Kosteniuk & Team win Silver at World Team Chess Championships
Hello everyone!
The last tournament of the year is over, one of the most prestigious of the year, the women’s world team chess championship, in Mardin, Turkey. It brought Silver medals to all members of my team, Nadezhda and Tatiana Kosintseva, Valentina Gunina, Natalia Pogonina and me, Alexandra Kosteniuk. In this event, the Chinese, with Hou Yifan, Ju Wenjun, Zhao Xue, Tan Zhongyi, and Zhang Xiaowen, were head above the others, and deserved the Gold. Georgia got Bronze, with Dzagnidze, Javakhishvili, Khotenashvili, Khurtsidze, and Melia, Congratulations to all! See below for some photos of the event.
I am preparing a review of 2011 to share with you. It was an interesting year, with ups and downs, with some beautiful games, team and individual medals and tournament wins, and many new experiences from which I can learn lessons and head for 2012 full of optimism and continued love of the game of chess. Thanks to all of you for your continued support!
Yours in Chess, Alexandra Kosteniuk
The Turkish Chess Federation prepared beautiful prizes and medals, here are the prizes for our Russian team (silver medal)
FIDE Deputy President Makropoulos, Coach Alexey Korotylev and the players
Alexandra Kosteniuk, Natalia Pogonina, Tatiana Kosintseva, Valentina Gunina and Nadezhda Kosintseva
That’s me, always defending the cause of chess around the world, with a sword and a smile
Posted by Chess Queen Alexandra Kosteniuk
Tags: world team chess 2012
Posted in Chess | 86 Comments »
Your photo…..you asked for comments!
So, your smile and a sword…a very dangerous combination!
Thank you for being open and public about yourself and your chess games. I find it interesting to be able to learn more about the modern chess players who play at a high level all around the world because of the internet.
You have the best website of all the chess players!
Also, I think it must be very nice for you to be able to play on a team instead of just playing solo. You must be very proud of your team. I am sure your team is under pressure to win!
I also enjoy your videos on youtube. They are some of the best chess videos on the internet. I like the stories behind the games and the players. The fans are able to gain a very unique insight into the player and the game itself.
I like the hand move you made it the blitz game where you checkmated a GM who you had been in chess school with! Checkmate! I guess you do not get to that very often….play a move with checkmate.
Then the touch move game with Carlsen! Yes, it was blitz, but you know what….you were playing this man under the same rules!
No doubt you have inspired a lot of kids to learn the game of chess!
and that is a good thing, right?
Playing chess in public under the pressure you are under….against the best players must be a real stress builder.. I mean, one bad move and you lose! You must dream of chess games a lot?!
Have you read the book,
The Queen’s Gambit,
by: Walter Stone Tevis (February 28, 1928 – August 8, 1984) was an American novelist and short story writer.
good luck,
john