Lahno wins 2010 Women's World Blitz Championship

My reign as the Women's World Blitz Champion is now officially passed on to GM Kateryna Lahno of Ukraine. After 29 (of 30 rounds), Kateryna has clinched the title. Congratulations to GM Kateryna Lahno, the new Chess Queen of Blitz Chess!

No.	Title	Name	Fed.	FIDE	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	Total
1	GM	Lahno, Kateryna	UKR	2539	X	1.0	1.0	2.0	0.0	1.5	0.5	1.0	1.5	1.5	1.0	1.5	2.0	2.0	1.5	2.0	20.0
2	WGM	Gunina, Valentina	RUS	2465	1.0	X	2.0	0.5	2.0	1.0	2.0	0.0	2.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	2.0	1.0	1.0	2.0	18.5
3	GM	Kosintseva, Tatiana	RUS	2573	0.0	0.0	X	1.0	2.0	2.0	1.5	0.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	2.0	2.0	0.5	2.0	2.0	18.0
4	GM	Stefanova, Antoaneta	BUL	2551	0.0	1.5	1.0	X	2.0	1.0	1.0	1.5	0.5	1.0	2.0	1.5	1.5	2.0	1.0	0.0	17.5
5	GM	Koneru, Humpy	IND	2593	2.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	X	2.0	1.0	0.5	1.5	1.5	1.0	1.5	2.0	2.0	0.5	1.0	16.5
6	GM	Kosteniuk, Alexandra	RUS	2524	0.5	1.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	X	2.0	2.0	2.0	1.0	1.5	0.5	0.0	1.0	1.5	2.0	16.0
7	IM	Gaponenko, Inna	UKR	2469	1.5	0.0	0.5	1.0	1.0	0.0	X	1.5	1.0	1.0	2.0	1.5	1.0	0.5	1.5	1.0	15.0
8	IM	Muzychuk, Anna	SLO	2535	1.0	2.0	2.0	0.5	1.5	0.0	0.5	X	0.0	1.0	1.0	2.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	1.5	15.0
9	IM	Kosintseva, Nadezhda	RUS	2565	0.5	0.0	1.0	1.5	0.5	0.0	1.0	1.0	X	0.5	2.0	0.5	1.0	2.0	1.0	2.0	14.5
10	GM	Sebag, Marie	FRA	2499	0.5	1.0	1.0	0.0	0.5	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.5	X	1.0	1.5	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	14.0
11	IM	Muzychuk, Mariya	UKR	2464	1.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	X	1.0	1.0	1.0	2.0	2.0	12.5
12	WGM	Paikidze, Nazi	GEO	2376	0.5	2.0	0.0	0.5	0.5	1.5	0.5	0.0	1.5	0.5	1.0	X	1.0	1.0	2.0	0.0	12.5
13	IM	Krush, Irina	USA	2490	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.0	1.0	1.0	2.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	X	1.0	2.0	0.5	12.0
14	IM	Skripchenko, Almira	FRA	2464	0.0	1.0	1.5	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.5	1.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	X	1.5	1.5	12.0
15	GM	Zhukova, Natalia	UKR	2499	0.5	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.5	0.5	0.5	1.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.5	X	2.0	9.5
16	WGM	Nebolsina, Vera	RUS	2360	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	0.5	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	1.5	0.5	0.0	X	8.5

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Final standings:

No.	Title	Name	Fed.	FIDE	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	Total
1	GM	Lahno, Kateryna	UKR	2539	X	1.0	1.0	2.0	0.0	1.5	0.5	1.5	1.5	1.0	1.0	1.5	2.0	2.0	1.5	2.0	20.0
2	GM	Kosintseva, Tatiana	RUS	2573	1.0	X	0.0	1.0	2.0	2.0	1.5	1.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	2.0	0.5	2.0	2.0	2.0	19.0
3	WGM	Gunina, Valentina	RUS	2465	1.0	2.0	X	0.5	2.0	1.0	2.0	2.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	2.0	1.0	2.0	18.5
4	GM	Stefanova, Antoaneta	BUL	2551	0.0	1.0	1.5	X	2.0	1.0	1.0	0.5	1.0	1.5	2.0	1.5	2.0	1.5	1.0	0.0	17.5
5	GM	Koneru, Humpy	IND	2593	2.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	X	2.0	1.0	1.5	1.5	0.5	2.0	1.5	2.0	2.0	0.5	1.0	17.5
6	GM	Kosteniuk, Alexandra	RUS	2524	0.5	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	X	2.0	2.0	1.0	2.0	1.5	0.5	1.0	1.0	1.5	2.0	17.0
7	IM	Gaponenko, Inna	UKR	2469	1.5	0.5	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	X	1.0	1.0	1.5	2.0	1.5	1.0	1.0	1.5	1.0	15.5
8	IM	Kosintseva, Nadezhda	RUS	2565	0.5	1.0	0.0	1.5	0.5	0.0	1.0	X	0.5	2.0	2.0	0.5	2.0	1.0	1.0	2.0	15.5
9	GM	Sebag, Marie	FRA	2499	0.5	1.0	1.0	1.0	0.5	1.0	1.0	1.5	X	1.0	1.0	1.5	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	15.0
10	IM	Muzychuk, Anna	SLO	2535	1.0	2.0	2.0	0.5	1.5	0.0	0.5	0.0	1.0	X	1.0	2.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	1.5	15.0
11	IM	Muzychuk, Mariya	UKR	2464	1.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	X	1.0	1.0	1.0	2.0	2.0	12.5
12	WGM	Paikidze, Nazi	GEO	2376	0.5	0.0	2.0	0.5	0.5	1.5	0.5	1.5	0.5	0.0	1.0	X	1.0	1.0	2.0	0.0	12.5
13	IM	Skripchenko, Almira	FRA	2464	0.0	1.5	1.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	X	1.0	1.5	1.5	12.5
14	IM	Krush, Irina	USA	2490	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	2.0	1.0	1.0	1.0	X	2.0	0.5	12.0
15	GM	Zhukova, Natalia	UKR	2499	0.5	0.0	1.0	1.0	1.5	0.5	0.5	1.0	1.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.0	X	2.0	10.5
16	WGM	Nebolsina, Vera	RUS	2360	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	1.0	0.5	0.0	2.0	0.5	1.5	0.0	X	9.5

I scored 22.5 / 26 when I won the Women's World Blitz Championship. I was the second seed behind my sister Judit. That event was a 27 player single round robin.

1. Susan Polgar 22.5
2. Judit Polgar 22.0
3. Alisa Galliamova 20.0
4. Sofia Polgar 19.5