After finishing Classical Chess European Individual championship, the city of Turkey, Gaziantep hosts The European Individual Women Rapid Chess Championship, where Georgian chess players also participate, one of them Nana Dzagnidze (2559) was in the first place after the first day. Leader of Georgian national team won four matches in six rounds, played two draws against Russian chess players – Aleksandra Kosteniuk (2448) and Tatiana Kosintseva (2513), as a result Dzagnidze and they have 5.0 points but according to the additional points, Dzagnidze is ahead.
Bela Khotenashvili (2490) is 0.5 point behind leaders, she and other ten players have 4.4 points. Among them is Nino Batsiashvili (2438), who is in the 12nd place according to the additional points.
As for other Georgian participants of this tournament, their situation is the following: 15. Sophiko Guramishvili (2395)- 3.5; 18. Nazi Paikidze (2406) -3.5; 19. Meri Arabidze (2337)- 3.0; 20. Sophio Gvetadze (2334) -3.0; 27. Nino Khurtsidze (2447) -3.0; 32. Lela Javakhishvili (2448) -2.5;
Tomorrow, will be held other five rounds of European Rapid Chess Championship and winners will be found out. Dzagnidze plays against Kosteniuk with black pieces in the 7th round, Khitenashvili against Kosintseva with white pieces, Batsiashvili against Catherina Lanho (2546) with black pieces. Prize money of the tournament is 10 000 EUR, champions wins 2 000 EUR
