Tatiana Kosintseva Wins Womens Rapid in Turkey

 

Pix 1. GM Tatiana Kosintseva, Russia. (Photo by Anastasiya Karlovich with kind permission of TCF and FIDE. Photo from official tournament website)

17 March 2012, Kuala Lumpur – In Turkey, the European Women’s Individual Rapid Chess Championship 2012 completed last night and GM Kosintseva Tatiana of Russia emerged the winner with 9 points. In second place was GM Alexandra Kosteniuk of Russia with 8.5 points and in third place IM Elisabeth Paehtz of Germany, also with 8.5 points.

Pix 2. IM Elisabeth PAEHTZ, Germany, won third place in European Women’s Rapid Chess Championship 2012. (Photo by Anastasiya Karlovich with kind permission of TCF and FIDE. Photo from official tournament website)

 

Here is the 11th round game between the champion, Tatiana Kosintseva of Russia and Nana Dzagnidze of Russia during the European Individual Women’s Rapid Chess Championship 2012, Gaziantep, Turkey.

Here is the final 11th round game between the runners-up champion, Alexandra Kosteniuk of Russia, against Anastasia Boodnaruk also of Russia during the recent European Women’s Rapid Individual Chess Championship 2012 in Gaziantep, Turkey.

Official website : http://eiwcc2012.tsf.org.tr