2012 Women's World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships

Held in Batumi, Georgia, May 31 - June 5, 2012.  Official website. 

Time Controls:

Rapid: 25 min + 10 seconds

Blitz: 4 min + 2 seconds

GM Antoaneta Stefanova of Bulgaria (1st in Rapid; 5th in Blitz) and GM Alexandra Kosteniuk of Russia (2nd in Rapid; 4th in Blitz) had excellent events.  Kudos also to GM Kateryna Lahno of Ukraine (4th in Rapid; 8th in Blitz) , GM Anna Muzychuk of Slovenia (5th in Rapid; 3rd in Blitz), and GM Nana Dzagnidze of Georgia (7th in Rapid; 6th in Blitz.) 

GM Maia Chiburdanidze (left) of Georgia, long-time Women's
World Chess Champion, fininshed in 9th place in the Blitz; and GM Pia Cramling
of Sweden, the second woman in the world to earn a GM title the traditional way,
(through norms and rating), finished 8th in the Rapid.  Well done, ladies!
More photos below.

Final standings, Women's World Rapid:

Rk.			Name	FED	Rtg	Pts.	TB1	TB2	TB3
1		GM	Stefanova Antoaneta	BUL	2518	8.5	61.5	74.5	2700
2		GM	Kosteniuk Alexandra	RUS	2457	8.0	61.5	74.5	2672
3		GM	Koneru Humpy	IND	2589	8.0	60.5	74.5	2630
4		GM	Lahno Kateryna	UKR	2546	8.0	57.5	70.5	2639
5		GM	Muzychuk Anna	SLO	2598	7.5	59.5	70.5	2554
6		GM	Harika Dronavalli	IND	2508	7.5	53.0	64.0	2563
7		GM	Dzagnidze Nana	GEO	2547	7.0	53.0	65.5	2562
8		GM	Cramling Pia	SWE	2478	6.5	57.5	68.0	2545
9		GM	Zhao Xue	CHN	2549	6.5	56.0	69.5	2535
10		WGM	Guo Qi	CHN	2360	6.5	56.0	69.0	2562
11		IM	Paehtz Elisabeth	GER	2491	6.5	54.5	64.5	2491
12		WGM	Tan Zhongyi	CHN	2430	6.5	54.0	65.5	2528
13		IM	Javakhishvili Lela	GEO	2449	6.5	52.0	63.5	2514
14		GM	Zhukova Natalia	UKR	2442	6.5	52.0	63.0	2527
15		GM	Zhu Chen	QAT	2491	6.5	52.0	63.0	2485
16		GM	Kosintseva Tatiana	RUS	2532	6.5	48.0	57.0	2424
17		WGM	Huang Qian	CHN	2417	6.0	62.5	75.5	2542
18		IM	Khurtsidze Nino	GEO	2456	6.0	58.5	71.5	2530
19			Wang Jue	CHN	2364	6.0	55.5	67.0	2540
20		IM	Gunina Valentina	RUS	2530	6.0	54.5	67.5	2481
21		IM	Mkrtchian Lilit	ARM	2449	6.0	51.0	63.0	2460
22		IM	Ushenina Anna	UKR	2454	5.5	52.0	63.5	2445
23		GM	Arakhamia-Grant Ketevan	SCO	2426	5.5	51.0	63.0	2459
24		WGM	Batsiashvili Nino	GEO	2436	5.5	50.0	62.5	2442
25		IM	Melia Salome	GEO	2410	5.5	46.0	58.0	2443
26		WGM	Pogonina Natalija	RUS	2447	5.5	46.0	55.0	2370
27		GM	Danielian Elina	ARM	2484	5.5	45.0	55.0	2370
28		IM	Khukhashvili Sopiko	GEO	2414	5.5	43.0	52.5	2390
29		IM	Gvetadze Sofio	GEO	2338	5.0	53.0	66.5	2426
30		IM	Muzychuk Mariya	UKR	2456	5.0	51.0	61.0	2407
31		GM	Chiburdanidze Maia	GEO	2500	5.0	49.5	60.5	2386
32		WGM	Cori T Deysi	PER	2386	5.0	47.5	58.0	2365
33		WGM	Ding Yixin	CHN	2353	5.0	45.0	55.0	2381
34		IM	Purtseladze Maka	GEO	2348	5.0	44.0	54.0	2380
35		IM	Krush Irina	USA	2457	5.0	43.0	51.0	2340
36		IM	Lomineishvili Maia	GEO	2366	5.0	41.5	51.0	2362
37		IM	Kovalevskaya Ekaterina	RUS	2417	4.5	48.5	60.0	2396
38		GM	Socko Monika	POL	2484	4.5	48.0	58.5	2347
39		WGM	Mammadova Gulnar	AZE	2345	4.5	47.5	59.0	2381
40		IM	Matnadze Ana	ESP	2446	4.5	44.0	53.0	2304
41		WIM	Mikadze Miranda	GEO	2323	4.5	41.5	49.0	2315
42		WIM	Arabidze Meri	GEO	2351	4.5	41.0	50.0	2330
43		WGM	Charkhalashvili Inga	GEO	2334	4.5	41.0	49.5	2323
44		WIM	Janjghava Natia	GEO	2306	4.0	42.0	51.5	2261
45		IM	Klinova Masha	ISR	2318	3.5	46.0	54.5	2246
46		IM	Khotenashvili Bela	GEO	2500	3.5	44.5	53.0	2258
47		IM	Gurieli Nino	GEO	2329	3.5	40.5	49.0	2218
48		WIM	Umudova Nargiz	AZE	2231	3.0	39.5	48.0	2188
49		WIM	Bezgodova Svetlana	RUS	2120	2.5	44.5	54.0	2192
50		GM	Gaprindashvili Nona	GEO	2356	2.0	39.0	48.0	2105

Annotation:
Tie Break1: Buchholz Tie-Breaks (variabel with parameter)
Tie Break2: Buchholz Tie-Breaks (variabel with parameter)

Final Standings, Women's World Blitz:

Rk.			Name	FED	Rtg	Pts.	TB1	TB2	TB3
1		IM	Gunina Valentina	RUS	2530	13.0	116.0	133.0	2804
2		GM	Zhukova Natalia	UKR	2442	10.5	113.0	129.5	2629
3		GM	Muzychuk Anna	SLO	2598	10.5	110.5	129.5	2612
4		GM	Kosteniuk Alexandra	RUS	2457	10.0	113.0	131.5	2583
5		GM	Stefanova Antoaneta	BUL	2518	9.5	114.5	134.5	2559
6		GM	Dzagnidze Nana	GEO	2547	9.5	112.5	132.0	2543
7		WGM	Ding Yixin	CHN	2353	9.5	93.0	105.0	2544
8		GM	Lahno Kateryna	UKR	2546	9.0	109.5	128.5	2530
9		GM	Chiburdanidze Maia	GEO	2500	9.0	108.0	127.0	2512
10		WGM	Tan Zhongyi	CHN	2430	9.0	102.5	119.0	2541
11		IM	Lomineishvili Maia	GEO	2366	9.0	100.0	116.0	2541
12		IM	Melia Salome	GEO	2410	9.0	100.0	115.5	2544
13		IM	Ushenina Anna	UKR	2454	9.0	99.5	116.0	2525
14		WGM	Batsiashvili Nino	GEO	2436	8.5	112.0	130.5	2530
15		IM	Matnadze Ana	ESP	2446	8.5	101.5	118.0	2507
16		IM	Khotenashvili Bela	GEO	2500	8.5	95.0	111.5	2455
17		IM	Muzychuk Mariya	UKR	2456	8.0	117.0	133.5	2471
18		WGM	Cori T Deysi	PER	2386	8.0	112.5	131.5	2507
19		GM	Zhao Xue	CHN	2549	8.0	109.0	125.5	2431
20		GM	Koneru Humpy	IND	2589	8.0	98.0	112.5	2407
21		WIM	Mammadova Gulnar	AZE	2345	8.0	97.5	111.0	2472
22		WGM	Pogonina Natalija	RUS	2447	8.0	92.0	105.0	2449
23		WIM	Arabidze Meri	GEO	2351	8.0	79.5	90.5	2417
24		WGM	Huang Qian	CHN	2417	7.5	106.5	122.5	2471
25		IM	Paehtz Elisabeth	GER	2491	7.5	99.5	113.5	2422
26		GM	Cramling Pia	SWE	2478	7.5	92.5	107.0	2387
27		IM	Krush Irina	USA	2457	7.5	89.0	101.5	2374
28		WGM	Guo Qi	CHN	2360	7.5	86.5	101.0	2413
29		GM	Arakhamia-Grant Ketevan	SCO	2426	7.0	101.0	114.0	2410
30		IM	Khurtsidze Nino	GEO	2456	7.0	97.5	112.5	2387
31		IM	Purtseladze Maka	GEO	2348	7.0	96.0	109.0	2408
32		GM	Harika Dronavalli	IND	2508	7.0	95.5	108.0	2383
33		IM	Gvetadze Sofio	GEO	2338	7.0	93.0	106.0	2427
34		IM	Mkrtchian Lilit	ARM	2449	7.0	91.0	104.0	2387
35		WIM	Mikadze Miranda	GEO	2323	7.0	85.5	98.0	2384
36		GM	Kosintseva Tatiana	RUS	2532	6.5	107.0	124.5	2372
37			Wang Jue	CHN	2364	6.5	106.0	122.0	2408
38		IM	Khukhashvili Sopiko	GEO	2414	6.5	90.5	107.0	2380
39		GM	Socko Monika	POL	2484	6.0	99.0	114.5	2328
40		GM	Danielian Elina	ARM	2484	6.0	96.5	111.0	2334
41		IM	Kovalevskaya Ekaterina	RUS	2417	6.0	95.0	108.0	2374
42		WGM	Charkhalashvili Inga	GEO	2334	6.0	85.5	99.5	2334
43		GM	Zhu Chen	QAT	2491	6.0	84.0	98.0	2315
44		IM	Javakhishvili Lela	GEO	2449	6.0	83.0	97.0	2325
45		WIM	Janjghava Natia	GEO	2306	5.5	80.5	94.0	2278
46		IM	Klinova Masha	ISR	2318	5.0	80.5	92.0	2255
47		WIM	Umudova Nargiz	AZE	2231	4.0	78.0	89.5	2185
48		IM	Gurieli Nino	GEO	2329	3.5	82.0	96.0	2149
49		WIM	Bezgodova Svetlana	RUS	2120	3.5	82.0	95.0	2183
50		GM	Gaprindashvili Nona	GEO	2356	3.5	81.0	93.5	2153

Annotation:
Tie Break1: Buchholz Tie-Breaks (variabel with parameter)
Tie Break2: Buchholz Tie-Breaks (variabel with parameter)

Prizes:

100.000 (one hundred thousand) USD is distributed as follows:

Rapid (59000 USD):

1st place 12000 USD

2nd place 9000 USD

3rd place 7000 USD

4th place 6000 USD

5th place 5000 USD

6th place 4000 USD

7th – 8th place 3000 USD each

9th – 10th place 2000 USD each

11th – 12th place 1500 USD each

13th – 15th place 1000 USD each

Blitz (41000 USD):

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

GM Antoaneta Stefanova of Bulgaria, winner of 2012 Women's Rapid Chess Championship

IM Valentina Gunina of Russia, winner of 2012 Women's Blitz Chess Championship

U.S. Women's chess champion, IM Irina Krush.  She
finished out of the money in a tough competition.