Your questions answered by Natalia Pogonina-20 |
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| Sunday, 19 September 2010 | ||||
 The rules are simple - send us your questions and see them featured in the weekly Q&A column! Q1: Whom do you consider to be the favorites at the Olympiad? A1: It's hard for me to comment on this question since I and many of my friends are involved in the competition. What is remarkable is that Russia and Russia-2 can take a shot at the medals in both sections. Btw, you can vote for your favorites in the polls at Pogonina.com - see the left panel. Q2: Do you consider yourself to be more of a team or individual player? A2: A team player. This way I am more motivated, the team atmosphere supports me a lot too. The numbers (performances) confirm this too. Q3: Do you think that in the future we will see a woman as a World Champion? A3: Maybe in distant future, not in the next decade for sure. Q4: Is playing against women and men different? A4: Woman vs woman is more psychological, emotional, thus there are typically more mistakes in such games. Against men women tend to play more consistently, while men often either get distracted, or start playing for a win at all costs... Q5: Do you like to listen to certain music before critical games? A5: No, I try to stay focused, music distracts me. However, this is highly individual. Also, after terrible losses or draws music sometimes helps me to get over it quicker. Q6: I'd like to send you my chess article. Will you publish it? A6: Thank you for the offer. Feel free to send it to us. If the editor approves it for publication, you will soon see it at Pogonina.com Q7: Are there any tournaments you would like to play in, but haven't had a chance to attend? A7: Of course. While the women's events are all more or less open for me, the elite men's round robins are out of my reach for now. To get invitations of that level, I will have to work on my chess a lot in the future. Related articles: Your questions answered by Natalia Pogonina-19 Your questions answered by Natalia Pogonina-18 Your questions answered by Natalia Pogonina-17 Your questions answered by Natalia Pogonina-16 Your questions answered by Natalia Pogonina-15 Your questions answered by Natalia Pogonina-14 Your questions answered by Natalia Pogonina-13 Your questions answered by Natalia Pogonina-12 Your questions answered by Natalia Pogonina-11 Your questions answered by Natalia Pogonina-10 Your questions answered by Natalia Pogonina-9 Your questions answered by Natalia Pogonina-8 Your questions answered by Natalia Pogonina-7 Your questions answered by Natalia Pogonina-6 Your questions answered by Natalia Pogonina-5 Your questions answered by Natalia Pogonina-4 Your questions answered by Natalia Pogonina-3 Your questions answered by Natalia Pogonina-2 Your questions answered by Natalia Pogonina 
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