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What's your FIDE rating?

What should Natalia do to make Pogonina.com more interesting for you?

	Annotate her classical games
	Blog more often (personal notes)
	Play a Pogonina vs. Pogonina.com's audience game
	Upload a home video to the website
	Publish more chess news & puzzles
	Add a forum to the website

Who is your favorite active top player?

Poker or chess: what do you like more?

	Chess
	Poker
	Equally attractive/unattractive
	Don't know

What's the largest monetary chess prize you ever won?

How much time per day do you spend on chess-related activities?

Do you have a special chess mascot (pen, badge, toy, etc.)?

	Yes
	No
	I used to have one, but now I don't

Which time control do you prefer for over-the-board tournaments?

	Blitz (5 minutes/game or less)
	Rapid (about 30 min/game)
	Standard (2 hours/game or more)
	For some reason, I don't have a preference

The strongest women's chess team in the world is

	Russian
	Chinese
	Other

What is the strongest national chess team in the world?

Will Magnus Carlsen's rating reach FIDE 2900?

	Yes
	No

Do you think you can become a GM?

	Yes
	No
	Theoretically - yes, practically - no
	I am a GM already
	What is a GM?

Written by Administrator

Saturday, 03 April 2010

Seven more Q & A this week:

Q1: Will you exchange a bishop for a knight?
A1: It depends on the position. Modern chess theory considers bishops to be slightly more powerful.

Q2: I was playing the white side of a Scandanavian last night, and I had a winning position after 12 moves. Then I lost focus, made some bad moves and lost the game. I'm sure this doesn't happen to you, but it happens to me periodically and is very frustrating. Any advice on how to keep this from happening in the future?

This happens to everyone once in a while. There are two main sides: a) psychological - never relax before the game is over, even if it the win is obvious. Learn how to stay focused all game long b) physical - stay in top shape so that not to get exhausted by the end of the game. People get tired and make inexplicable blunders, especially in time trouble.

Q3: Was it worth it worth all your time and effort to become a WGM? Are you happy, or do you wish you did something else?
A3: Yes, of course. I love chess and am happy to be able to practice it every day!

Q4: Do you have a regular job?
A4: No, I'm a full-time chess pro. I do have an MA in Law though, but have never worked as a lawyer.

Q5: It is possible to improve chess level just by playing a lot of games?
A5: Yes, if you carefully analyse them and learn from your mistakes. However, that is less efficient than playing and studying before the next tournament.

Q6: Can you play blindfolded chess?
A6: Of course. I like solving puzzles blindfoldedly, that takes one's chess thinking to a new level.

Q7: Will we see an analysis of the Pogonina vs the World game?
A7: Yes, I will publish it after I return from the Russian Club Cup in Dagomys.

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Comments (3)

	1. Written by Èâàí Áðþõàíîâ on 07:34 03 àïðåëÿ 2010 ã.
	7 âîïðîñîâ Âñå ïàðòèèè Âàøè , Íàòàëüÿ ìû èçó÷àåì. Óäà÷è Âàì â ýòîì Äàãîìûñå

	2. Written by This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it on 16:21 12 èþíÿ 2011 ã.
	7 âîïðîñîâ Hi Is possible to train and to be Fide Master with regular work, no full time in chess ?

	3. Written by This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it on 05:57 17 èþíÿ 2011 ã.
	chess i play with computer i dont know how he play i am very confuse why computer play so strong then human??

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