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Vladimir Putin Congratulates Russian Women's Chess Team

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Wednesday, 20 August 2014

Vladimir Putin greeting Boris Gelfand and Viswanathan Anand, the participants of the 2012 World Chess Championship Match in Moscow

According to Itar-Tass:

Russian President Vladimir Putin has congratulated the Russian women team with the victory at the 2014 FIDE Chess Olympiad in Norways Tromso, presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Thursday.


The president has sent a congratulatory telegram to members and coaches of the Russian womens chess team, which won the gold of the Chess Olympiad in Norway, Peskov said.

Notably, Dmitry Peskov is the Head of the Board of Trustees of the Russian Chess Federation. Other members are elite politicians, businessmen, artists, media moguls, et al.


Translation:

President of the Russian Federation. Notice by telegraph. Moscow, Gogol Boulevard, 14/1, Russian Chess Federation.

To Russian women's chess team: O.A. Girya, V.E. Gunina, A.K.Kosteniuk, E.A.Lagno, N.A.Pogonina

Dear Olga Alexandrovna, Valentina Evgenyevna, Alexandra Konstantinovna, Ekaterina Alexandrovna, Natalia Andreevna!

I heartily congratulate you on your triumph at the international Chess Olympiad in Tromso.

I am happy that our national team won the most prestigious cup in the chess community for the third time in a row, thus upholding the victorious traditions of our chess school. This remarkable achievement is a well-deserved reward for your mastery,  self-control and a truly fighting spirit. I wish you further successes and all the best!

V. Putin

5:41 p.m., August 16, 2014

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Chess Review - Final Report from the Chess Olympiad

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Press Conference in Moscow

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Sunday, 17 August 2014

Kateryna Lagno, Alexandra Kosteniuk, Valentina Gunina, Sergei Rublevsky (coach), Natalia Pogonina, Olga Girya, Andrei Filatov (RCF President)

Upon arriving to Moscow from Tromso, the women's Olympic chess champions were invited to participate in a large press conference attended by most of the leading Russian TV channels. Below you can find some of the reports.

Channel One
Russia 1 (starts at 45:15)
TVC
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Sports.ru: Natalia Pogonina is the Prettiest Female Chess Player in the World

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Sunday, 17 August 2014

Sports.ru selected Natalia Pogonina for the "girl of the day" category once again. The tweet says: "The most beautiful female chess player in the world is called Natalia Pogonina. Check out a large gallery of her images at our site".

The Russian women's chess team has also been recently featured in this nomination.

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GM Kateryna Lagno to represent Russia

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The reigning Women's World Rapid Chess Champion and #7 on the FIDE women's rating list GM Kateryna Lagno is eligible to represent Russia from July 12, 2014 according to the FIDE site.

Consequently, she is highly likely to play on one of the top boards for Russia in the upcoming Chess Olympiad in Tromso. China will probably be the rating favorite in the women's section, although the reigning Olympic Women's Champion (Russia) and World Women's Team Champion (Ukraine) are also the top candidates to win gold. Ukraine has recently regained Anna Muzychuk (who previously played for Slovenia) only to lose another top player to its direct competitor.

Needless to say, the Ukrainian Chess Federation has objected against this transfer and has recently issued an open letter to FIDE, stating their official position regarding the situation. Nevertheless, it is unlikely that they will be able to prevent Kateryna from representing the Russian Chess Federation in the nearest future. The Chess Olympiad starts in 20 days.

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David vs. Goliath: Upsets of the Week

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By candidate master Peter Zhdanov, Editor of Pogonina.com

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In this special weekly column we will be looking at the most unexpected upsets that happened last week. Players usually face opponents of a similar level. Considerably less frequent are situations when a significantly lower-rated player succeeds in beating a much stronger adversary.

Over 30 chess sensations have happened last week. Take a look:

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European Women's Chess Championship-2014

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Tuesday, 01 July 2014

Venue: Plovdiv, Bulgaria
Dates: July 5-18
Format: Swiss, 11 rounds
Time control: 90m/40 moves + 30m until the end of the game with a 30s increment per move, starting from move one.
Participants: 118

Top-10 players:

Nana Dzagnidze, 2541, Georgia
Mariya Muzychuk, 2521, Ukraine
Natalia Pogonina, 2508, Russia
Valentina Gunina, 2501, Russia
Olga Girya, 2493, Russia
Hoang Thanh Trang, 2490, Hungary - reigning champion
Antoaneta Stefanova, 2488, Bulgaria
Tatiana Kosintseva, 2476, Russia
Lela Javakhishvili, 2474, Georgia
Monika Socko, 2462, Poland

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Women's Grand Prix in Lopota, Round 10

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Elina Danielian has an impressive performance so far: 6.5/10 and +22.7 rating points
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Women's FIDE Grand Prix is taking place in Lopota, Georgia from June 18 to July 2.

Round 10 results:

Antoaneta Stefanova (2488) - Bela Khotenashvili (2518), 1/2-1/2
Humpy Koneru (2613) - Nafisa Muminova (2332), 1-0
Zhao Xue (2538) - Elina Danielian (2460), 0-1
Hou Yifan (2629) - Alexandra Kosteniuk (2532), 1/2-1/2
Ju Wenjun (2532) - Anna Muzychuk (2561), 1-0
Nana Dzagnidze (2540) - Harika Dronavalli (2503), 1/2-1/2

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Danzhou-2014, Round 5

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Yu Yangyi was one of the three winners of Round 5

Round 5 results:

Bu Xiangzhi (2693) - Zhao Jun (2603), 1-0
Wey Yi (2634) - Arkadij Naiditsch (2705), 1/2-1/2
Ruslan Ponomariov (2723) - Ding Liren (2714) , 1/2-1/2
Zhou Weiqi (2601) - Xiu Deshun (2550) , 1-0
Yu Yangyi (2675) - Ma Qun (2609), 1-0

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Women's FIDE Grand Prix in Lopota, Round 9

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Nafisa Muminova won her first game at the tournament
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Women's FIDE Grand Prix is taking place in Lopota, Georgia from June 18 to July 2.

Round 9 results:

Nana Dzagnidze (2540) - Antoaneta Stefanova (2488), 0-1
Harika Dronavalli (2503) - Ju Wenjun (2532), 1/2-1/2
Anna Muzychuk (2561) - Hou Yifan (2629), 0-1
Alexandra Kosteniuk (2532) - Zhao Xue (2538), 1/2-1/2
Elina Danielian (2460) - Humpy Koneru (2613), 1-0
Nafisa Muminova (2332) - Bela Khotenashvili (2518), 1-0

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