points.

On the top board, Amrutha, playing white, started with the king pawn to which Sonakshi replied with d5, which led to the centre counter opening. The opening moves suggested that Sonakshi was well prepared for the kill and would go all out to upset the tournament leader.

However, as usual, Amrutha played solidly and didn’t give any opening advantage to black. But the pressure of the event finally got to her as she played a couple of weak moves and Sonakshi took advantage.

Mokal finished the runners-up with 8.5 points while Rathore tallied eight points to be third and S. Harini had 7.5 under her belt to be fourth. The remaining players among the top 20, who qualified for the Premier Chess Championship to be held in Orissa, finished with seven points per head as all other games till the 10th board settled for quick draws.Thipsay, the only World International Master in the tournament managed to finish 17th.