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Wednesday, 31 Aug 2022 23:15
European Women's Championship 2022: Monika Socko clinches title

GM Monika Socko (Poland) emerged as the winner of the European Women's Championship 2022. It is probably the most significant achievement in the professional career of 8-time Polish Women's Champion.

The European Women's Championship, an 11-round Swiss tournament with classical time control, took place from August 20-31, 2022, in Prague, Czech Republic. The event, with a prize pool of €60,000  (€10,000 reserved for the champion), brought together 123 players from 28 countries.

Monika Socko grabbed the sole lead in Round 5 and never looked back. Coming into the final round on 8/10, a half-point ahead of Gunay Mammadzada (Azerbaijan), Aleksandra Maltsevskaya (Poland) and Lilit Mkrtchain (Armenia), Monika took a practical decision. Socko made a quick draw with Mkrtchain to secure the title as she had better tiebreaks over her main competitors.  

Mammadzada and Maltsevskaya played a topsy-turvy game which eventually ended in a draw. As a result, Gunay took silver, but Alexandra and Lilit missed the podium as Ulviyya Fataliyeva (Azerbaijan) scored a crucial last-round victory over her compatriot Gulnar Mammadova and claimed bronze by dint of better Buchholz. 

Final standings:

1

GM

Socko, Monika

POL

2423

2

IM

Mammadzada, Gunay

AZE

2466

8

3

WGM

Fataliyeva, Ulviyya

AZE

2413

8

4

IM

Mkrtchian, Lilit

ARM

2362

8

5

IM

Maltsevskaya, Aleksandra

POL

2360

8

6

IM

Bulmaga, Irina

ROU

2403

8

7

GM

Ushenina, Anna

UKR

2423

8

IM

Sargsyan, Anna

ARM

2378

9

IM

Brunello, Marina

ITA

2341

10

IM

Salimova, Nurgyul

BUL

2404


The 2022 European Individual Women Chess Championship served as a qualification event for the FIDE Women’s World Cup 2023. According to the FIDE regulations and the ECU Board decision, 9 best players qualified for FIDE Women’s World Cup 2023.

Photo: Official website

Official website: ewcc2022.net/