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    • I didnt play games now..

      ... but after 4 months of a break, I am excellent in tactic trainer! I improved my rating to 2664 and I am #11 on the list! Smart me! And I am on the Adriatic coast now, the most beautifull see in the world! | Read More

    • Week Report No 26

      I take a short vocation from friday the last week, for I am out of the town, on a trip! I still solve problems at Tactics Treiner, and I improved my performance at least: at the moment, my TT R=2370, rank #14! I like it! I concluded two games t... | Read More

    • Week Report No 25

      Sunday evening, and it's time for the next week report! Hey - it's near to a half year I am here! I felt as it's much longer! First of all , I wrote an article this week in the forum, and I publish it also at my blog here: Women in Chess. Usuall... | Read More

    • Women in Chess

      Every two-three months, somebody started a topic "females and chess" in the forum here; the last is here. I wrote an article today and submited it at the page 2 of discussion (comment No 30). I publish it here too. It's enough experiences to say ... | Read More

    • Week Report No 24

      As I wrote last week, I had 22 games in progres simultaneously at the moment (all in tournaments), and it's to much for me. At the moment, it's reduced to 10. Seven games concluded this week. Three wins, three loses, one drawn. My rating incresed... | Read More

    • Week Report No 23

      This Tuesday, two hours before a begining of the 2nd Chess.com Quick Knockouts (2001-2200), I decided to take part in it. And then, almost at the same time, started 2nd Chess.com Tournament (1801-2000) - Round 2. In the last two games in the first... | Read More

    • Week report No 22

      One game concluded this week: won agaist JustBeforeDawn (2033). I won in an attack - his queen went astray on the queen's side. My second won in the 4th Chess.com Tournament (2001-2200) - Round 1 ! My rating arise to 2071; far from my historical ... | Read More

    • Week Report No 21

      Two games concluded this week. First I resign a free game against sdepinto (2421). As  a white in Reti defence, he found a new move in 14th move and won a pawn. I resisted hard, but in 44th move made a mistake and must to resign. Then, I won my f... | Read More

    • Week no-report No 20

      Heh, nothing to report this week! No games concluded, eight tournament games still in progress at the 4th Chess.com Tournament (2001-2200) - Round 1, and I am still waiting three other tournaments to finish. I am the first in the group in the ro... | Read More

    • Week Report No 18-19

      I was on vocation about a week, until the 2nd of September. The last week was traumatic: as I wrote before, I was in trouble in a series of games - and, in addition, I made some blunders in other games too. As a result, I finished even 8 games th... | Read More