European Women Chess 2022 – results day 1

European Women Chess Championship 2022 takes place on August 19th – September 1st, 2022 in the Don Giovanni hotel Prague (Czech Republic). 125 players from 27 European federations registered for the event. The event will be played in 11 rounds, Swiss system, with time control 90 minutes for 40 moves plus 30 minutes for the rest of the game with an increment of 30 seconds per move, starting from /move one. The 2022 European Individual Women Chess Championship is a qualification event for the FIDE Women’s World Cup 2023. According to the FIDE regulations and the ECU Board decision, 9 players will qualify. Total Prize fund of the event is 60,000 euros with 10,000 reserved for the Winner of the event. Live games from the EIWCC 2022

Round 1 of the European Women Chess 2022 was played today. Multiple surprises were seen across the boards. Here are some of the most notable:

WGM Anastasya Paramzina – GM Lela Javakhishvili 1/2-1/2
WIM Miruna-Daria Lehaci – GM Anna Ushenina 1/2-1/2
WFM Alessia-Mihaela Ciolacu – IM Nurgyul Salimova 1/2-1/2
IM Irina Bulmaga – FM Nadya Toncheva 0-1
WIM Ekaterini Pavlidou – IM Sophie Milliet 1/2-1/2
WIM Oliwia Kiolbasa – WIM Sabina Ibrahimova 1/2-1/2
FM Anna-Maja Kazarian – IM Gulnar Mammadova 1/2-1/2
WFM Anna Lhotska – GM Natalia Zhukova 1-0

Here are all results from day 1 of the European Women Chess Championship