WIM Dina Kargramanov Represents Canada at Women's World Chess Championship

[Bob Armstrong]

TOPIC : Canadian Women’s Chess Champion Goes for the Women’s World Chess Crown

Canadian Women’s Chess Champion, WIM Dina Kagramanov, Goes to Turkey for Women’s World Chess Championship



( picture from CFC Website - sorry for the large size of the picture but I don't know how to scale down a large website picture yet )

This coming week, on December 2, 24-year old Canadian Women’s International Master and current reigning Canadian Women’s Chess Champion, Dina Kagramanov, attempts the biggest feat of her chess career so far, winning the Women’s World Chess Championship.

She will be one of 64 of the top women chess players from around the globe playing in a knockout tournament for the big one, the Women’s World Championship.

Realistically, however, it is an uphill battle. She is ranked # 60 of 64, and there are many strong GM’s in the field. Her first task will be to get past the fourth-ranked Grandmaster from Georgia, Nana Dzagnidze, rated 2551. Dina’s rating is 2101. Defending her crown will be Russian World Champion, Alexandra Kosteniuk, rated 2507.

As a junior chess player, Dina was the Canadian Girls Under 18 years old Champion. At the recent world chess Olympiad in September/October, she played 2nd board for Canada and scored a very respectable 60 % ( 5.5/9 pts. ), second-highest on the team of 5 women.

Dina will do a good job of representing Canada at the Women’s World Chess Championship.

( Written for the CFC “ News “ Discussion Forum by Bob Armstrong, CFC Public Relations Coordinator )