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Pia Cramling
P Cramling 
Photo by Lars Hedlund  

Number of games in database: 3,218
Years covered: 1978 to 2024
Last FIDE rating: 2416 (2354 rapid, 2283 blitz)
Highest rating achieved in database: 2550
Overall record: +1044 -498 =1199 (60.0%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games in the database. 477 exhibition games, blitz/rapid, odds games, etc. are excluded from this statistic.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS
With the White pieces:
 Queen's Pawn Game (174) 
    D02 A46 A40 E10 A41
 King's Indian (163) 
    E90 E60 E92 E71 E94
 Queen's Gambit Declined (147) 
    D37 D38 D30 D39 D35
 Slav (144) 
    D15 D17 D11 D10 D16
 Queen's Indian (142) 
    E12 E15 E17 E16 E14
 English (93) 
    A15 A13 A14 A17 A10
With the Black pieces:
 Sicilian (639) 
    B40 B43 B42 B47 B22
 Sicilian Kan (148) 
    B43 B42 B41
 Sicilian Taimanov (146) 
    B47 B48 B46 B49 B45
 Queen's Pawn Game (117) 
    D02 A45 A46 E00 D00
 King's Indian (102) 
    E94 E92 E62 E60 E67
 Slav (93) 
    D12 D17 D10 D15 D11
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NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   P Cramling vs S Kindermann, 1991 1-0
   P Cramling vs Korchnoi, 1984 1-0
   P Cramling vs R Klipper, 2006 1-0
   P Cramling vs A Galliamova, 1994 1-0
   Bronstein vs P Cramling, 1993 0-1
   P Cramling vs E Tsuboi, 1992 1-0
   P Cramling vs K Spraggett, 1994 1-0
   K Niemi vs P Cramling, 2005 0-1
   P Cramling vs E Paehtz, 2006 1-0
   R Haring vs P Cramling, 1981 0-1

NOTABLE TOURNAMENTS: [what is this?]
   Vancouver (Women) (1981)
   Lucerne Olympiad (Women) (1982)
   Thessaloniki Olympiad (Women) (1984)
   Thessaloniki Olympiad (Women) (1988)
   European Championship (Women) (2003)
   European Championship (Women) (2010)
   Tromso Olympiad (Women) (2014)
   European Team Championship (Women) (2019)
   World Cup (Women) (2000)
   Chennai Olympiad (Women) (2022)
   Tel Aviv (1990)
   Jakarta Interzonal (Women) (1993)
   Budapest Olympiad (Women) (2024)
   Dresden Olympiad (Women) (2008)
   Manila Olympiad (1992)

GAME COLLECTIONS: [what is this?]
   Pia Cramling by uzeromay
   Hostdans Veterans vs Ladies 1997 by Phony Benoni
   Sigeman & Co 2001 by Tabanus
   1997 (women's) candidates tournament by gauer
   Women WCC Index [FIDE 2000 Knockout Matches] by chessmoron

RECENT GAMES:
   🏆 Budapest Olympiad (Women)
   T Munkhzul vs P Cramling (Sep-22-24) 1/2-1/2
   P Cramling vs H Goossens (Sep-21-24) 1-0
   T Kanyamarala vs P Cramling (Sep-20-24) 0-1
   W Ahmed vs P Cramling (Sep-19-24) 0-1
   P Cramling vs J Perez Rodriguez (Sep-18-24) 1-0

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PIA CRAMLING
(born Apr-23-1963, 62 years old) Sweden

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Pia A. Cramling was born in Stockholm. She was awarded the WGM title in 1982, the IM title in 1983 and the GM title in 1992. She also won the Women's Chess Oscar in 1983. She is the younger sister of IM Dan Cramling, the wife of Spanish GM Juan Bellon Lopez, and the mother of chess streamer and WFM Anna Cramling Bellon.

Cramling competed in the Women's World Championship Knockout Tournament (2012) and beat Shayesteh Ghader Pour in round 1 before losing to Irina Krush in the 2nd round tiebreaker. Playing in the FIDE Grand Swiss (Women) (2023) at age 60, she had a poor start with two draws and two losses, but scored an undefeated 6-1 in the rest of the tournament to tie for fifth with 7/11.

Live rating: http://www.2700chess.com/women
https://en.chessbase.com/post/ten-h...

Wikipedia article: Pia Cramling

Last updated: 2023-11-09 02:35:06

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 page 1 of 129; games 1-25 of 3,218  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. P Cramling vs V Baltgailis  1-0471978Buenos Aires ol (Women) prelA04 Reti Opening
2. P Cramling vs V Unni  ½-½101978Buenos Aires ol (Women) prelA15 English
3. P Cramling vs A Jurczynska  0-11051978Buenos Aires ol (Women) prelA04 Reti Opening
4. A M Zubieta vs P Cramling  0-1291978Buenos Aires ol (Women) prelB40 Sicilian
5. N Snitkowsky vs P Cramling  0-1401978Buenos Aires ol (Women) prelB22 Sicilian, Alapin
6. P Cramling vs S Warkentin  1-0401978Buenos Aires Olympiad (Women) Final-BC66 Ruy Lopez
7. D Nutu-Gajic vs P Cramling  0-1411978Buenos Aires Olympiad (Women) Final-BA71 Benoni, Classical, 8.Bg5
8. V Unni vs P Cramling  0-1341978Buenos Aires Olympiad (Women) Final-BA07 King's Indian Attack
9. P Cramling vs M Mott-McGrath  1-0301978Buenos Aires Olympiad (Women) Final-BD11 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav
10. E Belle vs P Cramling  ½-½501978Buenos Aires Olympiad (Women) Final-BD02 Queen's Pawn Game
11. P Cramling vs M Cazon de Hase  1-0281978Buenos Aires Olympiad (Women) Final-BD34 Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch
12. S G Myreng vs P Cramling  0-1281980Gausdal IntA05 Reti Opening
13. P Cramling vs L M Kovacs  1-0741980Copenhagen OpenB27 Sicilian
14. P Cramling vs K Bjerring  0-1261980Copenhagen OpenC77 Ruy Lopez
15. B Brinck-Claussen vs P Cramling  ½-½391980Copenhagen OpenE55 Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System, Bronstein Variation
16. J Hvenekilde vs P Cramling  1-0411980Copenhagen OpenA65 Benoni, 6.e4
17. M Moe vs P Cramling 1-0201980Copenhagen OpenB89 Sicilian
18. K J Wicker vs P Cramling  0-1411980Copenhagen OpenB40 Sicilian
19. P Cramling vs U Jahr  1-0351980Copenhagen OpenD10 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav
20. P Cramling vs E Rayner  0-1221980Copenhagen OpenB83 Sicilian
21. P Cramling vs S Fries Eriksen  1-0341980Copenhagen OpenA30 English, Symmetrical
22. T Horvath vs P Cramling  1-0321980Copenhagen OpenB42 Sicilian, Kan
23. M Stean vs P Cramling  1-0401981BergsjoA65 Benoni, 6.e4
24. P Cramling vs M Sjoberg  0-1401981VikingB41 Sicilian, Kan
25. K Helmers vs P Cramling  1-0241981BergsjoA15 English
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Apr-23-18
Premium Chessgames Member
  offramp: How does one craml?
Apr-23-18  thegoodanarchist: <offramp: How does one craml?>

It's like fingers.

Everyone calls them fingers.

But have you ever seen them fing?

Jun-24-18  PhilFeeley: Missing Schterenberg-Cramling (or vice versa) from the 1982 Olympiad.
Jun-25-18
Premium Chessgames Member
  perfidious: Not true; see Cramling-Starr above, as Shterenberg's games are listed under Nava Starr.
Aug-31-18  waustad: A tournament in her name is starting this weekend. http://schack.se/pdf/GM-pia-cramlin...
Jan-05-19  Caissanist: Interesting interview with Cramling at Chessbase.com from last year, covering (among other things) her and her daughter's decision to not play for the Swedish olympic team: https://en.chessbase.com/post/chess... .
Mar-24-19  sonia91: She won the Västgöta Open in Skara, Sweden. her husband came second, half point behind: http://en.chessbase.com/post/pia-cr...
Jun-04-19
Premium Chessgames Member
  Troller: And now she won in Halmstad, a full point clear of Jobava: https://member.schack.se/ShowTourna...
Apr-23-20  oolalimk1: Happy Birthday.
May-23-21  macer75: I'm surprised Anna Cramling doesn't have a page on Chessgames. Someone should create it.
May-23-21  fabelhaft: She had one for at least five years...
May-23-21  macer75: <fabelhaft: She had one for at least five years...>

How come I can't find it?
search "anna cramling"

May-23-21  fabelhaft: It’s here: Anna Cramling Bellon
May-23-21  macer75: <fabelhaft: It’s here: Anna Cramling Bellon>

Many thanks, old acquaintance from chess.com! ;)

Jul-08-21  Albertan: Pis Cramling leads the Swedish Championship:

https://en.chessbase.com/post/pia-c...

Dec-16-21  Albertan: Pia Cramling is one of the participants in the 2022 ´´Battle of the Sexes.´’. For more information about this event,go to:

https://www.gibchess.com/ and

https://en.chessbase.com/post/battl...

A list of the participants is at:

https://www.gibchess.com/player-bio...

Jan-31-22  Albertan: A Strong duo:An interview with Pia and Anna Cramling:

https://en.chessbase.com/post/a-str...

Aug-10-22  areknames: Cramling scores +8 =3 at the Olympics, winning the 1st board gold with an ELO performance of 2532.
Apr-24-23
Premium Chessgames Member
  FSR: Nice biography of her: https://en.chessbase.com/post/ten-h... Has a lot of great content which should be added to her chessgames bio, which I will do at some point but not now (past 2 a.m.).
May-20-23  Caissanist: Chess hustler in Union Square plays a sweet old lady who doesn't know if she's any good anymore and can't keep from knocking the pieces over: https://youtu.be/dlXXND0RfpM .
May-20-23  SChesshevsky: <Chess hustler in Union Square...> Kind of feel sorry for the guy. Though really enjoy watching Cramling play. She's so very principled. Should be noted she has wins vs. Korchnoi, Geller and Smyslov. Though they were past their prime. But still.

And also has wins versus some guys who were strong U.S. players like Alburt, Shamkovich and Benjamin.

May-20-23
Premium Chessgames Member
  Check It Out: Cramling's game against Korchnoi listed above in notable games is invalid. Here's the game: P Cramling vs Korchnoi, 1984
Aug-05-23
Premium Chessgames Member
  WannaBe: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dlX...
Dec-04-24
Premium Chessgames Member
  fredthebear: Transposing to a bad French Advance in G3/2, the GM understands king safety and the art of the exchange to squeak past: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lc8...
Dec-04-24
Premium Chessgames Member
  fredthebear: The women's world champion is another matter: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/NYnG...
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