EWCC 2023: Oliwia Kiolbasa leads at halfway
Oliwia Kiolbasa grabbed the top position at the European Women’s Championship in Petrovac, Montenegro, at the halfway point. In Round 6, the Polish IM defeated IM Irina Bulmaga (Romania) and now leads the field with 5.5/6 coming into the rest day. The defending champion GM Monica Socko (Poland, pictured below) and IM Narva Mai (Estonia) are trailing by a half-point, sharing second place. As many as fifteen players, including IM Yuliia Osmak (Ukraine), IM Aleksandra Maltsevskaya (Poland), IM Lilit Mkrtchian (Armenia), the 2021 Champion GM Elina Danielian (Armenia) and GM Bella Khotenashvili (Georgia), are tied for fourth place on 4.5/6 and also stay in the race for gold. Top 10 after six rounds: 1 IM Kiolbasa, Oliwia 2406 POL 5½ 2 GM Socko, Monika 2432 POL 5 3 IM Narva, Mai 2389 EST 5 4 IM Bulmaga, Irina 2438 ROU 4½ 5 IM Maltsevskaya, Aleksandra 2388 POL 4½ 6 IM Osmak, Yuliia 2445 UKR 4½ 7 IM Mkrtchian, Lilit 2379 ARM 4½ 8 IM Vega Gutierrez, Sabrina 2361 ESP 4½ 9 GM Danielian, Elina 2431 ARM 4½ 10 GM Khotenashvili, Bella 2491 GEO 4½ Results, pairings and standings can be found here. Round 7 will start on March 25 at 15:00 CET. Live broadcast with commentaries by GM Alojzije Jankovic and Dragana Nikolovska can be followed through the ECU YouTube channel. Photo: Official website Official website: sahcg.me/eurowomen2023/