Chess Queen Kosteniuk Top Woman at Super Strong Aeroflot Blitz Tournament

Many people know that I love playing blitz chess, from my YouTube channel and from my DVD “Chess Blitz Fever“. Yesterday I played in what may be the one of the strongest blitz open tournaments ever, the Aeroflot Blitz Open, with over 270 players, of which 107 players were Grandmasters, and in total 182 titled players. Ian Nepomniachtchi won with 15.5/18 followed by Peter Svidler and Grischuk. I was the best woman with 11 points and the 48th rank, followed by Harika 72nd, Tatiana Kosintseva 92nd, Lahno 93rd, Zhukova 117th. It was a tremendously strong tournament. My performance was 2632, which makes my FIDE rating go from 2581 to 2612 in the next Official March 1 FIDE Blitz Rating List, that’s a new record for me! You can see my detailed results and the complete rankings. My best result was to beat 2-0 each in our mini-matches GM Bukavshin (2697) and GM Kobalia (2636). See also the reports by top USA blogs ChessBlog, ChessDom, and Chessvibes. NEW! 3 GAME VIDEOS POSTED BELOW!













Here is my 6th game against GM Ivan Bukavshin (Elo 2697):







Here is my 7th game against GM Mikhail Kobalia (Elo 2636):







Here is my 8th game against GM Mikhail Kobalia (Elo 2636):







After those 3 games I had 8/8 and had to play against the top players, including the eventual winner Ian Nepomniachtchi, 6 games against 2700 players. I nevertheless managed to do alright at the end, and finished 1st woman with 11/18.




Posted by Chess Queen™ Alexandra Kosteniuk
12th women’s world chess champion
www.chessqueen.com




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