European Women's Individual

[LawrenceCooper]

Starts today:

https://chess-results.com/tnr897945.asp ... ES&flag=30

[Mick Norris]

At least 10 places for the World Cup, so more than just the medals in play

[NickFaulks]

I know this is not intended primarily as a holiday, but I am still always pleased to see these events being held in nice places. Let's hope the hotel lives up to its billing.

[LawrenceCooper]

Bodhana starts with a draw: https://www.chess.com/events/2024-europ ... hian_Lilit Katarzyna won, Lan Yao drew, Jovanka & Akshaya lost.

[NickFaulks]

Bodhana starts with a draw

Good game, you would say the players looked evenly matched.

[Nick Burrows]

Bodhana starts with a draw

Good game, you would say the players looked evenly matched.

Lilit said she is simply incredible!

[Leonard Barden]

After drawing comfortably yesterday with Armenia's No 3 (a former European silver medallist) Bodhana is right now +3.7 against Armenia's No 4, the 2022 world under-18 girls champion. https://lichess.org/broadcast/european- ... f/HJDHi44Q

[NickFaulks]

I've watched a number of Bodhana's games and this is the best yet. She played the opening really well and while I suppose White should have noticed 23...Nf6, which is simple enough once you see it, after that she was quite relentless.

[LawrenceCooper]

After drawing comfortably yesterday with Armenia's No 3 (a former European silver medallist) Bodhana is right now +3.7 against Armenia's No 4, the 2022 world under-18 girls champion. https://lichess.org/broadcast/european- ... f/HJDHi44Q

Now confirmed as 0-1 in 46 moves

[Mick Norris]

Great result

[Nick Burrows]

Absolutely amazing!

[Nick Burrows]

[Event "Round 2: Mkrtchyan, Mariam - Sivanandan, Bodhana"] [Site "https://lichess.org/study/nVyDIDPf/HJDHi44Q"] [White "Mkrtchyan, Mariam"] [Black "Sivanandan, Bodhana"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2354"] [WhiteTitle "WIM"] [WhiteFideId "13310828"] [BlackElo "2065"] [BlackTitle "WCM"] [BlackFideId "497592"] [Variant "Standard"] [ECO "D43"] [Opening "Semi-Slav Defense"] [Annotator "https://lichess.org/@/LinuxBrickie"] [UTCDate "2024.04.20"] [UTCTime "14:40:55"] 1. d4 { [%eval 0.14] [%clk 1:30:36] } 1... d5 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:30:10] } 2. c4 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:31:01] } 2... c6 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:29:30] } 3. Nf3 { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:31:26] } 3... Nf6 { [%eval 0.28] [%clk 1:28:56] } 4. Nc3 { [%eval 0.26] [%clk 1:31:51] } 4... e6 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 1:28:21] } 5. g3 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 1:32:16] } 5... dxc4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:26:49] } 6. Bg2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 1:32:40] } 6... Bb4 { [%eval 0.32] [%clk 1:22:53] } 7. O-O { [%eval 0.31] [%clk 1:27:47] } 7... O-O { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 1:21:05] } 8. Bg5 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 1:08:36] } 8... Nbd7 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 1:17:29] } 9. e4 { [%eval -0.35] [%clk 1:01:41] } 9... h6 { [%eval -0.35] [%clk 1:13:53] } 10. Bxf6 { [%eval -0.29] [%clk 1:00:46] } 10... Qxf6 { [%eval -0.27] [%clk 1:08:10] } 11. Qe2 { [%eval -0.36] [%clk 0:59:11] } 11... Bxc3 { [%eval -0.21] [%clk 1:01:44] } 12. bxc3 { [%eval -0.27] [%clk 0:59:14] } 12... b5 { [%eval -0.3] [%clk 1:00:58] } 13. e5 { [%eval -0.4] [%clk 0:58:05] } 13... Qe7 { [%eval -0.3] [%clk 1:01:06] } 14. Nd2 { [%eval -0.21] [%clk 0:51:02] } 14... Bb7 { [%eval -0.29] [%clk 0:58:51] } 15. Rfb1 { [%eval -0.47] [%clk 0:51:27] } 15... Rfb8 { [%eval -0.06] [%clk 0:55:26] } 16. a4 { [%eval -0.19] [%clk 0:46:33] } 16... a6 { [%eval -0.13] [%clk 0:54:59] } 17. Ne4 { [%eval -0.13] [%clk 0:42:02] } 17... c5 { [%eval -0.12] [%clk 0:41:46] } 18. axb5 { [%eval -0.11] [%clk 0:40:54] } 18... axb5 { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 0:42:09] } 19. Rxa8 { [%eval -0.22] [%clk 0:39:35] } 19... Bxa8 { [%eval -0.09] [%clk 0:41:31] } 20. Nd6 { [%eval -0.11] [%clk 0:38:45] } 20... Bxg2 { [%eval -0.1] [%clk 0:29:11] } 21. Kxg2 { [%eval -0.11] [%clk 0:39:11] } 21... cxd4 { [%eval -0.13] [%clk 0:29:31] } 22. cxd4 { [%eval -0.15] [%clk 0:39:38] } 22... Qf8 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:28:41] } 23. Qf3?! { [%eval -0.96] } { Inaccuracy. Nxb5 was best. } { [%clk 0:29:22] } (23. Nxb5 Qc8 24. Qf3 Qd8 25. Qc6 Rc8 26. Qa6 Rb8) 23... Nf6 { [%eval -1.07] [%clk 0:15:38] } 24. Qc6? { [%eval -2.53] } { Mistake. Rxb5 was best. } { [%clk 0:20:32] } (24. Rxb5 Rxb5) 24... Nd5 { [%eval -2.0] [%clk 0:13:38] } 25. Nxb5?! { [%eval -2.66] } { Inaccuracy. Rxb5 was best. } { [%clk 0:12:00] } (25. Rxb5 Rxb5 26. Nxb5 Qb4 27. Nd6 c3 28. Qe8+ Kh7 29. Nxf7 Qe7 30. Qh8+ Kg6 31. Nd6 c2) 25... Rc8? { [%eval -1.18] } { Mistake. c3 was best. } { [%clk 0:09:00] } (25... c3 26. Rc1 Rb6 27. Qd7 Qa8 28. Kg1 Rb8 29. Nd6 Qa3 30. Qxf7+ Kh7 31. Re1 c2 32. Ne8) 26. Qb7?! { [%eval -2.31] } { Inaccuracy. Qa6 was best. } { [%clk 0:10:36] } (26. Qa6) 26... c3 { [%eval -2.27] [%clk 0:08:36] } 27. Nd6 { [%eval -2.43] [%clk 0:09:56] } 27... Rc7 { [%eval -2.12] [%clk 0:06:11] } 28. Qb3?? { [%eval -4.46] } { Blunder. Qa6 was best. } { [%clk 0:04:57] } (28. Qa6) 28... c2 { [%eval -3.64] [%clk 0:04:47] } 29. Rc1 { [%eval -3.39] [%clk 0:05:23] } 29... Qa8 { [%eval -4.08] [%clk 0:04:58] } 30. Qf3 { [%eval -3.75] [%clk 0:03:31] } 30... Qc6 { [%eval -4.17] [%clk 0:04:58] } 31. Ne4 { [%eval -3.65] [%clk 0:02:14] } 31... Qc4 { [%eval -3.35] [%clk 0:04:01] } 32. Qg4 { [%eval -3.53] [%clk 0:02:19] } 32... Kh8 { [%eval -3.33] [%clk 0:02:29] } 33. Nd6 { [%eval -3.22] [%clk 0:02:33] } 33... Qc6 { [%eval -3.24] [%clk 0:02:08] } 34. Kh3?! { [%eval -4.17] } { Inaccuracy. Kg1 was best. } { [%clk 0:01:30] } (34. Kg1 Nb4 35. d5 Nxd5 36. h4 Kh7 37. Qe2 Qc3 38. Kh2 Qb2 39. Qd2 Kg8 40. Ne4 Rc4) 34... Nb4 { [%eval -4.37] [%clk 0:01:52] } 35. d5 { [%eval -4.23] [%clk 0:00:55] } 35... Nxd5 { [%eval -4.23] [%clk 0:02:14] } 36. Qf3 { [%eval -4.8] [%clk 0:00:53] } 36... Kg8 { [%eval -4.14] [%clk 0:02:01] } 37. Qb3 { [%eval -4.96] [%clk 0:01:02] } 37... Qc3 { [%eval -4.92] [%clk 0:01:11] } 38. Qxc3 { [%eval -4.79] [%clk 0:00:32] } 38... Rxc3 { [%eval -4.82] [%clk 0:01:34] } 39. Nb5 { [%eval -4.75] [%clk 0:00:54] } 39... Rc5 { [%eval -4.82] [%clk 0:01:58] } 40. Nd4 { [%eval -4.92] [%clk 0:31:19] } 40... Nb4 { [%eval -4.87] [%clk 0:32:21] } 41. f4 { [%eval -4.81] [%clk 0:30:52] } 41... Rc4 { [%eval -4.76] [%clk 0:27:16] } 42. Nb3 { [%eval -5.45] [%clk 0:31:07] } 42... Nd3 { [%eval -5.45] [%clk 0:27:14] } 43. Ra1 { [%eval -5.37] [%clk 0:31:27] } 43... c1=Q { [%eval -4.72] [%clk 0:24:58] } 44. Nxc1 { [%eval -4.7] [%clk 0:31:42] } 44... Rxc1 { [%eval -5.04] [%clk 0:25:11] } 45. Ra8+ { [%eval -4.95] [%clk 0:32:06] } 45... Kh7 { [%eval -4.86] [%clk 0:25:28] } 46. Ra7 { [%eval -4.95] [%clk 0:32:34] } 46... Kg6 { [%eval -4.86] [%clk 0:25:50] } 0-1

[LawrenceCooper]

Bodhana starts with a draw: https://www.chess.com/events/2024-europ ... hian_Lilit Katarzyna won, Lan Yao drew, Jovanka & Akshaya lost.

Bodhana & Lan Yao both won and Kata drew so are all on 1.5/2, Akshaya & Jovanka drew and are on 0.5.

[Nick Burrows]

Mariam Mkrtchyan is a former European & World Under 18 champion.

[Leonard Barden]

According to chess results Bodhana has so far gained 47.6 rating points.

That will take her over 2100 and thus give her the WFM title, which she narrowly missed at Reykjavik and the Menchik Memorial. She will be the youngest WFM in the world.