The Russian Teams Chess Championship for women was decided on the first tiebreak criteria – individual game points. This scenario was also seen in the main event. Coincidentally, the difference between the first two teams was also 1.5 points. Report...
Interview with the humble but powerful Russian Chess Queen
Natalia Pogonina: I felt comfortable playing with other Russians The Russian player shared her impressions about her match with Alexandra Kosteniuk.– Congratulations, Natalia! Tell us about the second game. – I did not review this variation before the game...
Excellent Interview with Natalia Pogonina
Hello Natalia, congratulations on winning the Russian Superfinal! How does it feel to hold the most important national title of Russia? Of course, it is nice to win such a strong event, especially undefeated. However, I am generally more...
Pogonina is Russia’s new Chess Queen
Artwork by Mike MagnanPogonina just won the Russian Women’s Championship by a full point over Gunina and N. Kosintseva. Full standings 1. WGM Pogonina (2448) 6½/9 2-3. IM Gunina (2507), GM N. Kosintseva (2524) 5½ 4-6. IM Galliamova (2465),...
Pogonina assures a share of 1st with one to go
Standings after round 8 1. Pogonina, Natalija wg 2448 6 2-4. Gunina, Valentina m 2507 5 2-4. Galliamova, Alisa m 2465 5 2-4. Kosintseva, Tatiana g 2530 5 5-6. Kosintseva, Nadezhda g 2524 4½ 5-6. Girya, Olga wg 2433...
Gunina leads, Kovanova 2nd, Pogonina 3rd with 2 to go
Standings with 2 rounds to go: № Шахматист Рейтинг 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Очки 1 Zaiatz, Elena 2419 1 1 0 0 1 = 0 3.5 2 Kosteniuk, Alexandra 2497 0 1 =...
Hangzhou Women Grand Master Chess Tournament 2011
Special Article for WGM Natalia Pogonina written by Chess Tutor William Stewart The 1st Hangzhou Women Grand Master Chess Tournament is at the halfway point, taking place July 14th – 23th 2011 in Hangzhou, China. It is a classical...
4 female in Aeroflot A
Round 1 results for the 4 female players in Aeroflot A Rank Name Flags Score Fed. M/F Rating TPR W-We 1 62 WGM Ju, Wenjun w 0.5 CHN F 2514 2635 +0.16 ½ 67 WGM Paikidze, Nazi wj 0.5...
Massive upsets at WWC
Here are some of the biggest upsets in the first round of the 2010 Women’s World Championship: 1. GM Pia Cramling (2526), semifinalist in 2008, has been eliminated by Turkish WIM Betul Cemre Yildiz (2225). 2. WGM Natalia Pogonina...