Dronavalli, Koneru and Kosteniuk top seeds in FIDE World Online Women Blitz Semifinal |
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Wednesday, 23 September 2015 14:04 |
The last 8th FIDE World Online Women Blitz Qualifier is going to be held on Thursday, September 24th, at 13:00 GMT/UTC time. 56 players have already qualified for the Semifinal and only 8 spots are still available.
Indian players GM Harika Dronavalli and GM Humpy Koneru head the Semifinal field with former World women champion GM Alexandra Kosteniuk on third position. You can see the full list below.
The semifinal tournament will be held on October 29th, 2015 at 13:00 GMT/UTC time. FIDE reserves the right to alter date and time of semifinal and final tournament. It shall be a Swiss tournament of 11 rounds.
The competition takes place on the official FIDE Arena Online platform. FIDE Online uses AceGuard, anti-cheating and security software of new generation. Based on advanced behavioral analysis and the activities of the players, AceGuard indicates deviations from proper procedures of play.
Female players who represent a National Chess Federation, can play in the Championship. „FIDE flag“ players are not eligable to participate. Registrations for the FIDE event are continuously open. The players can compete from the comfort of their home, without costs associated with the hotels and airfares. A Platinum Membership is required.
A rich prize fund of 9000 USD will be awarded in the final tournament. Make sure to read the FULL Regulations.
1 GM Harika Dronavalli IND 2573 2 GM Humpy Koneru IND 2552 3 GM/WGM Alexandra Kosteniuk RUS 2485 4 IM/WGM Olga Zimina ITA 2378 5 IM/WGM Nino Batsiashvili GEO 2370 6 WGM Deysi Cori Tello PER 2362 7 IM/WGM Padmini Rout IND 2352 8 IM/WGM Martha Fierro ECU 2352 9 WFM Tea Gueci ITA 2350 10 WGM Sabina Foisor USA 2345 11 WGM Tatyana Shadrina RUS 2333 12 WIM Elena Tomilova RUS 2328 13 WGM Atousa Pourkashiyan IRI 2328 14 IM/WGM Anna Zozulia BEL 2318 15 IM/WGM Vijayalakshmi S IND 2318 16 WIM Qianyun Gong SIN 2311 17 IM/WGM Sofio Gvetadze GEO 2306 18 IM/WGM Iva Videnova BUL 2300 19 IM Eesha Karavade IND 2299 20 WGM Karina Ambartsumova RUS 2297 21 WGM Aleksandra Dimitrijevic BIH 2276 22 IM Foisor Cristina Adela ROM 2276 23 IM/WGM Irina Vasilevich RUS 2270 24 WGM Andjelija Stojanovic SER 2270 25 IM/WGM Bulmaga Irina ROM 2243 26 WGM Yulia Kochetkova SVK 2233 27 WIM Mihaela Veronica Foisor ROM 2222 28 IM/WGM Irine Kharisma Sukandar IND 2218 29 WGM Meenakshi Subbaraman IND 2218 30 WGM Adriana Nikolova BUL 2205 31 WIM Chelsie Monica Ignesias Sihite INA 2188 32 WGM Anna Burtasova RUS 2183 33 IM/WGM Sophie Milliet FRA 2173 34 WIM Zenia Corrales Jimenez CUB 2172 35 Paloma Gutierrez Castillo ESP 2145 36 WIM Jenny Chirivi COL 2140 37 WIM Melissa Castrillón Gómez COL 2122 38 WIM Ann Lindsay Chumpitaz Carbajal PER 2122 39 WIM Milena Tatiana Herrera Rodriguez COL 2107 40 WIM Diana Real MEX 2102 41 Anastasiya Ivanova RUS 2084 42 WIM Pratyusha Bodda IND 2083 43 WGM Sandugach Shaydullina RUS 2081 44 WGM Enkhtuul Altan-Ulzii MGL 2071 45 WFM Damaris Abarca CHI 2046 46 WCM Evi Lindiawati INA 2023 47 WFM Julia Alboredo BRA 2008 48 WIM Beverly Mendoza PHI 1955 49 Flor de María Zárate Oyague PER 1950 50 WFM Roberta Messina ITA 1944 51 WFM Ana Daniela Madrigal NIC 1930 52 WFM Lilia Fuentes MEX 1898 53 AIM Viviana Galvan Cipriani ESP 1843 54 WIM Maria Elena Rodriguez Arrieta CRC 1802 55 WIM Cristine Rose Mariano PHI 1761 56 Yessica Rosas MEX 1684
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