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Friday, 11 Mar 2022 21:45
Ekaterina Atalik wins Turkish Women’s Championship

IM Ekaterina Atalik emerged as the winner of the Turkish Women's Chess Championship, claiming her third straight and sixth overall title.

The 2022 Arzum Turkey Women's Chess Championship, a nine-round Swiss tournament with classical time control took place in Balikesir Provincial House under the sponsorship of Arzum Elektrik Ev Aletleri A.Ş. The event brought together 81 participants from all over the country although some top players did not take part.

The #1 in the Turkish women rating list IM Ekaterina Atalik entered the event as a prohibitive favorite and did not disappoint. The only IM in the tournament, she crushed the competition and scored 8/9 conceding her opponents just two draws (including a short one in the final round to secure the title).

WFM Yulia Gökbulut (pictured below) finished second, just a half-point behind the champion, and picked 21 rating points. WCM Çiğdem Onur netted 7/9 and claimed bronze. As the tournament fate would have it, the champion and the silver winner did not meet over the board in this tournament.

The closing ceremony was attended by the President of Turkish Chess Federation Gülkız Tulay, Ayvalık District Governor Hasan Yaman, Balıkesir Provincial Director of Youth and Sports Lokman Arıcıoğlu, Ayvalık District Sports Manager Şükrü Balkan, VE Hotels Ayvalık Hotel Manager Mehmet Şahin Kork, referees, players and parents.

Ayvalık District Governor Hasan Yaman, made a speech in which he expressed his satisfaction with the championship held in Balikesir Ayvalık and his desire to hold other chess tournaments in the future.

Final standings:

1

 Atalik, Ekaterina

2415

8/9

2

 Gokbulut, Julia

1902

7½/9

3

 Onur, Cigdem

2004

7/9

4

 Hereklioglu, Sude

1917

6½/9

5

 Akat, Elifnaz

1673

6½/9

6

 Alagoz, Zumra Meryem

1573

6½/9

7

 Isgenderova, Hayale

2202

6/9

8

 Caglar, Sila

2182

6/9

9

 Acarbay, Algi

1985

6/9

10

 Catal, Uktenur

1833

6/9


Official website: http://kadinlar2022.tsf.org.tr/

Photo: official website