Other Events: Moiseenko Wins European Championship; Khotenashvili The Geneva Women's Grand Prix
Thursday, May 16, 2013 at 11:38PM
Dennis Monokroussos

The European Individual Chess Championship finished in a big tie for first, with Alexander Moiseenko, Evgeny Alekseev, Evgeny Romanov, Alexander Beliavsky, Constantin Lupulescu, Francisco Vallejo Pons, Sergei Movsesian, Ian Nepomniachtchi, Alexey Dreev and Hrant Melkumyan all finishing with 8/11. As usual, the title was awarded based on tiebreaks, and Moiseenko was declared the European Champion.

The Women's Grand Prix event in Geneva, Switzerland was a success for Bela Khotenashvili, who - like the European Championship winners - scored 8/11. Anna Muzychuk finished second, half a point behind, while Tatiana Kosintseva and Nana Dzagnidze were a further point behind. Former women's champion Hou Yifan beat Khotenashvili in their individual game, but otherwise had little to feel happy about, finishing tied for 8th-9th with just five points.

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