The 11th Asian Continental Individual Women’s Chess Championship was held on 4-14th May 2012 at The First Hotel in Ho Chi Minh city, Vietnam.
In a spectacular finish WGM Irine Kharisma Sukandar from Indonesia regained the top position and won the title of the Asian chess champion.
Kharisma Sukandar led the standings throughout the whole tournament but in the 8th round Indian champion WGM Mary Ann Gomes won the direct match and grabbed the first place.
In the last round Caissa smiled back at the Indonesian player. Women Universiade champion WGM Tan Zhongyi beat Gomes while Kharisma Sukandar defeated IM Eesha Karavade.
Thus Irene Kharisma Sukandar took the gold medal with 7/9 points (and + 50 elo points), Mary Ann Gomes won the silver and Tan Zhongyi claimed bronze (both with 6.5/9 and on tie-break).
Replay the games from the Championship.
The tournament was conducted as a Swiss System competition of 9 rounds. Draw offer was not allowed before 30th move.
Final standings:
1. WGM Sukandar Irine Kharisma INA 2288 – 7
2. WGM Gomes Mary Ann IND 2378 – 6.5
3. WGM Tan Zhongyi CHN 2430 – 6.5
4. WGM Ding Yixin CHN 2353 – 6.5
5. Wang Jue CHN 2364 – 6.5
6. GM Zhao Xue CHN 2549 – 6
7. WGM Le Thanh Tu VIE 2313 – 5.5
8. IM Karavade Eesha IND 2353 – 5.5
9. WGM Padmini Rout IND 2345 – 5.5
10. WGM Guo Qi CHN 2360 – 5.5
11. WGM Nguyen Thi Thanh An VIE 2301 – 5
12. WIM Nakhbayeva Guliskhan KAZ 2309 – 5
13. IM Mohota Nisha IND 2321 – 5
14. WIM Yanjindulam Dulamsuren MGL 2214 – 5
15. IM Munguntuul Batkhuyag MGL 2451 – 5
16. WFM Zhai Mo CHN 2248 – 5
17. WGM Pham Le Thao Nguyen VIE 2390 – 5
18. IM Tania Sachdev IND 2417 – 5
19. Ni Shiqun CHN 2157 – 5
20. WGM Batchimeg Tuvshintugs MGL 2363 – 5
21. WFM Medina Warda Aulia INA 2172 – 5
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