1st ACP Women World Rapid Cup

Final standings: Rank SNo. Name Rtg FED Pts. SB 1 1 GM Kosteniuk Alexandra 2517 RUS 10 48,50 2 11 IM Cmilyte Viktorija 2480 LTU 8 37,00 3 5 GM Kosintseva Tatiana 2522 RUS 7½ 34,75 4 6 GM Cramling Pia 2525 SWE 7 34,50 5 12 GM Socko Monika 2457 POL 7 27,50 6 4 IM Kosintseva Nadezhda 2518 RUS 6½ 26,25 7 2 WGM Zhukova Natalia 2465 UKR 5½ 20,75 8 8 WIM Yildiz Betul Cemre 2213 TUR 4 16,00 9 7 IM Klinova Masha 2305 ISR 4 15,00 10 10 IM Javakhishvili Lela 2482 GEO 3½ 12,75 11 9 WIM Ozturk Kubra 2177 TUR 3 9,00 12 3 Menzi Nezihe Ezgi 1847 TUR 0 0,00 Congratulations to GM Kosteniuk for her fine performance in this inaugural event. She's been on the road a lot the past couple of months and I'm happy she'll be home for Christmas! The Turkish Chess Federation is to be commended for aggressively seeking to bid on women's events and promote chess for women within Turkey. Intellectual challenge and accomplishment are not limited by one's gender. November 30 - December 4, 2009 Sponsored by the Association of Chess Professionals (ACP) and the Turkish Chess Federation Total prizes: $20,000 Winner USD 5,000 2nd place USD 4,000 3rd place USD 3,000 4th place USD 2,000 5th place USD 1,500 6th place USD 1,000 7th place USD 800 8th place USD 700 9-12 places, each USD 500

First ACP Women World Rapid Cup

Upcoming! First ACP Women World Rapid Cup From the ACP website: The First ACP Women World Rapid Cup takes place at the Rixos hotel in Konya, Turkey from November 30th to December 4th 2009. The event will be a Round Robin rapid tournament with twelve participants including eight qualifiers from the ACP Women Series 2008-09, three Turkish Chess Federation nominees, one ACP nominee. The total prize fund will amount to USD 20,000. The full players' list is now announced. ACP WS 2008-09 qualifiers: Kosintseva, Tatiana; Kosteniuk, Alexandra; Kosintseva, Nadezhda; Cramling, Pia; Cmilyte, Viktorija; Zhukova, Natalya; Javakhishvili, Lela; Socko, Monica (replaces Pogonina). ACP nominee: Klinova, Masha. TCF nominees: Ozturk, Kubra; Menzi, Nezihe Ezgi; Yildiz, Betul Cemre.