French trend

     Here's my last game from the Women's National, against the nr.1 favourite- Corina Peptan (2443). I decided to play a completely new opening for me- the French Defence and I quite liked it.
     I wanted to play something duobtless and in the same time something that she wouldn't expect.

What goes around, comes around

     Here I am, again in Iasi. It's been a difficult week, with a lot of hopes and dissapointments. I finished the tournament on the 5th place and with -0,6  Elo points. It's far from what I hoped and I was very angry with me because of all the foolishly missed chances, but what to do now- there are another 10 tournaments waiting for me this year. I've learned a lot from this championship and there are 20 more years of trying ahead ;)
     Like one of my coaches said once- "It's important to save the people". I am here- all in one piece- so I will keep trying.
     I am very eager to go to Astana-'ve got my flight in 3 days. It's going to be a very strong tournament, you can follow it here : http://astana2013.fide.com/en/teams . I am also very curious to visit the city, I've heard it has changed lots in the last decade. I will go home for the few days left until then, can't wait to see my family :)

xoxo from Iasi ;)
   

Master of my World

     It's amazing how a few little changes can make one's life different!

     I don't know if it's about the really nice weather outside, about my session coming to an end or about my 3rd cup of coffee today- the thing is that I suddenly feel much more optimistic :) It might be the thrill of the upcoming tournaments- Women's National, World Teams in Astana, Thailand- what is there not to love? I can feel that everything will be just fine and it's a comforting and power-giving feeling :)
     I've been thinking that there are so many things I'd like to do this year- learn some foreign language, read as many  Russian classics as possible, go hiking in the mountains and soooo many more other little things.
     I realize what a lucky person I am- I get to do the things that I like- I don't have to worry about anything but to accomplish what I really want- I am the master of my World.