14 February 2010
Shayesteh Ghader Pour from Iran
Hello everybody!
From February 9 to February 18, 2010 the very strong Aeroflot-open is taking place. In the A1 tournament, where the rating floor for participation is 2550, there are 5 strong chess ladies playing.
After 6 rounds, the standings for the women players are as follows (current rank; name; country; points; rating; perfomance):
49. Kosintseva, Tatiana RUS 2,5 2515 2635
59. Hou Yifan CHN 2,0 2590 2534
64. Kosintseva, Nadezhda RUS 2,0 2533 2580
66. Sebag, Marie FRA 2,0 2510 2540
67. Javakhishvili, Lela GEO 2,0 2493 2538
21. Harika, Dronavalli IND 3,0 2471 2505
40. Ovod, Evgenija RUS 2,5 2415 2477
41. Savina Anastasia RUS 2,5 2407 25o3
47. Romanko Maria RUS 2,0 2433 2392
48. Kovalevskaya, Ekaterina RUS 2,0 2428 2386
58. Bodnaruk, Anastasia RUS 1,5 2372 2306
65. Pourkashiyan, Atousa IRI 1,0 2306 2193
66. Karavade, Eesha IND 0,5 2405 2061
In the B tournament, which is for chess players with a rating less than 2400 but higher than 2199, there are 6 ladies playing. Mammadova, Gulnar from Azerbaijan (2221) has 5 points out of 6, sharing the first place in the group and is showing a performance of 2600.
In the C tournament which is for players with a rating of 2200 or lower, there are 3 ladies playing and all of them have 4 out of 6 at the moment.
I wish all ladies success in these strong mixed tournaments, let us show that women’s chess is exciting, and getting stronger every day!
Posted by: Alexandra Kosteniuk
Women’s World Chess Champion
