Almira Skripchenko-Lautier from Moldova is the Champion of the Europe . The 2nd European open women's chess Championship took place from April 21 till May 5, 2001 in the "Marriott" Hotel, Warsaw, Poland. The Swiss system - 11 rounds (one free day on April 28, tie-breaks on May 4). 29 best players qualified to the 2001 FIDE Women's World Championship

Final standings after the tie-breaks:
1 . Skripchenko-Lautier, Almira MDA 2441 wgm - 8.0
2 . Kovalevskaya, Ekaterina RUS 2506 wgm - 8.0
3 . Arakhamia-Grant, Ketevan (IM) GEO 2427 wgm 8.0
4 . Galliamova, Alisa (IM) RUS 2554 wgm 8.0
5 . Foisor, Cristina Adela (IM) ROM 2408 wgm 8.0
6 . Bojkovic, Natasa YUG 2447 wgm 8.0
7 . Stepovaia-Dianchenko, Tatian RUS 2440 wgm 8.0
8-14 Gaponenko, Inna UKR 2373 wgm, Paehtz, Elisabeth GER 2358 wim, Peptan, Corina (IM) ROM 2461 wgm, Grabuzova, Tatiana RUS 2375 wgm, Kosteniuk, Alexandra (IM) RUS 2397 wgm, Khurtsidze, Nino (IM) GEO 2456 wgm, Prudnikova, Svetlana YUG 2419 wgm - 7.5
15-38 Stefanova, Antoaneta (IM) BUL 2473 wgm, Dworakowska, Joanna POL 2360 wgm, Peng, Zhaoqin (IM) NED 2391 wgm, Mkrtchian, Lilit ARM 2344 wgm, Zatonskih, Anna UKR 2421 wgm, Zielinska, Marta POL 2377 wgm, Danielian, Elina ARM 2369 wgm, Kononenko, Tatiana UKR 2361 wgm, Galianina-Ryjanova, Julia RUS 2389 wgm, Sedina, Elena (IM) ITA 2393 wgm, Lagvilava, Genrieta BLR 2300 wgm, Ciuksyte, Dagne LTU 2217 wim, Radziewicz, Iweta POL 2345 wgm, Petrenko, Svetlana MDA 2336 wim, Socko, Monika (IM) POL 2351 wgm, Kiseleva, Natalia UKR 2296 wgm, Sikorova, Olga CZE 2236 wim, Alexandrova, Olga (IM) UKR 2419 wgm, Shumiakina, Tatiana RUS 2376 wgm, Ionescu-Brandis, Irina ROM 2339 wim, Dzagnidze, Nana GEO 2241 wfm, Hunt, Harriet (IM) ENG 2426 wgm, Matveeva, Svetlana RUS 2430 wgm, Kachiani-Gersinska, Ketino (IM) GER 2456 wgm - 7.0 etc.
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