With only two rounds left of the European Women Individual Championship 2025, IM Teodora Injac continues her stampede, scoring an eight consecutive win. IM Teodora Injac (SRB, 2454) kept the sole lead in the event after defeating IM Lilit Mkrtchian (ARM, 2388) in today’s 9th round. The wins of Teodora Injac could have been a a perfect 9 out of 9, but in a bizarre game in round 1 she missed a mate in two
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Today’s round was opened by the ECU President Mr. Zurab Azmaiparasvhili who played the first ceremonial move on the top board game between IM Teodora Injac and IM Lilit Mkrtchian.
IM Teodora Injac (SRB, 2454) kept the sole lead in the event after defeating IM Lilit Mkrtchian (ARM, 2388) in today’s 9th round. The position was very balanced out of the opening, but Lilit Mrktchian had a passive approach and allowed her opponent to take the edge and valuable space advantage. Teodora Injac transformed the advantage into a pawn up, activated her pieces, locked Mkrtchian into defensive mode and forced her on resignation.
IM Irina Bulmaga (ROU, 2362) was victorious with whites against WFM Anastasia Kirtadze (GEO, 2180) who suffered her second loss in a row after a fantastic start at the European Women’s Chess Championship 2025. As in most of her games in the event, Bulmaga had some issues in the opening and slightly worse position, but then took the initiative and used her opponent’s mistakes to gain the advantage in the late middlegame. A few moves before the time control were inaccurate by both sides, but Irina Bulmaga played it better for a decisive advantage which was further improved and converted into a win after Kirtadze’s piece blunder.
Scoring 7.5 points, Irina Bulmaga closely follows the leader, and there is a full point gap between her and a group of seven players who tie for the third place with the score of 6.5 points (each).
The 10th penultimate round of the European Women’s Chess Championship 2025 brings interesting pairings, and a direct encounter for the top between IM Irina Bulmaga and IM Teodora Injac.
The 10th round starts tomorrow at 14:00 CET (15:00 local time) and live games with commentaries by GM Alojzije Jankovic and Dragana Nikolovska can be followed through the ECU TV platform or ECU YouTube channel. Photos by Mark Livshitz, Jim Laga and ECU TV
EIWCC 2025 round 9 results
1
IM
Injac, Teodora
SRB
2454
1 – 0
IM
Mkrtchian, Lilit
ARM
2388
2
IM
Bulmaga, Irina
ROU
2362
1 – 0
WFM
Kirtadze, Anastasia
GEO
2180
3
GM
Ushenina, Anna
UKR
2428
½ – ½
IM
Javakhishvili, Lela
GEO
2429
4
GM
Batsiashvili, Nino
GEO
2473
0 – 1
IM
Maltsevskaya, Aleksandra
POL
2376
5
IM
Arabidze, Meri
GEO
2447
½ – ½
IM
Milliet, Sophie
FRA
2371
6
IM
Kiolbasa, Oliwia
POL
2360
½ – ½
IM
Tsolakidou, Stavroula
GRE
2445
7
WGM
Doluhanova, Evgeniya
UKR
2287
½ – ½
GM
Khotenashvili, Bella
GEO
2418
8
WIM
Velikic, Adela
SRB
2214
0 – 1
GM
Danielian, Elina
ARM
2398
9
IM
Daulyte-Cornette, Deimante
FRA
2389
1 – 0
IM
Mammadova, Gulnar
AZE
2342
10
WGM
Radeva, Viktoria
BUL
2297
0 – 1
IM
Narva, Mai
EST
2380
11
IM
Kulon, Klaudia
POL
2401
1 – 0
FM
Avramidou, Anastasia
GRE
2275
12
WGM
Beydullayeva, Govhar
AZE
2400
½ – ½
WGM
Krasteva, Beloslava
BUL
2257
13
IM
Vega Gutierrez, Sabrina
ESP
2380
½ – ½
WGM
Sieber, Fiona
GER
2276
14
WIM
Urh, Zala
SLO
2244
1 – 0
IM
Roebers, Eline
NED
2367
15
WGM
Gevorgyan, Maria
ARM
2234
0 – 1
IM
Savina, Anastasia
FRA
2331
16
WFM
Mgeladze, Kesaria
GEO
2200
0 – 1
WGM
Toncheva, Nadya
BUL
2329
17
IM
Wagner, Dinara
GER
2440
0 – 1
WGM
Khurtsilava, Inga
GEO
2214
18
IM
Atalik, Ekaterina
TUR
2375
0 – 1
WGM
Mamedjarova, Turkan
AZE
2206
19
GM
Socko, Monika
POL
2369
1 – 0
WIM
Gaboyan, Susanna
ARM
2200
20
WGM
Sandu, Mihaela
ROU
2230
0 – 1
IM
Brunello, Marina
ITA
2330
21
FM
Jarocka, Liwia
POL
2231
0 – 1
WGM
Zawadzka, Jolanta
POL
2326
22
WGM
Antolak, Julia
POL
2314
½ – ½
WFM
Karacsonyi, Kata
HUN
2198
23
WGM
Rodshtein, Tereza
CZE
2171
0 – 1
GM
Zhukova, Natalia
UKR
2306
24
FM
Zherebtsova, Alexandra
MNE
2229
1 – 0
IM
Unuk, Laura
SLO
2301
25
WGM
Heinemann, Josefine
GER
2297
½ – ½
WIM
Ibrahimova, Sabina
AZE
2199
26
WGM
Yao, Lan
ENG
2294
1 – 0
WGM
Eric, Jovana
SRB
2147
27
Abdinova, Narmin
AZE
2165
1 – 0
IM
Zimina, Olga
ITA
2293
28
WFM
Khachatryan, Anna
ARM
2091
½ – ½
WIM
Mkrtchyan, Mariam
ARM
2282
29
CM
Smietanska, Wiktoria
POL
2254
0 – 1
WFM
Ter-Avetisjana, Agnesa Stepania
LAT
2100
30
WGM
Schneider, Jana
GER
2251
1 – 0
Donghvani, Nia
GEO
2025
31
WIM
Hapala, Elisabeth
AUT
2092
0 – 1
IM
Fataliyeva, Ulviyya
AZE
2387
32
WFM
Piddubna, Bozhena
UKR
2145
0 – 1
IM
Guichard, Pauline
FRA
2355
33
WFM
Cornileau, Juliette
FRA
2130
0 – 1
IM
Gaponenko, Inna
UKR
2349
34
WIM
Berke, Ana
CRO
2119
0 – 1
WGM
Sliwicka, Alicja
POL
2342
35
WFM
Koridze, Lile
GEO
2115
0 – 1
FM
Kochavi, Dana
ISR
2301
36
WIM
Korenova, Martina
CZE
2045
0 – 1
WIM
Allahverdiyeva, Ayan
AZE
2266
37
WFM
Deak-Sala, Emilia
AUT
2112
0 – 1
WIM
Wikar, Martyna
POL
2239
38
WFM
Caku, Kler
ALB
2036
0 – 1
WGM
Calzetta Ruiz, Monica
ESP
2230
39
Krkyasharyan, Sona
ARM
1989
0 – 1
WIM
Lehaci, Miruna-Daria
ROU
2212
40
WIM
Terbe, Zsuzsanna
HUN
2179
½ – ½
WIM
Vidic, Teja
SLO
2100
41
WFM
Tirpan, Ceren
TUR
1996
½ – ½
WFM
Yildiz, Elif Zeren
TUR
2160
42
WFM
Nadzamova, Viktoria
SVK
2122
+ – –
GM
Stefanova, Antoaneta
BUL
2426
43
FM
Paasikangas, Johanna
FIN
2106
0 – 1
WGM
Rudzinska, Michalina
POL
2223
44
WIM
Lach, Aleksandra
POL
2208
0 – 1
WFM
Dicen, Elis Denele
ENG
2129
45
WFM
Dwilewicz, Katarzyna
POL
2203
1 – 0
WCM
Zagorac, Lara
CRO
2106
46
WFM
Prado Acebo, Ines
ESP
2199
½ – ½
WFM
Rida, Ruqayyah
ENG
2065
47
WFM
Sivanandan, Bodhana
ENG
2073
½ – ½
WIM
Schloffer, Jasmin-Denise
AUT
2188
48
WFM
Grapsa, Georgia
GRE
2065
½ – ½
WIM
Pavlidou, Ekaterini
GRE
2160
49
WGM
Zaksaite, Salomeja
LTU
2137
½ – ½
WCM
Bhatia, Kanishka
SCO
2012
50
WFM
Bochnickova, Andrea
SVK
2051
0 – 1
WGM
Chelushkina, Irina
SRB
2134
51
WFM
Bochnickova, Simona
SVK
2167
½ – ½
Karadas, Hena
TUR
1931
52
WIM
Ciolacu, Alessia-Mihaela
ROU
2136
1 – 0
Nenova, Andzhelika
BUL
1903
53
Valkova, Angelika
UKR
2001
½ – ½
WIM
Heinatz, Gundula
SUI
2111
54
Golsta, Madara
LAT
1979
½ – ½
WCM
Tsetskhladze, Mariam
GEO
2105
55
WCM
Huseynova, Lala
AZE
2065
1 – 0
Harutyunyan, Gabriela
ARM
1793
56
Alexandri, Vasiliki
GRE
1927
1 – 0
WCM
Acarbay, Algi
TUR
2052
57
AFM
Golsta, Ramona
LAT
1943
0 – 1
WFM
Shuqja, Klean
ALB
2049
58
WFM
Silva, Ana Ines Teixeira Da
POR
1893
½ – ½
Mihaljevic, Eva
CRO
2039
59
WFM
Subramanian, Anusha
ENG
2026
1 – 0
Recica, Jona
KOS
1716
60
Alexandri, Dimitra
GRE
1995
0 – 1
Nahapetyan, Ani
ARM
1887
61
Kosma, Maria
GRE
1826
½ – ½
WCM
Hariharan, Shambavi
ENG
2024
62
WIM
Zvereva, Marija
MNC
2033
0 – 1
Chasouraki, Chrysi
GRE
1843
63
WCM
Saraci, Ndriqona
KOS
1692
0 – 1
Kiousi, Panagiota
GRE
1998
64
Kalyva, Kyriaki
GRE
1885
1 – 0
Lamprianou, Marianna
GRE
1498
65
Mitraka, Chrysoula-Paraskevi
SCO
1820
1 – 0
Korinioti, Myrto
GRE
1667
66
Revelioti, Eleni Nefeli
GRE
1470
0 – 1
Bania, Eleni
GRE
1809
67
Lamprianou, Despoina
GRE
0
0 – 1
Kaka, Rengina Tsampika
GRE
1509




