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World Women's Team Chess Championship-2011: Part III
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Tuesday, 17 January 2012 |
by Natalia Pogonina for her
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The final part of the report about the Womens World Team Chess Championship features the last three rounds. Those are especially important in terms of the tournaments results. Usually by that point everyone is tired, and the cost of making a mistake is huge, as there is no time to make up for it.
Let me remind you of the standings of the leaders after six rounds:
1. China 12/12
2. India 9/12
3-4. Russia and Georgia - 8
5-6. Ukraine and Vietnam - 6, etc.
The central match of the 7th round was the confrontation between Georgia and China. The tournament leaders won again: 3-1.
Our team defeated Turkey with the same score, but the victory was hard-fought. For example, in my game I was close to lost at some point. However, in the end I came on top with a nice tactical shot delivered while having just 30 seconds left on the clock:
Armenia lost to Ukraine 1.5-2.5. India beat Greece 2.5-1.5, while RSA succumbed 0-4 against Vietnam.
China was still unbeatable. Could Ukraine and India stop them in the final rounds?
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Live Ratings of Chess Players' Earnings?
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There was a lot noise in the crowded hall outside the playing room at Aeroflot Open after the final round. Chess players were socializing near the tables with the standings and were heatedly discussing the results. One of them, already quite tipsy, started playing the oracle. I wasnt part of his company, but overheard the conversation anyway:
- This time I played in the B section and got a prize! You know, I am real master who can boast having won a few thousand dollars throughout my chess career. Not all the IMs can say the same!
This statement got me thinking. I guess I have never received monetary prizes. Medals, diplomas, books, sweets, souvenirs yes. But no money. The results of an anonymous poll at Pogonina.com regarding this topic are the following:
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Sunday, 15 January 2012 |
Puzzle courtesy of Barry R. Clarke, columnist for The Daily Telegraph and international puzzle expert.
Horse Play
At Dobbin's Dressage Academy, the 13 mounted horses were standing to attention around the hexagonal parade ground, with one in the centre. Each of the 13 riders had a number from 113, no two numbers appearing more than once, but only two riders, 4 and 12, were displaying them. Major Snodgrass, the instructor, had told them to arrange themselves so that each of the 12 straight lines of three numbers totalled 21. Can you fill in the missing numbers?
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World Women's Team Chess Championship-2011: Part II
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Tuesday, 10 January 2012 |
by Natalia Pogonina for her
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From the battles of the early rounds to the middlegame of the tournament. Our team had to face two tough competitors Georgia and China.
Lately we have scored well against Georgia, but this time that wasnt the case. The match was a really close fight, and we were more likely to lose than to win. Eventually, it ended in a tie.
Here is an example of well-timed understanding of the risks of ones position:
China vs Vietnam. While last year the Chinese were on the verge of losing and sealed the overall victory only by a negotiation between the captains and agreeing to a 2-2 draw, this time things went wrong for the Vietnamese. China won 3-1, even though Hou Yifan missed a win:
Ukraine defeated Greece 3.5-0.5; India-Armenia 3.5-0.5; Turkey-RSA 3-1 (the one and only point for RSA in this event).
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World Women's Team Chess Championship-2011: Part I
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Tuesday, 03 January 2012 |
by Natalia Pogonina for her
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The World Team Chess Championship is one of the most prestigious team events, although womens championships have a very short history. This years edition in Mardin, Turkey was only third. The previous two tournaments ended in the same way: 1. China 2. Russia 3. Ukraine. What about year 2011?
Mardin is an unusual city on the south-east of Turkey close to the border of Syria. Its central part is located on a mountain.
The weather there is warm and sunny even in December. The participants were hosted in a wonderful hotel Erdoba Elegance two minutes outside the city. Among other notable things one can mention that each evening in the restaurant was dedicated to a national cuisine of one of the teams. The first day was Russian. 
Our team (click the link for some nice pics), the reigning Olympic and European champions, was composed of the following players: Nadezhda Kosintseva (2546), Tatiana Kosintseva (2526), Valentina Gunina (2514), Natalia Pogonina (2451), Alexandra Kosteniuk (2439). Yuri Dokhoian stepped down as the teams captain and was assisting the Kosintseva sisters in preparation, while Alexei Korotylev took over his duties.
Usually the main competitors for the medals are China, Russia, Ukraine and Georgia, although this year India also looked powerful enough to be in contention. Koneru Humpy (rated 2600 at that time) has finally agreed to participate, thus greatly increasing the might of the team. Ukraine, on the contrary, was having a relatively hard time since Kateryna Lahno didnt take part.
The tournament is held as a round robin, thus eliminating the randomness of Swiss events where top dogs sometimes dont even get to face each other. All in all 10 teams were allowed to participate some from the Olympiad, others as continental champions. A brief overview of the schedule for our team revealed that we were to play face three of our main competitors in the first five rounds: Vietnam, Ukraine, Greece, Georgia, China.
The first round didnt bring any surprises for us. We defeated Vietnam with a minimal advantage (2.5-1.5). While our opponents ratings are not that high, we know quite well that they have a solid team.
The central match of the round, India vs Ukraine, ended in a draw. Koneru defeated Ushenina, and Zhukova stroke back against Padmini.
Other results of the 1st round: Turkey-China 1.5-2.5; RSA-Georgia 0-4; Armenia-Greece 4:0.
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Best Games Played in November According to ChessPro
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Monday, 02 January 2012 |
Carlsen and Gelfand commentating on their game at the Tal Memorial
ChessPro has published a monthly chart of the best chess games that have been played in November.
Judges: GM Kryakvin, GM Prusikin, GM Zontakh, GM Sjugirov, GM Sakaev, GM Michalchishin, GM Landa, GM Zagrebelny, IM Barsky, GM Gleizerov.
Here is the list of the winners:
1. Magnus Carlsen - Boris Gelfand, Tal Memorial, 1-0
2. Levon Aronian Peter Svidler, Tal Memorial, 1-0
3. Levon Aronian Anish Giri, European Team Chess Championship, 1-0
4. Vladimir Kramnik Magnus Carlsen, Tal Memorial, ½-½
5. Hikaru Nakamura Peter Svidler, Tal Memorial, 0-1
6. Michael Adams Vasily Ivanchuk, European Team Chess Championship, 1-0
7. Gadir Gusseinov Gabriel Sargissian, European Team Chess Championship, 1-0
8. Jan Gustaffson Zakhar Efimenko, European Team Chess Championship, 1-0
9-10. Denis Khismatullin Maxim Matlakov, Russian Cup, 1-0
9-10. Parimarjan Negi Mikhail Krasenkov, Spanish Team Chess Championship, 0-1
11. Christian Bauer Ilya Smirin, European Team Chess Championship, 1-0
12. Etienne Bacrot Mikhail Krasenkov, Spanish Team Chess Championship, 1-0
13. Vasily Ivanchuk Maxim Rodshtein, European Team Chess Championship, 1-0
14. Georg Maier Fabiano Caruana, European Team Chess Championship, 1-0
15. Etienne Bacrot Viorel Bologan, European Team Chess Championship, ½-½
16-17. Natalia Pogonina Maria Kursova, European Womens Team Chess Championship, 1-0
16-17. Sharunas Shulkis Konstantin Lupulescu, European Team Chess Championship, 1-0
18. Ivan Cheparinov Georg Maier, European Team Chess Championship, 1-0
19. Parimarjan Negi B. Adhiban, Bad-Wiesse, 1-0
As you can see, Magnus Carlsen got the prize for the best game of the month vs Boris Gelfand. Levon Aronian won both silver and bronze. Natalia Pogonina vs Maria Kursova, 1-0 was the only game between women featured in the November chart.
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FIDE January 2012 Rating List
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Saturday, 31 December 2011 |
Magnus Carlsen
While in Nov. 2011 there were 47 players rated above 2700, in Jan. 2012 there are only 44. Vachier-Lagrave, Dreev, Efimenko, Fressinet and Li Chao are not featured in this report due to falling below the 2700 threshold.
In the elite group the main result is Kramnik's rise to 3rd place, replacing Anand, whose play has been rather unimpressive lately. Carlsen is 9 points closer to Kasparov's all time record (2851), but still not there.
Biggest gainers: Jobava (+26), Domingez (+18), Mamedyarov (+14), Sasikiran (+11), Almasi (+10).
Worst losses: Anand (-12), Navara (-12), Adams (-10), Bacrot (-10), Movsesian (-10).
Changes in the all times best rankings
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Name |
Title |
Country |
Rating |
Games |
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1 |
1 |
Carlsen, Magnus |
g |
NOR |
2835 (+9) |
17 (+7) |
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2 |
3 |
Aronian, Levon |
g |
ARM |
2805 (+3) |
25 (+15) |
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3 |
4 |
Kramnik, Vladimir |
g |
RUS |
2801 (+1) |
17 (+11) |
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4 |
2 |
Anand, Viswanathan |
g |
IND |
2799 (-12) |
17 (+7) |
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5 |
5 |
Radjabov, Teimour |
g |
AZE |
2773 (-8) |
9 (-6) |
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6 |
7 |
Topalov, Veselin |
g |
BUL |
2770 (+2) |
9 (+9) |
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7 |
8 |
Karjakin, Sergey |
g |
RUS |
2769 (+6) |
16 (+1) |
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8 |
6 |
Ivanchuk, Vassily |
g |
UKR |
2766 (-9) |
16 (-10) |
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9 |
9 |
Morozevich, Alexander |
g |
RUS |
2763 (+1) |
6 (-11) |
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10 |
11 |
Gashimov, Vugar |
g |
AZE |
2761 (+4) |
9 (-1) |
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11 |
13 |
Grischuk, Alexander |
g |
RUS |
2761 (+9) |
8 (-13) |
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12 |
10 |
Nakamura, Hikaru |
g |
USA |
2759 (+1) |
17 (+7) |
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13 |
12 |
Svidler, Peter |
g |
RUS |
2749 (-6) |
17 (-4) |
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14 |
18 |
Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar |
g |
AZE |
2747 (+14) |
9 (-2) |
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15 |
15 |
Tomashevsky, Evgeny |
g |
RUS |
2740 (0) |
0 (-22) |
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16 |
14 |
Gelfand, Boris |
g |
ISR |
2739 (-5) |
9 (+5) |
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17 |
23 |
Caruana, Fabiano |
g |
ITA |
2736 (+9) |
19 (-8) |
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18 |
20 |
Nepomniachtchi, Ian |
g |
RUS |
2735 (+5) |
16 (+5) |
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19 |
16 |
Wang, Hao |
g |
CHN |
2733 (-3) |
6 (0) |
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20 |
19 |
Kamsky, Gata |
g |
USA |
2732 (0) |
0 (-16) |
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21 |
32 |
Dominguez Perez, Leinier |
g |
CUB |
2730 (+18) |
6 (-12) |
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22 |
21 |
Jakovenko, Dmitry |
g |
RUS |
2729 (0) |
0 (-23) |
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23 |
25 |
Ponomariov, Ruslan |
g |
UKR |
2727 (+4) |
13 (-20) |
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24 |
22 |
Vitiugov, Nikita |
g |
RUS |
2726 (-3) |
1 (-21) |
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25 |
17 |
Adams, Michael |
g |
ENG |
2724 (-10) |
17 (+7) |
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26 |
26 |
Leko, Peter |
g |
HUN |
2720 (0) |
9 (-3) |
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27 |
38 |
Almasi, Zoltan |
g |
HUN |
2717 (+10) |
8 (+4) |
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28 |
30 |
Giri, Anish |
g |
NED |
2714 (0) |
15 (+1) |
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29 |
28 |
Le, Quang Liem |
g |
VIE |
2714 (0) |
0 (-25) |
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30 |
24 |
Navara, David |
g |
CZE |
2712 (-12) |
8 (-11) |
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31 |
39 |
Shirov, Alexei |
g |
LAT |
2710 (+5) |
13 (-9) |
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32 |
35 |
Polgar, Judit |
g |
HUN |
2710 (0) |
0 (-16) |
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33 |
36 |
Riazantsev, Alexander |
g |
RUS |
2710 (0) |
0 (-11) |
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34 |
41 |
Wojtaszek, Radoslaw |
g |
POL |
2706 (+1) |
8 (-6) |
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35 |
27 |
Moiseenko, Alexander |
g |
UKR |
2706 (-9) |
7 (-16) |
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36 |
40 |
Vallejo Pons, Francisco |
g |
ESP |
2705 (0) |
15 (+1) |
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37 |
43 |
Malakhov, Vladimir |
g |
RUS |
2705 (0) |
0 (-8) |
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38 |
65 |
Jobava, Baadur |
g |
GEO |
2704 (+26) |
23 (+3) |
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39 |
29 |
Bacrot, Etienne |
g |
FRA |
2704 (-10) |
14 (-7) |
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40 |
44 |
Laznicka, Viktor |
g |
CZE |
2704 (+1) |
8 (-14) |
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41 |
50 |
Sutovsky, Emil |
g |
ISR |
2703 (+7) |
8 (-4) |
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42 |
31 |
Naiditsch, Arkadij |
g |
GER |
2702 (-10) |
14 (-12) |
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43 |
34 |
Movsesian, Sergei |
g |
ARM |
2700 (-10) |
9 (-11) |
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44 |
56 |
Sasikiran, Krishnan |
g |
IND |
2700 (+11) |
9 (+9) |
Hou Yifan
In the women's section the key result is that Hou Yifan won the WCh match against Koneru Humpy and overtook her on the rankings. Also notable is Anna Muzychuk's progress - she is now the 5th highest-rated woman in the history of chess. Her sister, Maria Muzychuk, has also taken a giant step forward. Now the two sisters combined have a higher rating than the Kosintsevas duo!
Biggest gainers: Yifan (+27), Socko (+20), Muzychuk M (+23), Dzagnidze (+19), Muzychuk A (+18), Zhao Xue (+10).
Worst losses: Javakhishvili (-21), Kosintseva T (-13), Koneru (-11), Mkrtchian (-11), Hoang (-11), Tan (-10).
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Old |
Name |
Title |
Country |
Rating |
Games |
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1 |
1 |
Polgar, Judit |
g |
HUN |
2710 (0) |
0 (-16) |
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2 |
3 |
Hou, Yifan |
g |
CHN |
2605 (+27) |
20 (+1) |
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3 |
2 |
Koneru, Humpy |
g |
IND |
2589 (-11) |
16 (+16) |
| |
4 |
4 |
Muzychuk, Anna |
m |
SLO |
2580 (+18) |
9 (-16) |
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5 |
5 |
Lahno, Kateryna |
g |
UKR |
2557 (+8) |
7 (-10) |
| |
6 |
7 |
Ju, Wenjun |
wg |
CHN |
2552 (+9) |
15 (-16) |
| |
7 |
8 |
Zhao, Xue |
g |
CHN |
2551 (+10) |
15 (-7) |
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8 |
6 |
Kosintseva, Nadezhda |
g |
RUS |
2537 (-9) |
17 (+6) |
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9 |
11 |
Dzagnidze, Nana |
g |
GEO |
2535 (+19) |
16 (+9) |
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10 |
9 |
Stefanova, Antoaneta |
g |
BUL |
2523 (-8) |
7 (-10) |
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11 |
13 |
Harika, Dronavalli |
g |
IND |
2516 (+3) |
8 (+1) |
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12 |
10 |
Kosintseva, Tatiana |
g |
RUS |
2513 (-13) |
16 (+5) |
| |
13 |
14 |
Sebag, Marie |
g |
FRA |
2512 (0) |
0 (0) |
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14 |
12 |
Gunina, Valentina |
m |
RUS |
2510 (-4) |
15 (0) |
| |
15 |
15 |
Zatonskih, Anna |
m |
USA |
2506 (0) |
0 (-7) |
| |
16 |
16 |
Cmilyte, Viktorija |
g |
LTU |
2503 (0) |
0 (-28) |
| |
17 |
17 |
Chiburdanidze, Maia |
g |
GEO |
2500 (0) |
0 (0) |
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18 |
24 |
Socko, Monika |
g |
POL |
2499 (+20) |
20 (+8) |
| |
19 |
20 |
Cramling, Pia |
g |
SWE |
2491 (-4) |
6 (-9) |
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20 |
18 |
Danielian, Elina |
g |
ARM |
2490 (-7) |
23 (+5) |
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21 |
19 |
Khotenashvili, Bela |
m |
GEO |
2490 (-7) |
9 (+9) |
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22 |
21 |
Galliamova, Alisa |
m |
RUS |
2490 (0) |
0 (-20) |
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23 |
33 |
Muzychuk, Mariya |
m |
UKR |
2483 (+23) |
24 (+15) |
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24 |
22 |
Ruan, Lufei |
wg |
CHN |
2483 (0) |
0 (-11) |
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25 |
23 |
Atalik, Ekaterina |
m |
TUR |
2481 (0) |
0 (0) |
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26 |
28 |
Zhu, Chen |
g |
QAT |
2472 (+1) |
7 (-22) |
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27 |
31 |
Skripchenko, Almira |
m |
FRA |
2468 (0) |
0 (-4) |
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28 |
25 |
Krush, Irina |
m |
USA |
2467 (-9) |
15 (+11) |
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29 |
27 |
Xu, Yuhua |
g |
CHN |
2465 (-7) |
1 (+1) |
| |
30 |
30 |
Dembo, Yelena |
m |
GRE |
2460 (-8) |
17 (+1) |
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31 |
29 |
Mkrtchian, Lilit |
m |
ARM |
2458 (-11) |
18 (-2) |
| |
32 |
32 |
Ushenina, Anna |
m |
UKR |
2458 (-5) |
14 (+6) |
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33 |
26 |
Javakhishvili, Lela |
m |
GEO |
2454 (-21) |
15 (+9) |
| |
34 |
35 |
Paehtz, Elisabeth |
m |
GER |
2454 (-3) |
7 (-2) |
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35 |
34 |
Munguntuul, Batkhuyag |
m |
MGL |
2452 (-7) |
9 (-19) |
| |
36 |
36 |
Pogonina, Natalija |
wg |
RUS |
2449 (-2) |
18 (+3) |
|
37 |
44 |
Kosteniuk, Alexandra |
g |
RUS |
2448 (+9) |
14 (-11) |
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38 |
45 |
Matnadze, Ana |
m |
GEO |
2447 (+9) |
9 (-1) |
| |
39 |
39 |
Shen, Yang |
wg |
CHN |
2447 (-1) |
6 (+6) |
|
40 |
38 |
Moser, Eva |
m |
AUT |
2446 (-2) |
8 (-1) |
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41 |
40 |
Zaiatz, Elena |
m |
RUS |
2446 (0) |
0 (-15) |
| |
42 |
43 |
Khurtsidze, Nino |
m |
GEO |
2444 (+4) |
15 (+15) |
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43 |
37 |
Tan, Zhongyi |
wg |
CHN |
2438 (-10) |
15 (+4) |
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44 |
41 |
Hoang, Thanh Trang |
g |
HUN |
2435 (-11) |
8 (+8) |
| |
45 |
46 |
Kovalevskaya, Ekaterina |
m |
RUS |
2435 (0) |
0 (-22) |
Changes in the all times best women's rankings
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