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Natalia Pogonina: "There Were no Politics in the Chess Final"

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Tuesday, 07 April 2015
The World Championship finalist Natalia Pogonina told in the interview for Gazeta.ru about her path in the Sochi tournament, the secrets of Olympiad victories, Russian-Ukrainian friendship and the benefits of chess for character development. A Women's World Chess Championship just ended in Sochi. It was won by Maria Muzychuk from Ukraine, who became the 15th World Champion; she defeated Pogonina 2.5-1.5 in the final. Natalia talked to the Gazeta.ru reporter shortly before the closing ceremony. I want to move forward First of all, congratulations with reaching the World Championship final. Does it feel great to become a part of chess history? I didn't think much about it. I didn't expect to reach the final and to become a vice-champion. This was unexpected, but I can't say that I had any particularly strong emotions or impressions. Perhaps it's only now, perhaps I've just became calmer. I've won two Olympiads and a Russian championship already. I did have good results... So I don't really know what to say. But there'll be a line in the annals of chess, "In 2015, Muzychuk played Pogonina for Women's World Championship in Sochi..." I don't think it's that much important whether I became a part of chess history. I'm not too excited. Comments (1)
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Monday, 06 April 2015

Below are some of the video reports on the Women's World Chess Championship:

The report starts at 18:35

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All the broadcasts of the rounds and the press conferences & interviews are available at the official site of the event.

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Wednesday, 01 April 2015
Venue: Sochi, Russia Schedule: March 16 - April 7 Format: knock-out, 64 participants, 6 rounds Prize fund: $450,000 Official site Regulations 1/32-final: Natalia Pogonina defeated Guo Qi 1.5-0.5. 1/16-final: Natalia knocked out Ju Wenjun 1.5-0.5. 1/8-final: Natalia Pogonina and Marie Sebag traded blows in classical chess. Natalia won the rapid tie-break 2-0. 1/4-final: Natalia Pogonina and Zhao Xue exchanged wins in classical chess. Natalia won the rapid tie-break 1.5-0.5. 1/2-final: Natalia Pogonina prevailed over Pia Cramling after tying the classical match 1-1 and winning the rapid section 1.5-0.5. Final: Natalia Pogonina vs. Mariya Muzychuk. Mariya won 2.5-1.5 and was crowned the XVth Women's World Chess Champion. Comments (7)
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Saturday, 28 March 2015
Venue: Sochi, Russia Schedule: March 16 - April 7 Format: knock-out, 64 participants, 6 rounds Prize fund: $450,000 Official site Regulations 1/32-final: Natalia Pogonina defeated Guo Qi 1.5-0.5. 1/16-final: Natalia knocked out Ju Wenjun 1.5-0.5. 1/8-final: Natalia Pogonina and Marie Sebag traded blows in classical chess. Natalia won the rapid tie-break 2-0. 1/4-final: Natalia Pogonina and Zhao Xue exchanged wins in classical chess. Natalia won the rapid tie-break 1.5-0.5. 1/2-final: Natalia Pogonina vs. Pia Cramling. Comments (1)
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Wednesday, 25 March 2015
Venue: Sochi, Russia Schedule: March 16 - April 7 Format: knock-out, 64 participants, 6 rounds Prize fund: $450,000 Official site Regulations In the 1/32-final Natalia Pogonina defeated Guo Qi 1.5-0.5. In the 1/16-final Natalia knocked out Ju Wenjun 1.5-0.5. 1/8-final: Natalia Pogonina and Marie Sebag traded blows in classical chess. Natalia won the rapid tie-break 2-0. 1/4-final: Natalia Pogonina vs. Zhao Xue. Comments (2)
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Sunday, 22 March 2015
Venue: Sochi, Russia Schedule: March 16 - April 7 Format: knock-out, 64 participants, 6 rounds Prize fund: $450,000 Official site Regulations In the 1/32-final Natalia Pogonina defeated Guo Qi 1.5-0.5. In the 1/16-final Natalia knocked out Ju Wenjun 1.5-0.5. 1/8-final: Natalia Pogonina vs. Marie Sebag. Be first to comment this article
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Wednesday, 18 March 2015
Venue: Sochi, Russia Schedule: March 16 - April 7 Format: knock-out, 64 participants, 6 rounds Prize fund: $450,000 Official site Regulations In the first round Natalia Pogonina defeated Guo Qi 1.5-0.5. In the 1/16-final Natalia will be facing Ju Wenjun. Comments (1)
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Tuesday, 17 March 2015
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Thursday, 12 March 2015
Venue: Sochi, Russia Schedule: March 16 - April 7 Format: knock-out, 64 participants, 6 rounds Prize fund: $450,000 Official site Regulations In the first round of all the 32 match-ups we will be focusing our primary attention on the duel between the reigning Olympic Women's Chess Champion Natalia Pogonina and the World Girl Junior Champion (2012) Guo Qi. Comments (1)
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Monday, 09 March 2015
Congratulations to Natalia Pogonina on her 30th birthday! Be first to comment this article
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