2011 European Individual Women's Chess Championship

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Standings after R8 - Cimilyte, who was not a favorite coming in, is in first place and good for her!

Rank after Round 8

Rk.			Name	FED	Rtg	Pts.	TB1	TB2	TB3	n	w	we	w-we	K	rtg+/-
1		GM	Cmilyte Viktorija	LTU	2504	6.5	2679	32.0	42.0	8	6.5	4.79	1.71	10	17.1
2		IM	Khotenashvili Bela	GEO	2470	6.5	2662	31.5	41.5	8	6.5	4.60	1.90	10	19.0
3		GM	Danielian Elina	ARM	2506	6.0	2613	32.0	43.0	8	6	4.90	1.10	10	11.0
4		GM	Lahno Kateryna	UKR	2530	6.0	2607	31.5	41.0	8	6	5.22	0.78	10	7.8
5		GM	Stefanova Antoaneta	BUL	2506	6.0	2593	31.5	42.0	8	6	5.12	0.88	10	8.8
6		IM	Javakhishvili Lela	GEO	2454	6.0	2586	30.0	40.0	8	6	4.63	1.37	10	13.7
7		GM	Cramling Pia	SWE	2468	6.0	2581	31.0	40.5	8	6	4.85	1.15	10	11.5
8		GM	Kosintseva Tatiana	RUS	2559	6.0	2577	26.0	35.5	8	6	5.81	0.19	10	1.9
9		GM	Arakhamia-Grant Ketevan	SCO	2462	6.0	2552	27.5	36.5	8	6	5.09	0.91	10	9.1
10		WGM	Paikidze Nazi	GEO	2408	5.5	2540	31.5	39.5	8	5.5	4.05	1.45	15	21.8
11		IM	Ovod Evgenija	RUS	2404	5.5	2538	31.0	40.5	8	5.5	4.00	1.50	10	15.0
12		IM	Kosintseva Nadezhda	RUS	2567	5.5	2537	30.5	41.0	8	5.5	5.75	-0.25	10	-2.5
13		IM	Muzychuk Anna	SLO	2537	5.5	2532	29.5	39.5	8	5.5	5.51	-0.01	10	-0.1
14		IM	Khurtsidze Nino	GEO	2436	5.5	2522	29.0	38.0	8	5.5	4.53	0.97	10	9.7
15		WGM	Savina Anastasia	RUS	2389	5.5	2490	27.0	36.5	8	5.5	4.33	1.17	10	11.7
16		GM	Kosteniuk Alexandra	RUS	2522	5.5	2457	27.0	35.5	8	5.5	6.00	-0.50	10	-5.0
17		WGM	Batsiashvili Nino	GEO	2399	5.5	2451	29.0	37.5	8	5.5	4.87	0.63	15	9.4
18		WGM	Manakova Maria	SRB	2303	5.5	2356	25.5	33.5	8	5.5	4.30	1.20	15	18.0
19		IM	Matveeva Svetlana	RUS	2380	5.5	2295	24.5	32.0	8	5.5	6.01	-0.51	10	-5.1
20		WIM	Isgandarova Khayala Ilqar Qizi	AZE	2143	5.0	2472	25.0	34.0	8	5	1.68	3.32	15	49.8
21		IM	Galojan Lilit	ARM	2377	5.0	2456	30.0	39.5	8	5	4.06	0.94	10	9.4
22		GM	Hoang Thanh Trang	HUN	2456	5.0	2454	26.5	35.5	8	5	4.99	0.01	10	0.1
23		WIM	Kazimova Narmin Nizami Qizi	AZE	2262	5.0	2447	26.5	35.0	8	5	3.03	1.97	15	29.5
24		IM	Romanko Marina	RUS	2387	5.0	2446	29.0	38.0	8	5	4.32	0.68	10	6.8
25		IM	Foisor Cristina-Adela	ROU	2414	5.0	2436	29.5	38.0	8	5	4.71	0.29	10	2.9
26		IM	Melia Salome	GEO	2444	5.0	2428	28.0	38.0	8	5	5.15	-0.15	10	-1.5
27		IM	Mkrtchian Lilit	ARM	2468	5.0	2427	28.0	37.5	8	5	5.43	-0.43	10	-4.3
28		IM	Bodnaruk Anastasia	RUS	2419	5.0	2426	28.5	37.5	8	5	4.83	0.17	10	1.7
29		IM	Moser Eva	AUT	2445	5.0	2418	25.0	33.5	8	5	5.27	-0.27	10	-2.7
30		WGM	Zawadzka Jolanta	POL	2400	5.0	2417	27.5	36.0	8	5	4.73	0.27	10	2.7
31		IM	Muzychuk Mariya	UKR	2473	5.0	2414	25.5	34.0	8	5	5.59	-0.59	10	-5.9
32		WIM	Bulmaga Irina	ROU	2284	5.0	2386	24.5	33.0	8	5	3.91	1.09	15	16.4
33		WIM	Arabidze Meri	GEO	2277	5.0	2385	26.5	35.5	8	5	3.84	1.16	15	17.4
34		WGM	Guramishvili Sopiko	GEO	2299	5.0	2383	25.5	33.0	8	5	3.79	1.21	15	18.1
35		WGM	Nemcova Katerina	CZE	2294	5.0	2366	29.0	37.0	8	5	3.68	1.32	15	19.8
36		WIM	Abdulla Khayala Mardan Qizi	AZE	2168	5.0	2293	22.0	30.5	8	5	3.64	1.36	15	20.4
37		WGM	Pogonina Natalija	RUS	2448	5.0	2291	23.5	31.5	8	5	6.38	-1.38	10	-13.8
38		GM	Zhukova Natalia	UKR	2428	5.0	2281	20.5	28.0	8	5	6.34	-1.34	10	-13.4
39		WIM	Janjghava Natia	GEO	2291	5.0	2275	23.0	30.5	8	5	4.55	0.45	15	6.8

There are lots of shocks in the current standings. Outstandings players such as GM Nana Dzagnidze (GEO 2557), after such a brilliant finish in the Women's Grand Prix, finds herself in 40th place with 4.5, behind compatriots with much lower ELOs!  On the other hand, I'm glad to see GM Pia Cramling, who's ELO has slipped below 2500, up with the front runners, tied with 6.0.  She competed head to head with the Polgar sisters back in the late 1980's/early 1990's. She was among the first female chessplayers to EARN the GM title in the traditional way males players earn it. Yeah, I know, that was a lifetime ago to a lot of chess fans today who weren't even born until 1997.  On the other hand, my girl Narmin Kazimova from Azerbaijan is hanging tough with 5.0 in 23rd place (out of 130 players).  You go girl! 

There's still a lot more chess to come, though, and the final rounds will be crucial.  This is an 11 round event, so rounds 9, 10 and 11 need to be played - and all bets are off as far as I'm concerned, darlings!  I've absolutely no idea who may take the title or even place in the top 10!  I'm looking for Kosteniuk to make a move, and Lahno too. I don't count out reputed party girl Stefanova, either.  I am also rooting for Salome Melia of Georgia, who won so many hearts and souls in Montreal when she came at our behest and played in the 2009 City of Montreal Open Chess Tournament and finished second overall. 

Stay tuned...