Svetlana & Riya triumph in Edinburgh

The 2nd She Plays To Win International was held in Edinburgh from 15th-19th February 2023.

The setting was the historic Edinburgh Chess Club, who have recently celebrated their bicentenary. They are one of the oldest chess clubs in the world.

10 players participated in the Woman International Master (WIM) Norm event, including local Grandmaster Ketevan Arakhamia-Grant. However, she had to settle for second place behind a superb performance for WIM Svetlana Sucikova who scored 8/9. WIM Fiona Steil-Antoni claimed the third place trophy on tie break with 5.5/9 ahead of top English scorer, Kamila Hryshchenko.

10 players also took part in the Challengers Event held alongside the WIM Norm event.

Riya Barbier-Ramaiah won the event with 7.5/9, just ahead of Alannah Ashton (7) and Florence Wilson (6).

Well done to all the girls who played!

Our thumbnail photo shows Svetlana and Riya proudly showing their winning trophies and medals.

(credit Abi Avery for the photos)

My thanks to the Chess Trust, Friends of Chess and John Robinson Youth Trust for their generous support in helping us run the event.

Full results can be found at the links below.

WIM Norm Event:

https://chess-results.com/tnr718264.aspx?lan=1&art=1

Challengers Event:

https://chess-results.com/tnr720195.aspx?lan=1&art=1&fed=ENG