The Women Saint-Petersburg Championship , 13-21 May
/Images/Players/Small/molchanova.jpg" align="left" alt="Tatjana Molchanova"> Tatjana Molchanova has won the Women Saint-Petersburg Championship which took place 13-21 May. Players: Ekaterina Korbut wg 2442, Irina Sudakova wg 2391, Olga Stjazhkina wg 2376, Tatjana Molchanova wm 2312, Nina Sirotkina wm 2277, Valentina Solovjova wf 2265, Varvara Kirillova wf 2225, Marina Lupik 2204, Iulia Gromova 2195, Elena Bystryakova wm 2191. Time control: 1.5 hour/40 moves + 15 min. till the end of the game, the increment is 30 sec. per move from the first. The /Archive/Shahcom/Shahcom.html"> Shahcom Company provided live coverage of the games in the playing hall of M.Chigorin city chess club. The rounds started at 4 p.m. Moscow time (+3 GMT).
Final standings:
1 Molchanova - 6.0
2 Solovjova - 5.5
3 Kirillova - 5.0
4 Gromova - 5.0
5 Korbut - 5.0
6 Lupik - 5.0
7 Bystryakova - 4.0
8 Sirotkina - 3.5
9 Sudakova - 3.5
10 Stjazhkina - 2.5
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