Things have changed

     It's unbelievable how quickly this year has passed... It's been a very unusual year for me, so many things have changed (yeah,Bob Dylan would agree). It's a bit upsetting not to be in control- not to be in control of time.


     I've been thinking and I don't really understand the idea of celebrating another year passing by. Is it about the hope that the next one will be better? People celebrate it in different ways: clubbing, exotic trips, skiing, family reunions, home parties... I just want to wake up in 2013 and to know exactly how I would want this year to be like, what I would like to change in my life. It just seems that I've been running from myself lately, all these 15 countries a year travelling, I've even counted- 36 flights in 2012 :))) This year has passed under the motto: "Yeeessss, I'm finally 18!" and I just want the next one to be more like "I'm soon to be 20".
     I wish you all to have a little bit more health, more success, more determination, more love, more of whatever you'd like in 2013!

The best Romanian Chess Players of the year

     The Romanian Chess Federation has chosen the best 10 chess players of the year: http://www.frsah.ro/index.php?action=listingview&listingID=730
     According to the given list, here's the Top 10:

1. Foişor Cristina-Adela (CS AEM Luxten Timişoara)
2. Pârligras Mircea-Emilian (CS AEM Luxten Timişoara)
3. Nevednicii Vladislav (CS AEM Luxten Timişoara)
4. Lupulescu Constantin (CS AEM Luxten Timişoara)
5. Bulmaga Irina (CS Politehnica Iaşi)
6. L’Ami Alina (CS Politehnica Iaşi)
7. Vişănescu Daria-Ioana (Clubul de Şah Deva)
8. Cosma Elena-Luminiţa (ACS Apa Nova Bucureşti)
9. Vajda Levente (CS Universitar Ploieşti)
10. Şerban Florin (Clubul Municipal de Şah Alba Iulia) 
    Năstase Robert-Paul (Clubul Central de Şah Bucureşti)

     With this list here, I've decided to think about my achievements from this year:

1. Have achieved the WGM title
2. Got my 2nd and 3rd IM norms in Plovdiv,at the EICC- the best tournament in my chess career so far, with a 2503 Elo Performance
3. Got my highest Elo so far- 2386
4. Won for the 1st time against a player with a 2500+ Elo, and the 2nd time and the 3rd time :))))
5. Was very close to sharing 1st-4th place at the WJCC
6. Graduated highschool
7. Got into University
8. Visited 2 new countries-Poland and Austria
9. Have realized that my life is to be mostly about chess

     As about the things I want for the 2013 year:

1. Get to 2450
2. Qualify to the World Women's Championship
3. Win the WJCC
4. Become the Romanian Women's Champion


     All of these being said, I wish you a Happy New Year and to achieve whatever you want!

xoxo from Chisinau ;)