2017 Women's European Individual Chess Championship

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Women's European Individual Chess Championship 2017 was a Swiss-system tournament in Riga, to decide the women's European individual chess champion. The title was won by Nana Dzagnidze of Georgia for the first time.

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Tournament

At the European Chess Union (ECU) General Assembly during the 42nd Chess Olympiad in Baku in September 2016, the organizational rights to the 18th Individual European Chess Championship for women were awarded to Latvia, who held the event in Riga from 10 to 22 April 2017, under the auspices of European Chess Union. [1] The venue for the championship was the hotel "Radisson Blu Hotel Latvia" (Riga, Elizabetes Street 55) in the center of Riga. The main organizers from Latvia were the President of the Latvian Chess Federation Āris Ozoliņs and tournament director Egons Lavendelis. The chief arbiter of the tournament was Ashot Vardapetyan (Armenia). The tournament was held on Swiss-system in 11 rounds with time control for each player: 90 minutes for 40 moves plus 30 minutes for the rest of the game with an increment of 30 seconds per move, starting from move one. The prize money is 70.000 euro for first, which was distributed among the participants who took the first 20 places (1st place – 12.000 euros, 2nd place – 10.000 euros, 3rd place – 8.000 euros ... 20th place – 1000 euros). 144 chess players from 33 countries took part in the tournament. [2] In connection with the exclusion of the chess federation of Bulgaria from FIDE, all participants from Bulgaria represented the European Chess Union at the tournament. The 18th Individual European Chess Championship for women was qualification event for the next World Women Championship. According to FIDE regulations and the decision of the ECU Board, 14 players qualified for Women's World Chess Championship 2018. Nana Dzagnidze took clear first place with 8½ from 11 half a point clear of Aleksandra Goryachkina and Alisa Galliamova. [3] [4] [5]

Tournament table

Women's European Individual Chess Championship 2017 (Riga, 11.04.2017–22.04.2017)
PlaceName Rating 1234567891011PointsTB1 [6] TB2TB3Rp [7]
1.Flag of Georgia.svg  Nana Dzagnidze  (GEO)252883b1 [8] 42w134b126w½47b½28w12b½7w15b½6w112b½07075,52646
2.Flag of Russia.svg  Aleksandra Goryachkina  (RUS)245232b188w½73b166w165b14w½1w½19b116w½13b½8w½8068732576
3.Flag of Russia.svg  Alisa Galliamova  (RUS)244459b1116w148b½65w054b170w½66b½29w19b½47w116b18061,5662529
4.Flag of Russia.svg  Kateryna Lagno  (RUS)254338w117b½35w122b½52w12b½11w½16b027w137b114w½070762506
5.Flag of Ukraine.svg  Mariya Muzychuk  (UKR)254676b153w122b½92w128b½7w½10b½50w11w½16b½15w½069742547
6.Flag of Poland.svg  Monika Soćko  (POL)246284w165b083w117b122w½37b116w½23b113w½1b041w106873,52505
7.Flag of Armenia.svg  Elina Danielian  (ARM)2437101w½90b130w169b½25w15b½20w11b049w18b½13w½068732528
8.Flag of Germany.svg  Elisabeth Pähtz  (GER)245463b125w166b½77w½36b147w½26b½9w½19b17w½2b½067,5732531
9.Flag of Russia.svg  Marina Nechaeva  (RUS)239587w0118b156w139b120w½49b½14w18b½3w½43b111w½067,571,52479
10.Flag of Georgia.svg  Bela Khotenashvili  (GEO)244556w197b½58w129b½69w111b½5w½49b½17w½41b½38w1065702487
11.Flag of Ukraine.svg  Natalia Zhukova  (UKR)243875b154w165b½27w½77b110w½4b½26w½47b½48w19b½064,5702520
12.Flag of Russia.svg  Natalia Pogonina  (RUS)247868w½96b160w147b027w½69b½58w135b½34w117b11w½064692476
13.Flag of Hungary.svg  Hoang Thanh Trang  (HUN)245986b½67w½81b189w133b½92w147b½28w16b½2w½7b½063682500
14.Flag of Hungary.svg  Anita Gara  (HUN)2354137b½119w131b½67w150b½21w½9b0105w128b126w14b½062,5672482
15.Flag of Ukraine.svg  Inna Gaponenko  (UKR)241651b½109w½32b½86w148b166w½29b½36w½65b139w15b½061,5662453
16.Flag of Russia.svg  Alina Kashlinskaya  (RUS)242671w0110b184w194b½58w168b16b½4w12b½5w½3w0706670,52455
17.Flag of Ukraine.svg  Iulija Osmak  (UKR)2348132b14w½18b½6w051b1106w½31b174w110b½12w047b17065,5692455
18.Flag of Georgia.svg  Lela Javakhishvili  (GEO)245655w130b½17w½45b129w½33b119w027b073w135b½60w1706570,52436
19.Flag of Russia.svg  Daria Pustovoitova  (RUS)241199w0100b1102w162b126b½65w118b12w08w049b143w½7063682465
20.Flag of Russia.svg  Olga Girya  (RUS)247067b½79w188b133w½9b½74w17b047w½53b½70w124b½7062,567,52450
21.Flag of Sweden.svg  Pia Cramling  (SWE)245296w½68b½72w½38b195w114b½27w½30b½35w½57b123w½7062,567,52419
22.Flag of Germany.svg  Sarah Hoolt  (GER)2398126w139b15w½4w½6b½26w065b½69b½97w½89w148b17062,566,52481
23.Flag of Spain.svg  Sabrina Vega Gutiérrez  (ESP)241385b½51w0112b196w176b129w½42b16w036b½53w121b½706266,52411
24.Flag of Poland.svg  Karina Szczepkowska  (POL)2414117w½98b0111w155b½56w172b½30w068b169w127b120w½7058,5632355
25.Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Gunay Mammadzada  (AZE)2348131w18b0109w131w17b087b056w0123b1102w159b152w1705861,52381
26.Flag of Ukraine.svg  Anna Muzychuk  (UKR)258741w160b½44w11b½19w½22b18w½11b½37w½14b035w½071772458
27.Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Ulviyya Fataliyeva  (AZE)2287136b180w128w½11b½12b½50w½21b½18w14b024w070b1067702426
28.Flag of Turkey.svg  Ekaterina Atalik  (TUR)2429123b189w127b½48w15w½1b087w113b014w065b½73w1064,568,52414
29.Flag of Georgia.svg  Meri Arabidze  (GEO)2373111w½120b187w110w½18b½23b½15w½3b059w½67b146w½064,568,52368
30.Flag of Ukraine.svg  Nataliya Buksa  (UKR)2314140b118w½7b079w174b075w124b121w½50b½31w½33b½06466,52385
31.Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Antoaneta Stefanova  (BUL)252772w158b½14w½25b084w189b½17w083b154w130b½44w½063682381
32.Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Khayala Abdulla  (AZE)22412w0133b115w½61b140w½52b½33w½57b½70b088w166b1062,5662405
33.Flag of Russia.svg  Evgenija Ovod  (RUS)2382115w171b½99w120b½13w½18w032b½72b141w097b130w½06266,52363
34.Flag of Hungary.svg  Petra Papp  (HUN)2378122b194w11w041b½68w038b171w½67b112b051w½65w1062662356
35.Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Gulnar Mammadova  (AZE)2357119b½108w14b090w½59b1105w½106b112w½21b½18w½26b½06064,52354
36.Flag of Hungary.svg  Szidonia Vajda  (HUN)2355120w½104b½123w198b18w071b½68w115b½23w½46b½40w½060642346
37.Flag of Romania.svg  Irina Bulmaga  (ROM)2394130b½93w082b191w175b16w073b166w126b½4w045b½06063,52375
38.Flag of Croatia.svg  Valentina Golubenko  (CRO)22714b0121w179b½21w0108b134w098b1106w174b150w110b0059,563,52335
39.Flag of Russia.svg  Karina Ambartsumova  (RUS)2282144b122w0105b19w0131b178w½57w½61b152w115b049w½059,5602305
40.Flag of Georgia.svg  Salome Melia  (GEO)2400107b½85w145b½76w½32b½73w½54b½89w148b062w136b½05963,52350
41.Flag of Slovenia.svg  Laura Unuk  (SLO)227526b0122w1130b134w½70b061b½123w192w133b110w½6b005962,52415
42.Flag of Ukraine.svg  Olga Babiy  (UKR)2359118w11b0101w1107b½71w½90b123w087b143w055b½72w1058,562,52332
43.Flag of Russia.svg  Anastasia Bodnaruk  (RUS)244691b½86w½67b0130w1106b½94w148b½88w142b19w019b½05760,52338
44.Flag of Belarus.svg  Olga Badelka  (BLR)2362108b½82w126b075w0112b167w½51b093w186b181w131b½055,5602313
45.Flag of Georgia.svg  Sopio Gvetadze  (GEO)2292135w152b½40w½18w0105b0115b1101w½90b½87w178b137w½055,5592290
46.Flag of Armenia.svg  Lilit Mkrtchian  (ARM)2425109b½91w½86b0115w167b½62w188b½54w½94b136w½29b½05559,52340
47.Flag of Italy.svg  Olga Zimina  (ITA)2395105b173w½51b112w11w½8b½13w½20b½11w½3b017w0607276,52425
48.Flag of Italy.svg  Marina Brunello  (ITA)2354129w149b13w½28b015w064b143w½71b140w111b022w06067712393
49.Flag of Georgia.svg  Nino Batsiashvili  (GEO)249681b148w093b154w½88b19w½70b110w½7b019w039b½6064692380
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54.Flag of Ukraine.svg  Elizaveta Malakhova  (UKR)2324133w111b0126w149b½3w0118b140w½46b½31b091w150b½606063,52351
55.Flag of Ukraine.svg  Olga Ivanenko  (UKR)225218b0138w178b½24w½80b177w150b070w½66b½42w½53b½6060632392
56.Flag of Poland.svg  Anna Kantane  (POL)223010b0140w19b0124w124b0111w125b153w088b½95w180b½605961,52298
57.Flag of Belarus.svg  Nastassia Ziaziulkina  (BLR)238782b½130w½75b½59w½86b½76w139b½32w½91b121w051b½6058,5622276
58.Flag of Hungary.svg  Ticia Gara  (HUN)2325138b131w½10b093w116b091w112b075w0130b194w½86b16057,560,52312
59.Flag of Poland.svg  Katarzyna Toma  (POL)22293w0139b½120w157b½35w0100b½118w195b129b½25w089b16057602260
60.Flag of France.svg  Sophie Milliet  (FRA)2352124b126w½12b051w½90b098w½93b½122w1105b163w118b06056,560,52282
61.Flag of England.svg  Jovanka Houska  (ENG)239793b½107w½91b½32w085b141w½86b139w063b0105w199b16055,5602254
62.Flag of Russia.svg Anastasia Travkina (RUS)2287143w166b0113w119w0110b½46b0104w½111b182w140b090w16054,556,52185
63.Flag of Estonia.svg  Mai Narva  (EST)22498w0103b0133w0135b1100w0142b1125w1113b161w160b097w1605052,52104
64.Flag of Russia.svg Alina Balaian (RUS)222980b0127w153b½74w0132b148w0130b0103w1108b½122w194b1604952,52182
65.Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Zeinab Mamedyarova  (AZE)2322142b16w111w½3b12w019b022w½78b115w028w½34b007173,52367
66.Flag of Scotland.svg  Ketevan Arakhamia-Grant  (SCO)2374121b162w18w½2b0107w115b½3w½37b055w½72b½32w0066702314
67.Flag of Spain.svg  Monica Calzetta Ruiz  (ESP)225720w½13b½43w114b046w½44b½103b134w077b129w074b½065,570,52357
68.Flag of Romania.svg  Mihaela Sandu  (ROM)226112b½21w½80b170w½34b116w036b024w0121b174w½77b½063,567,52379
69.Flag of Latvia.svg  Ilze Bērziņa  (LAT)2297127b150w½74b17w½10b012w½92b½22w½24b099w½79b½063,567,52299
70.Flag of Russia.svg  Baira Kovanova  (RUS)2376110w187b½98w½68b½41w13b½49w055b½32w120b027w006266,52281
71.Flag of Russia.svg Alexandra Zherebtsova (RUS)222216b133w½77b053w142b½36w½34b½48w089b0108w176b½06165,52331
72.Flag of Lithuania.svg  Salomėja Zaksaitė  (LTU)226231b0124w121b½78w½103b124w½53b½33w080b166w½42b0061652329
73.Flag of Georgia.svg  Nino Khomeriki  (GEO)2308134w147b½2w087b½98w140b½37w096b118b075w128b006164,52268
74.Flag of Greece.svg  Stavroula Tsolakidou  (GRE)239598w½117b169w064b130w120b097w117b038w068b½67w½059,564,52280
75.Flag of Armenia.svg  Maria Gevorgyan  (ARM)222711w0134b157w½44b137w030b0100w158b178w073b0114w1059,5632277
76.Flag of Germany.svg  Judith Fuchs  (GER)22745w0129b1103w140b½23w057b0110w182b½90w152b071w½058,562,52241
77.Flag of Russia.svg  Anastasia Savina  (RUS)2378113w199b½71w18b½11w055b096w½102b½67w0110b168w½05761,52250
78.Flag of France.svg  Almira Skripchenko  (FRA)242090w½101b½55w½72b½102w139b½89w½65w075b145w081b½056612263
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87.Flag of Russia.svg Anastasia Sazonova (RUS)21439b170w½29b073w½81b125w128b042w045b092w½95b½5062672315
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89.Flag of Romania.svg  Elena-Luminița Cosma  (ROM)2316139w128b0104w113b0109w131w½78b½40b071w122b059w05060,563,52253
90.Flag of Russia.svg Elena Semenova (RUS)221278b½7w0119b135b½60w142w081b½45w½76b0106w162b0506064,52243
91.Flag of Serbia.svg  Ljilja Drljević  (SRB)223743w½46b½61w½37b0126w158b079w1114b157w054b088b½5058,562,52296
92.Flag of Germany.svg  Marta Michna  (GER)2389104w½111b197w15b094w113b069w½41b081w087b½102w½5057,5622235
93.Flag of Russia.svg Irina Utiatskaja (RUS)215261w½37b149w058b0114w197b060w½44b0100w180w0118b15057612285
94.Flag of Ukraine.svg  Evgeniya Doluhanova  (UKR)2287128w134b0115w116w½92b043b0126w1101b146w058b½64w0505760,52201
95.Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Gabriela Antova  (BUL)2335106b½137w150b085w121b086w½82b½59w098w156b087w½505660,52164
96.Flag of Russia.svg Maria Komiagina (RUS)224721b½12w0108b123b099w½122w177b½73w0119b½82w0121b15056602200
97.Flag of Armenia.svg  Lilit Galojan  (ARM)2290141b110w½92b0106w079b193w174b0130w122b½33w063b05056592159
98.Flag of Italy.svg  Tea Gueci  (ITA)213274b½24w170b½36w073b060b½38w0124w195b0120b½129w15055,559,52223
99.Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Khanim Balajayeva  (AZE)219619b177w½33b088w096b½80w½114w0118b1115w169b½61w05055592274
100.Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Govhar Beydullayeva  (AZE)205453b019w0140b181w063b159w½75b085w½93b0127b1123w15054,5572115
101.Flag of Belarus.svg  Lanita Stetsko  (BLR)22267b½78w½42b0131w0137b1124w145b½94w0106b½79w0122b1505457,52140
102.Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Narmin Mammadova (AZE)224050b0142w119b0137w178b0121w½132b177w½25b0112w½92b½505355,52178
103.Flag of Turkey.svg Sinem Cagla Gundogan (TUR)1885116b063w176b0117b172w0109b167w064b0113w186w0130b1505255,52190
104.Flag of Estonia.svg  Monika Tsõganova  (EST)211192b½36w½89b080w0125b½141w162b½86w0131w183b0120w15050532135
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111.Flag of Portugal.svg  Ana Filipa Baptista  (POR)207129b½92w024b0127w½140b156b0138w162w084b½85w0132b105254,52058
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131.Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Maria Heinatz (SUI)199025b083w0136b1101b139w0123b0115w½112w½104b0117w0135b½050,553,51955
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134.Flag of Latvia.svg Marija Nikolajeva (LAT)167373b075w0122b1105w0121b0119w0142b½141b1126w1123b0115w0043,5461932
135.Flag of Finland.svg  Sarabella Norlamo  (FIN)161945b0123w0121b063w0141b0136w1144w1120b0138w½125b½131w½04141,51777
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137.Flag of Greece.svg  Maria Kouvatsou  (GRE)201614w½95b0117w½102b0101w0139b184w100003052552149
138.Flag of Latvia.svg Sandra Harlinska (LAT)188158w055b0114w0136b182b0116w1111b084w0135b½126w½128b03047,550,51870
139.Flag of Russia.svg Margarita Zvereva (RUS)177189b059w½85b0119w½122b0137w0116b0140w1143b1129b0125w03045471851
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  1. The 18th European Individual Women’s Chess Championship 2017 started in Riga
  2. European Individual Women’s Chess Championship 2017 (participants)
  3. Dzagnidze Wins Euro Women's Championship
  4. 18th European Women's Championship 2017 | Mark Crowther - Sunday 23rd April 2017
  5. Closing of the Women's European Championship in Riga (April 22, 2017)
  6. Tie-Break System: TB1 – Results of direct encounters between the tied players (applies only if all tied players have played each other), TB2 – Buchholz Cut 1, TB3 – Buchholz
  7. Performance rating
  8. As a result of the tour, the first number indicates the rival's number, the second number indicates the color of the figures (w – white, b – black), the third number – the result of the game