{"id":9147,"date":"2025-01-20T22:59:47","date_gmt":"2025-01-20T16:59:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chessbd.com\/?p=9147"},"modified":"2025-01-20T22:59:48","modified_gmt":"2025-01-20T16:59:48","slug":"ushenina-and-maltsevskaya-claim-titles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chessbangladesh.com\/?p=9147","title":{"rendered":"Ushenina and Maltsevskaya claim titles"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Anna Ushenina (Ukraine) and Aleksandra Maltsevskaya (Poland) emerged victorious at the 2024 European Women\u2019s Rapid and Blitz Championships, securing the rapid and blitz titles, respectively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The European Women\u2019s Rapid &amp; Blitz Chess Championships 2024 took place from January 10 to 12 in Novotel Hotel, in Monte Carlo, Monaco.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"714\" src=\"https:\/\/chessbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/image-16.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9148\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chessbangladesh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/image-16.png 1000w, https:\/\/chessbangladesh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/image-16-300x214.png 300w, https:\/\/chessbangladesh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/image-16-768x548.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The first event on the schedule, the Blitz Championship, was a 13-round Swiss tournament held on January 10, featuring 126 players from 28 European federations. In a highly competitive event, 12th-seed Aleksandra Maltsevskaya took the lead in Round 8 after defeating Anna Ushenina but suffered a setback in Round 10 against Eline Roebers (Netherlands), allowing Roebers to catch up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Heading into the final 13th round, Maltsevskaya and Roebers were tied for the lead with 9.5\/12. However, their paths diverged there: Maltsevskaya secured a crucial victory against Bella Khotenashvili (Georgia) to clinch the title, while Roebers fell to the 2023 champion, Alexandra Kosteniuk (Switzerland). Kosteniuk and Ushenina, who also won her final-round game, tied for second place, with Ushenina earning silver due to a superior Buchholz.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"904\" src=\"https:\/\/chessbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/image-17.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9149\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chessbangladesh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/image-17.png 1000w, https:\/\/chessbangladesh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/image-17-300x271.png 300w, https:\/\/chessbangladesh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/image-17-768x694.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Final standings Blitz<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td>1<\/td><td>Maltsevskaya, Aleksandra<\/td><td>POL<\/td><td>2324<\/td><td>10\u00bd<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2<\/td><td>Ushenina, Anna<\/td><td>UKR<\/td><td>2329<\/td><td>10<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>3<\/td><td>Kosteniuk, Alexandra<\/td><td>SUI<\/td><td>2430<\/td><td>10<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>4<\/td><td>Roebers, Eline<\/td><td>NED<\/td><td>2322<\/td><td>9\u00bd<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>5<\/td><td>Tsolakidou, Stavroula<\/td><td>GRE<\/td><td>2274<\/td><td>9\u00bd<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>6<\/td><td>Rudzinska, Michalina<\/td><td>POL<\/td><td>2117<\/td><td>9<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>7<\/td><td>Arabidze, Meri<\/td><td>GEO<\/td><td>2378<\/td><td>9<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>8<\/td><td>Khotenashvili, Bella<\/td><td>GEO<\/td><td>2347<\/td><td>9<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>9<\/td><td>Batsiashvili, Nino<\/td><td>GEO<\/td><td>2225<\/td><td>9<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>10<\/td><td>Paehtz, Elisabeth<\/td><td>GER<\/td><td>2355<\/td><td>8\u00bd<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/chess-results.com\/tnr986006.aspx?lan=11&amp;art=1&amp;rd=13&amp;turdet=YES&amp;flag=30\">Complete final standings<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The European Women\u2019s Rapid Championship 2024, an 11-round Swiss tournament held from January 11 to 12 at the same venue, was equally thrilling, with several players sharing the top spot throughout the event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Entering the final 11th round, three participants\u2014Anna Ushenina (pictured below, right), Yuliia Osmak (both Ukraine), and Sarasadat Khademalsharieh (Spain; pictured below left)\u2014shared first place with 8\/10. All three drew their final games, allowing Eline Roebers, who defeated Nino Batsiashvili (Georgia), to join them in the standings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"691\" src=\"https:\/\/chessbd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/image-18.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chessbangladesh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/image-18.png 1000w, https:\/\/chessbangladesh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/image-18-300x207.png 300w, https:\/\/chessbangladesh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/image-18-768x531.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Buchholz tiebreak favored Ushenina, awarding her the gold medal. Khademalsharieh took silver, while Osmak completed the podium with bronze.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Final standings Rapid<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td>1<\/td><td>Ushenina, Anna<\/td><td>UKR<\/td><td>2348<\/td><td>8\u00bd<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2<\/td><td>Khademalsharieh, Sarasadat<\/td><td>ESP<\/td><td>2344<\/td><td>8\u00bd<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>3<\/td><td>Osmak, Yuliia<\/td><td>UKR<\/td><td>2306<\/td><td>8\u00bd<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>4<\/td><td>Roebers, Eline<\/td><td>NED<\/td><td>2332<\/td><td>8\u00bd<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>5<\/td><td>Javakhishvili, Lela<\/td><td>GEO<\/td><td>2295<\/td><td>8<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>6<\/td><td>Stefanova, Antoaneta<\/td><td>BUL<\/td><td>2385<\/td><td>8<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>7<\/td><td>Kosteniuk, Alexandra<\/td><td>SUI<\/td><td>2491<\/td><td>8<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>8<\/td><td>Narva, Mai<\/td><td>EST<\/td><td>2339<\/td><td>8<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>9<\/td><td>Cramling, Pia<\/td><td>SWE<\/td><td>2354<\/td><td>8<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>10<\/td><td>Sliwicka, Alicja<\/td><td>POL<\/td><td>2255<\/td><td>8<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/chess-results.com\/tnr1025765.aspx?lan=11&amp;art=1&amp;rd=11&amp;turdet=YES&amp;flag=30\">Complete final standings<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=61553805886664\">Photos: European Chess Union Facebook<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Anna Ushenina (Ukraine) and Aleksandra Maltsevskaya (Poland) emerged victorious at the 2024 European Women\u2019s Rapid and Blitz Championships, securing the rapid and blitz titles, respectively. 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