High Voltage

     The days pass quickly and 4 rounds are already behind. I played three games so far and if not the game I lost unbelievably stupid in the 2nd round, everything would have been fine.
     It was a very important match for us yesterday, one that  can be easily described by the words "Missed Opportunities". Our positions looked very promising at some point, but "Caissa" had another plans and  we even lost the match with a minimum 4,5-5,5 score at the end.
     My game was a very interesting and tense one, as I played against the very young and talented girl from Kazakhstan- Abdumalik Zhansaya. She is already a WGM (at the age of only 14 yo) and has some important achievements behind her. You can check the game here,by clicking "view pgn": http://superlig2014.tsf.org.tr/tr/component/turnuva/?task=fileview&kid=346



 

 

     We have a double round today, but I am to rest in the morning.
     I enjoy being here, as every year I play in the Turkish League and I hope that our team will show a good result :)


Wish you all a nice weekend!

xoxo from Kocaeli :)

Chinese Wall

    Seven rounds have already passed and we have a free day tomorrow.
    The tournament is very tough- as I expected. I've got 6p/7- a nice score, though the real fight is still to come. The distance is very long- 13 rounds- anything can happen. I am happy with my games so far and I hope to keep playing decent chess.
     I am really impressed by the play of the Chinese GM Yu Yangyi (2662),who has 6,5p/7- he shows a very high level of preparation and amazing chess skills. I wonder if anyone will be able to stop him- I guess that the Chinese Wall is kind of unbreakable ;)
     You can find the games,comments, photos and videos from the tournament on the official site of the event: http://wjcc2013.tsf.org.tr/

Will keep you posted!

xoxo from Kocaeli ;)
   

3rd Round

     Three rounds have already passed in the World Junior Chess Championship, which is taking place in Kocaeli,Turkey.
     The tournament is organized really nice, despite changing the place of venue in the last moment (it had to be held in Hatay first, but because of the danger of a chemical attack it was moved). We stay and play in a real 5 star hotel where one can't find anything to complain about.
     I've got 2,5p/3 so far, making a draw against Abdumalik Zhansaya (2277)- a very young player from Kazakhstan. It was a very interesting game which ended with a perpetual. You can check it here:



There are 10 more rounds to go, which you can follow here: http://wjcc2013.tsf.org.tr/en/live-games

Will keep you posted!

xoxo from Kocaeli ;)

Walk this way

     Here I am in Bucharest, on my way to the WJCC, which will take place in Kocaeli, Turkey.
     I expect to arrive in Kocaeli this evening, as the 1st round is already tomorrow, at 3 pm local time.
     It is my last year when I am still a junior and I've already played for 3 times in these championships (2005, 2011, 2012), so I guess that I can say that I'm a "veteran" of these tournaments.
     The special thing about the World Junior Championship is that it has 13 rounds. It's a very long distance and the champion is unknown until the end of the last round. It is not easy at all to win such kind of events, as besides strong play, one needs a bit of luck and most importantly- steel nerves :D (yeah, I'm still talking about women's chess :P )
     All in all, I hope to enjoy the following two weeks and to show some decent chess.
     You can follow the live games, the results and all kind of news about the tournament on the official site of the event: http://wjcc2013.tsf.org.tr/ Here is the unofficial list of participants: http://wjcc2013.tsf.org.tr/images/stories/forms/unofficial_list.pdf

     Wish you all a nice day!

xoxo from Bucharest ;)

Dream Team

     Here I am , again at home- feeling simply great!
     The Romanian Club Championship has ended as we all hoped it would- we've become champions!

Ranking crosstable

Rk.	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	TB1	TB2	TB3
1	CS POLITEHNICA-ANTIBIOTICE IAŞI	*	2	2½	3½	3	3½	3	3	4	4	17	0	28.5
2	CS STUD. MEDICINA TIMIŞOARA	2	*	½	1½	3	4	3½	4	4	4	13	0	26.5
3	CS AEM LUXTEN TIMIŞOARA	1½	3½	*	4	2	2	1½	4	3	4	12	0	25.5
4	CSM LUGOJ	½	2½	0	*	3	1½	2½	2	3½	4	11	0	19.5
5	CS SÎNANDREI	1	1	2	1	*	3	2	3	3	4	10	0	20.0
6	CLUBUL CENTRAL DE ŞAH BUCUREŞTI	½	0	2	2½	1	*	3	½	3½	4	9	2	17.0
7	CSM BUCUREŞTI	1	½	2½	1½	2	1	*	3½	3½	4	9	0	19.5
8	ACS ŞAH APA NOVA BUCUREŞTI	1	0	0	2	1	3½	½	*	3½	4	7	0	15.5
9	CS UNIVERSITATEA ARAD	0	0	1	½	1	½	½	½	*	3	2	0	7.0
10	CSS TG. MUREŞ	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	*	0	0	1.0

     I scored 8p/9, making two draws and winning some Elo points and the first prize at the 2nd board.

     It was a really nice tournament and I am so happy that I've got such amazing teammates: 

6. CS POLITEHNICA-ANTIBIOTICE IAŞI (RtgAvg:2452 / TB1: 17 / TB2: 0) Captain: MANOLE VASILE
Bo.		Name	Rtg	FED	Pts.	Games
1	GM	Lagno Kateryna	2542	UKR	2.5	3.0
2	GM	Cmilyte Viktorija	2497	LTU	4.5	6.0
3	WGM	Bulmaga Irina	2410	ROU	8.0	9.0
4	WGM	L'ami Alina	2358	ROU	8.0	9.0
5	WIM	Padurariu Ioana-Smaranda	2205	ROU	5.5	9.0

     

     As about the near future- I will leave for the World Junior Championship the day after tomorrow. It will be held close to Istanbul, though it had to be held in Hatay- at the border with Syria initially. 

Will keep you posted!

xoxo from Chisinau ;)

Zen

     Here I am in Bulgaria, engjoying the last 2 days of my vacation.

     It's been an amazing week with a lot of sun, relaxation and good mood!

With my dear sister-Elena

     I haven't been very active with the posts, but from now on it's going to change. There are 2 tournaments ahead- the Romanian Club Championship and the World Junior Championship. The first one is going to start on the 31st of August. You can find the list of participants here: http://chess-results.com/tnr109534.aspx?art=8&lan=11&wi=821 The second tournament will start on the 13th of September, in Turkey.

    

     Will keep you posted!

     

Denizli

     The Turkish League is over. Unfortunately, our team didn't qualify for the 1st League... We were really close, but we were too unucky in the last round's match.
     I've scored 7,5p/9, winning some Elo points. Here's my game from the last round:

     It was really nice to play after one and a half month without chess!
     I will play in Kazan, at the Universiade starting from tomorrow. I am still in Denizli now- will get to Russia tonight. The tournament is going to be a very tough one- with double rounds and a lot of strong opponents. It will be a good preparation for the following EIWCC in Belgrad.
     In the same time, I'm really curious about the atmosphere at the Universiade- so many young athlets from all over the World gathered in one place!

     I hope to have a good tournament there and to make some worthy memories!

xoxo from Denizli ;)
   

Intensity

     Six rounds have passed. We won 5 matches and lost one. As about me- I've got 5,5p/6, winning all my games against lower rated opponents and making a draw against a higher rated one. Here's the game in which I made a draw, vs Sopiko Guramishvili (2426).


     We have a difficult match today, playing against the favorite nr.1 team, who has also won all the matches so far. I have white against Nana Dzagnidze (2550).
      Here are the board pairings of our team: http://kulupler2013.tsf.org.tr/tr/component/turnuva/?task=fileview&kid=294

It it my first tournament when I play with my rating being over 2400. It is quite difficult to raise your Elo when the k=10...

   
     I hope to have a good game!

xoxo from Denizli ;)

Turkish League

     Here I am, in Denizli, playing in the Turkish 2nd League.
     I was so eager to play chess again after one month break! It's really nice to feel the taste of wins :D
     Our team- "Bursa Buyuksehir Belediyespor Kulubu" is the 2nd favorite in the starting list. The first 3 teams are going to qualify for the next year's 1st League- so this is our goal.
     Two rounds have been played so far and I've got 2p/2- the team has also a perfect score.You can follow the tournament on the official site of the event: http://kulupler2013.tsf.org.tr/tr/component/turnuva/?task=fileview&kid=264, as well as the live games: http://kulupler2013.tsf.org.tr/tr/canli-yayin
     Here are some photos:

The view from my window 

The playing hall

Constantin Lupulescu-my teammate and Lucian Miron

This is the secret of a perfect score ;)

Lucian Miron (2544)

Viorel Iordachescu (2590)

Our team ;)

     I hope to have a good tournament!

xoxo from Denizli ;)

Let myself down

     Again 2-2. We wanted more but is seems like it wasn't our day. Carmen and Alina won, but Luminita and I lost. What a pity! It was looking like a 3-1 at least :( These things happen and mostly in the worst possibly timing...
     It is a free day on the 8th March- already today in Astana. We'll go on an excursion at 2pm.
     I am very sorry for myself and for the ones following us today- it just happened :( I wouldn't probably risk if I would have less time- I feel like it's all my fault that we didn't win today, but I hope that I will do better in the next matches.
     Here are some photos from the today's round and from tonight:

Carmen Voicu-Jagodzinsky "Let's calculate the right angle!"

Benmesbah Natacha, from France

What a move!

Taking revenge on the billiard table- Gergely Szabo

Me trying to make a shot

Alina l'Ami

It's -20 in Astana!

Gergely Szabo

     We've got to play against China tomorrow- not easy at all!

     Hope that the excursion will charge us with some extra energy and luck!

xoxo from Astana