Kosintseva sisters absent at Russian Women's Superfinal

The Russian Women's Superfinal will take place from August 18 to 28, 2011. The pair of Russian superstars, the Kosintseva sisters, who are ranked 1st and 2nd, are absent from this championship.



The 10 participants are:



Charochkina (2310)

Kovanova (2354)

Girya (2371)

Shadrina (2373)

Zaiatz (2419)

Bodnaruk (2431)

Pogonina (2442)

Gunina (2487)

Galliamova (2492)

Kosteniuk (2497)

Hou Yifan is top seed at Hangzhou Women's Tournament

Hangzhou Women Grandmaster Chess Tournament
Ten-player round robin on 13th-24th July

The 1st Hangzhou Women Grandmaster Chess Tournament will take place on 13th - 24th July 2011 in Hangzhou, China. Ten top women players compete in the round robin event that is concurrent with the World Chess Team Championship in Ningbo, also in China.

Participants:

1. GM Hou Yifan CHN 2575 (Women's World Champion)
2. GM Nadezhda Kosintseva RUS 2560
3. GM Tatiana Kosintseva RUS 2557
4. GM Nana Dzagnidze GEO 2537
5. IM Anna Zatonskih USA 2522
6. WGM Ju Wenjun CHN 2515
7. IM Dronavalli Harika IND 2513
8. GM Marie Sebag FRA 2510
9. GM Zhu Chen QAT 2485 (former World Champion)
10. GM Zhao Xue CHN 2470

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