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Shen Yang and Bela Khotenashvili in the lead @ Erfurt
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Thursday, 28 August 2014 |
Stephan Oliver Platz reports from Erfurt/Germany
Four rounds have been played in the international women's grandmaster tournament in Erfurt. GM Bela Khotenashvili from Georgia and IM Shen Yang from China are in the lead with 3 points, followed by IM Elisabeth Paehtz (Germany) and IM Lela Javakhishvili (Georgia), both 2 1/2. Three players have 2 points: WGM Tatyana Melamed (Germany), IM Lilit Mkrtchian (Armenia) and GM Monika Socko (Poland). GM Ketevan Arakhamia-Grant (Scotland, 1 1/2), IM Anastasia Bodnaruk (Russia, 1) and IM Ketino Kachiani-Gersinska (Germany, 1/2) have scored under 50%. But five rounds are still to go and a lot can happen during the next few days. With an average ELO rating of 2438 the event is the strongest women's chess tournament that has ever taken place in Germany. For a GM norm 6.5 points out of 9 must be reached.
Two other interesting competitions are taking place in Erfurt: an international women's junior tournament with young players from Norway, Switzerland, Turkey and Germany and the open international German women's chess championship. In the junior tournament Edit Machlik (Norway) is in the lead with 3 1/2 points, followed by Tran My Linh (Germany) and WFM Alisa Frey (Germany), 3 points. Teodora Rogozenko (Germany) and Monika Machlik (Norway) have scored 2 points. The other participants are Sarah Hund (Switerland, 1 1/2), Fiona Sieber (Germany, 1 1/2), Alina Zahn (1 1/2), WCM Nezihe Ezgi Menzi (Turkey, 1) and Josefine Heinemann (Germany, 1). In the open international German women's chess championship Christina Winterholler and Anastasia Erofeev from Germany are leading with 3 1/2 out of 4 ahead of four players with 3 points each: Lena Georgescu (Switzerland), Nguyen Ha Than (Germany), Daria Shmarina (Russia) and Madita Mönster (Germany). The 24 participants must play 9 rounds (Swiss system). It is very remarkable that six very young girls are competing for the title, the youngest being seven year old Anouk Lorenz (born in 2006).
The participants of the international women's grandmaster tournament and of the international women's junior tournament in Erfurt during the opening ceremony on Sunday, August 24th. The tournament will last until August, 31st.
Anouk Lorenz is the youngest participant competing in the open international German women's chess championship 2014.
In this first report I'll focus on two games for which the winners were awarded a special brilliancy prize:
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Book Review by Natalia Pogonina: "Journey to the Chess Kingdom"
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Wednesday, 27 August 2014 |
By WGM Natalia Pogonina
Best FIDE rating: 2508
Journey to the Chess Kingdom, 2014
Publisher: Chess Evolution
Authors: GM Yuri Averbakh, Mikhail Beilin
Edition: Paperback medium
ISBN: 978-83-934656-6-8
Pages: 284
Language: English
Cover price: $26.99/19.99
Available at: Chess Evolution site
Look and feel
GM Arkadij Naiditsch presented a copy of Journey to the Chess Kingdom to me during the recent Chess Olympiad in Tromsø. The cover and illustrations are quite attractive and stand out in a positive way among the popular chess board on the cover designs. The diagrams are neat-looking and the paper is glossy and nice to touch. Overall, the book has a positive aura and feels inviting to read.
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Women's FIDE Grand Prix in Sharjah, Round 2
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David vs. Goliath: Upsets of the Week
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Women's FIDE Grand Prix in Sharjah, Round 1
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FIDE Women's Grand Prix in Sharjah
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Sunday, 24 August 2014 |
Venue: Sharjah, UAE
Schedule: August 24 - September 7. Rest days on August 29 and September 3.
Format: round robin, 12 players
Participants: Hou Yifan (2661), Koneru Humpy (2598), Ju Wenjun (2559), Harika Dronavalli (2521), Zhao Xue (2508), Tatiana Kosintseva (2494), Elina Danielian (2490), Anna Ushenina (2487), Zhu Chen (2461), Alina L'Ami (2446), Tuvshintugs Batchimeg (2346), Nafisa Muminova (2315).
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The final stage of the FIDE Women's 2013-2014 Grand Prix will be a race between Koneru Humpy (370 points) and Hou Yifan (365 points). Only they still have a shot at winning the Grand Prix. The winner of the Grand Prix will challenge the 2014 Women's World Chess champion in a 10-game match. Should the Grand Prix winner be the 2014 World Champion, the Grand Prix runner-up will play the 2015 championship.
Round 1 pairings and odds:
Based on Peter Zhdanov's ChessBet model
Apart from prize money awarded to all the participants the winner of the Grand Prix Series will also receive a special luxururious trophy
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GM Carlsen - GM Naiditsch annotated by GM Naiditsch
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Interview with Chess Champion Natalia Pogonina
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Wednesday, 20 August 2014 |
Natalia Pogonina: http://www.pogonina.com/
Natalia Pogonina has recently been interviewed by the blog StartUpTown:
How did you enjoy the Chess Olympiad and why didnt you play every round?
Hi! I have enjoyed Tromso a lot, from the friendly people to beautiful sceneries and the chess fever which is now taking place in Norway. Observing chess being broadcast on national TV every day for hours, plenty of chess merchandize in the shops and chess boards being offered at any bar was definitely pleasant for me. However, the organization of the Chess Olympiad itself left a lot to be desired. I dont want to go into details, but it is enough to point out that two chess players/participants died during the Olympiad2014. This is very sad.
I guess you were referring to a particular day when I didnt play, right? Its up to the captains to decide which line-up to choose for a particular match. This time I participated in 7 out of 11 rounds, although I would have certainly liked to play more and was always eager to compete.
Obviously, it was amazing to win the Chess Olympiad for the third time in a row. We have a fantastic team, and I am happy that we managed to perform so well.
At the Chess Olympiad in Tromso. Norway has become a chess country thanks to World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsens achievements
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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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