Meri Arabidze is the winner of the European Women’s Chess Championship 2023

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After 11 thrilling rounds at the European Women’s Chess Championship 2023 two players emerged on the top tying for the first place with 8.5 points, each: IM Meri Arabidze (GEO, 2433) and IM Oliwia Kiolbasa (POL, 2406). They went the last round with equal points. Thanks to her 8th round victory in direct encounter against the Polish representative, IM Meri Arabidze clinched the European Women’s Chess Champion title. This is the second medal in a short distance for Arabidze, after she won the bronze at the strong Georgian Championship

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IM Oliwia Kiolbasa won silver medal.

Four players scored 8 points (each) to tie for the third place: IM Aleksandra Maltsevskaya (POL, 2388), IM Stavroula Tsolakidou (GRE, 2358), IM Salome Melia (GEO, 2366) and IM Klaudia Kulon (POL, 2290). Aleksandra Maltsevskaya had the best tiebreaks and claimed bronze. Scroll down for the final standings

The Closing ceremony of the event took place yesterday evening with attendance of ECU President Mr. Zurab Azmaiparashvili, ECU Vice President Mr. Alojzije Jankovic, ECU Chief Executive Officer Mr. Erald Dervishi, ECU Honorary Vice President and Vice President of the Montenegro Chess Federation Mr. Veselin Draskovic, and the President of the Montenegro Chess Federation Mr. Jovan Milovic.

The European Women’s Chess Championship 2023 took place from 17th-30th March in Petrovac, Montenegro, with participation of more than 130 players from 34 federations. The total prize fund of the event was 60.000 EUR and according to the ECU Board decision and FIDE regulations, 9 players will qualify for the next FIDE Women’s World Cup.

European Women Chess Championship 2023 final standings

1	IM	Arabidze, Meri			GEO	2433	8.5
2	IM	Kiolbasa, Oliwia			POL	2406	8.5
3	IM	Maltsevskaya, Aleksandra			POL	2388	8
4	IM	Tsolakidou, Stavroula			GRE	2358	8
5	IM	Melia, Salome			GEO	2366	8
6	IM	Kulon, Klaudia			POL	2290	8
7	IM	Javakhishvili, Lela			GEO	2443	7.5
8	IM	Garifullina, Leya			FID	2372	7.5
9	FM	Toncheva, Nadya			BUL	2192	7.5
10	IM	Sargsyan, Anna M.			ARM	2371	7.5
11	IM	Guichard, Pauline			FRA	2379	7.5
12	IM	Daulyte-Cornette, Deimante			FRA	2344	7.5
13	IM	Cyfka, Karina			POL	2350	7.5
14	GM	Danielian, Elina			ARM	2431	7
15	IM	Buksa, Nataliya			UKR	2405	7
16	GM	Socko, Monika			POL	2432	7
17	IM	Bivol, Alina			FID	2365	7
18	GM	Gunina, Valentina			FID	2478	7
19	IM	Osmak, Yuliia			UKR	2445	7
20	WGM	Wagner, Dinara			GER	2411	7
21	IM	Mkrtchian, Lilit			ARM	2379	7
	IM	Vega Gutierrez, Sabrina			ESP	2361	7
23	WIM	Sliwicka, Alicja			POL	2272	7
24	IM	Brunello, Marina			ITA	2346	7
25	IM	Mammadova, Gulnar			AZE	2358	7
26	WIM	Zaksaite, Salomeja			LTU	2187	7
27	IM	Ovod, Evgenija			FID	2305	7
28	GM	Khotenashvili, Bella			GEO	2491	6.5
29	IM	Bulmaga, Irina			ROU	2438	6.5
30	WIM	Mkrtchyan, Mariam			ARM	2343	6.5
31	IM	Efroimski, Marsel			ISR	2451	6.5
32	WFM	Koridze, Lile			GEO	2122	6.5
33	WIM	Kubicka, Anna			POL	2211	6.5
34	IM	Narva, Mai			EST	2389	6.5
35	WFM	Rudzinska, Michalina			POL	2212	6.5
36	GM	Zhukova, Natalia			UKR	2322	6.5
37	WGM	Klek, Hanna Marie			GER	2314	6.5
38	IM	Milliet, Sophie			FRA	2404	6.5
39	IM	Zimina, Olga			ITA	2295	6.5
40	IM	Fataliyeva, Ulviyya			AZE	2427	6.5
41	FM	Schulze, Lara			GER	2277	6.5
42	GM	Stefanova, Antoaneta			BUL	2433	6.5
43	WGM	Beydullayeva, Govhar			AZE	2388	6
44	IM	Savina, Anastasia			FRA	2345	6
45	IM	Unuk, Laura			SLO	2297	6
46	IM	Mammadzada, Gunay			AZE	2472	6
47	IM	Gaponenko, Inna			UKR	2349	6
48	WGM	Radeva, Viktoria			BUL	2247	6
49	FM	Jarocka, Liwia			POL	2181	6
50	WGM	Sandu, Mihaela			ROU	2211	6
51		Hrebenshchykova, Yelyzaveta			UKR	2289	6
52	WIM	Olde, Margareth			EST	2234	6
53	WGM	Eric, Jovana			SRB	2230	6
54	WIM	Berke, Ana			CRO	2107	6
55	WIM	Sieber, Fiona			GER	2217	6
56	FM	Zhapova, Yana			FID	2269	6
57	WFM	Koljevic, Nikolina			MNE	2042	6
58	IM	Badelka, Olga			FID	2428	5.5
59	WIM	Gajcin, Marina			SRB	2215	5.5
60	WGM	Chelushkina, Irina			SRB	2207	5.5
61	FM	Krasteva, Beloslava			BUL	2292	5.5
62	WIM	Urh, Zala			SLO	2294	5.5
63	IM	Garcia Martin, Marta			ESP	2306	5.5
64	WGM	Abdulla, Khayala			AZE	2221	5.5
65	WIM	Gaboyan, Susanna			ARM	2160	5.5
66	WGM	Mamedjarova, Turkan			AZE	2229	5.5
67	WIM	Lach, Aleksandra			POL	2170	5.5
68	WIM	Lehaci, Miruna-Daria			ROU	2202	5.5
69	WIM	Richterova, Natasa			CZE	2190	5.5
70	WFM	Froewis, Annika			AUT	2123	5.5
	WFM	Pogorelskikh, Sofia			SRB	2102	5.5
72	WGM	Zawadzka, Jolanta			POL	2391	5.5
73	WGM	Antolak, Julia			POL	2276	5.5
74	WFM	Dwilewicz, Katarzyna			POL	2114	5.5
75	IM	Lazarne Vajda, Szidonia			HUN	2294	5.5
76	WFM	Hajiyeva, Laman			AZE	2118	5.5
77	WIM	Hrescak, Ivana			SLO	2127	5.5
78	WFM	Dylag, Emilia			POL	2052	5.5
79	WFM	Mayrhuber, Nikola			AUT	2162	5.5
80	WGM	Makropoulou, Marina			GRE	2102	5
81	WFM	Ivekovic, Tihana			CRO	2132	5
82	WIM	Shpanko, Nadiia			SLO	2164	5
83	WFM	Zherebtsova, Alexandra			FID	2155	5
84		Kobak, Polina			ARM	1815	5
85	WFM	Shuqja, Klean			ALB	1884	5
86	WFM	Lomaia, Diana			GEO	1950	5
87	WIM	Petrova, Irina			UKR	2123	5
88	FM	Paasikangas, Johanna			FIN	2115	5
89	WFM	Skvortsova, Alena			FID	2032	5
90		Abdinova, Narmin			AZE	2090	5
91	WFM	Allahverdiyeva, Ayan			AZE	2124	5
92	WFM	Kejzar, Petra			SLO	2128	5
93		Goriachkina, Oksana			FID	1759	5
94		Donghvani, Nia			GEO	2025	4.5
95		Valkova, Angelika			UKR	2055	4.5
96	WGM	Calzetta Ruiz, Monica			ESP	2185	4.5
97		Golsta, Ramona			LAT	1760	4.5
98	WFM	Spalir, Monika			SLO	2125	4.5
99	WFM	Aydin, Gulenay			TUR	2039	4.5
100	WIM	Vidic, Teja			SLO	2097	4.5
101	WFM	Ter-Avetisjana, Agnesa Stepania			LAT	1974	4.5
102	WCM	Ismayil, Malak			AZE	2011	4.5
103	WFM	Pirvulescu, Ekaterina			ROU	2030	4.5
104	WIM	Velikic, Adela			SRB	2329	4.5
105		Walter, Ema			SVK	2048	4.5
106	WFM	Tsotsonava, Elene			GEO	2030	4.5
107	WCM	Silva, Mariana Sofia T.			POR	1920	4.5
108		Manova, Ivana			MKD	1923	4.5
109		Popovic, Mateja			MNE	1832	4.5
110	WFM	Karaivanova, Petya			BUL	1875	4.5
111	WGM	Heinemann, Josefine			GER	2343	4
112	WIM	Makka, Ioulia			GRE	1949	4
113	WIM	Ibrahimova, Sabina			AZE	2207	4
114		Slaba, Andrea			SVK	2061	4
115	WFM	Silva, Ana Ines Teixeira Da			POR	1792	4
116	WFM	Hapala, Elisabeth			AUT	2072	4
117		Bluebaum, Johanna			GER	1954	4
118	WCM	Kostina, Veronika			SUI	1855	4
119		Humbatova, Nazli			AZE	1737	4
120		Gamal, Alaa			ENG	1748	4
121		Ivanovic, Tara			MNE	1472	4
122		Tsirulnik, Maritsa			UKR	2121	3.5
123		Maione, Melissa			ITA	2028	3.5
124		Huseynova, Lala			AZE	1694	3.5
125	WIM	Pavlidou, Ekaterini			GRE	2178	3.5
126	WFM	Bakalarz, Grazyna			LUX	1847	3.5
127		Mashchenko, Tamila			UKR	1956	3.5
128		Petrovska, Katerina			MKD	1907	3.5
129		Buchholz, Maja Patricia			GER	1883	3.5
130	WGM	Balajayeva, Khanim			AZE	2372	3
131		Zhezhovska, Monika			MKD	1761	3
132		Bassari, Senem Gul			TUR	1524	3
133	WCM	Saraci, Rinesa			KOS	1503	3
134		Recica, Jona			KOS	1231	2.5
135		Maras, Marija Mia			MNE	1051	1
136	WIM	Gueci, Tea			ITA	2227	1