Your questions answered by Natalia Pogonina-13 |
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| Friday, 30 July 2010 | ||||
 The rules are simple - send us your questions and see them featured in the weekly Q&A column! Q1: How many rated games a year should I play? A1: It depends on your aims, opportunities and chess level. Elite players like Kramnik may play only 30-50 games a year, while some grandmasters literally travel from one Swiss event to another and average 200 games a year and even more. My estimate is that an improving players should play from 60 to 120 games a year. For me the average number is about 80-90 games/year. Q2: Do you have chess dreams when you come up with solutions to problems, find new moves, etc.? A2: I have chess dreams occasionally, but no revelations came to me while asleep. I.e. I haven't ever dreamed about novelties or new plans... Q3: How many teams will Russia have at the 2010 Chess Olympiad? A3: 4 in the men's section and 3 in the women's. You can see the team composition for all the countries here. Q4: Do you play chess at home? A4: Hardly ever. Maybe some internet blitz or Chess Elite on my iPod... Q5: Why are you not playing in the Grand Prix? Political reasons? A5: No, I simply wasn't invited. The regulations were rather strange, btw. Some people (e.g. Anna Muzychuk, a solid top-10 player in the world) aren't participating, while some local players are intact. Q6: Sometimes I keep playing friendly chess matches even being very tired so that to learn something new. Is it a good thing to do? A6: I don't see the point of getting oneself over-exhausted. 3-4 hours (about the time a regular games lasts) is enough. If you still have some energy left after it, you may spend it on analyzing the game in detail. Q7: Will you play a re-match game with Black vs the World? A7: Stay tuned for the details, it may as well happen. Why not give the World a second chance?  Related articles: Your questions answered by Natalia Pogonina-12 Your questions answered by Natalia Pogonina-11 Your questions answered by Natalia Pogonina-10 Your questions answered by Natalia Pogonina-9 Your questions answered by Natalia Pogonina-8 Your questions answered by Natalia Pogonina-7 Your questions answered by Natalia Pogonina-6 Your questions answered by Natalia Pogonina-5 Your questions answered by Natalia Pogonina-4 Your questions answered by Natalia Pogonina-3 Your questions answered by Natalia Pogonina-2 Your questions answered by Natalia Pogonina 
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