Kosteniuk Chess Games from Olginka
Hello everyone!
I’m pleased to report that my team won the Russian Team Championship in Olginka, Russia. My team was comprised of (from left to right in the photo) Alina Kashlinskaya (Board 5, 4/5), Valentina Gunina (Board 2, 4/6), Alexandra Kosteniuk (Board 1, 6/7), Olga Girya (Board 4, 2/4), and Marina Romanko (Board 3, 2/6). In second position was the team led by Zhukova and Munguntuul, and in 3rd the team led by Stefanova and Lahno. The championship was very strong this year.
I present to you all my 7 games, in the pgn player below.
Most important games: Against Galliamova, Zhukova, Stefanova
Nice combination 31. Rh8+ against Iljushina
My personal favorite: Against Zhukova where my [black] king goes all the way to a1
Select the game you want to watch from the pull-down menu below:
FULL RESULTS OF ALL PLAYERS
No. | Name | Rtg | Team | Pts. | Games | % | Bo. | |
1 | GM | Kosteniuk Alexandra | 2503 | Shsm-RGSU | 6.0 | 7 | 85.7 | 1 |
2 | IM | Munguntuul Batkhuyag | 2434 | Giprorechtrans Moscow | 6.0 | 7 | 85.7 | 2 |
3 | IM | Turova Irina | 2428 | Ладья | 5.5 | 7 | 78.6 | 4 |
4 | IM | Zaiatz Elena | 2426 | Giprorechtrans Moscow | 5.0 | 7 | 71.4 | 3 |
5 | WGM | Pogonina Natalija | 2446 | AVS Krasnoturinsk | 4.5 | 7 | 64.3 | 2 |
6 | WIM | Novikova Anna | 2240 | Politekhnik | 4.5 | 7 | 64.3 | 3 |
7 | IM | Gaponenko Inna | 2435 | Ладья | 4.5 | 7 | 64.3 | 3 |
8 | WGM | Kashlinskaya Alina | 2320 | Shsm-RGSU | 4.0 | 5 | 80.0 | 4 |
9 | WGM | Gunina Valentina | 2472 | Shsm-RGSU | 4.0 | 6 | 66.7 | 2 |
10 | IM | Bodnaruk Anastasia | 2423 | СПбШФ | 4.0 | 7 | 57.1 | 3 |
11 | GM | Stefanova Antoaneta | 2523 | AVS Krasnoturinsk | 3.5 | 5 | 70.0 | 1 |
12 | IM | Vasilevich Irina | 2324 | Giprorechtrans Moscow | 3.5 | 5 | 70.0 | 4 |
13 | GM | Lahno Kateryna | 2531 | AVS Krasnoturinsk | 3.5 | 6 | 58.3 | 1 |
14 | IM | Galliamova Alisa | 2497 | Ладья | 3.5 | 7 | 50.0 | 1 |
15 | WGM | Nebolsina Vera | 2305 | Yugra | 3.5 | 7 | 50.0 | 1 |
16 | GM | Cmilyte Viktorija | 2526 | СПбШФ | 3.0 | 5 | 60.0 | 1 |
17 | WIM | Ivkina Olga | 2289 | M.Chigorin Chess Club | 3.0 | 7 | 42.9 | 2 |
18 | WGM | Kovanova Baira | 2376 | СПбШФ | 3.0 | 7 | 42.9 | 4 |
19 | WFM | Kabanova Ekaterina | 2190 | Yugra | 2.5 | 6 | 41.7 | 3 |
20 | GM | Zhukova Natalia | 2443 | Giprorechtrans Moscow | 2.5 | 7 | 35.7 | 1 |
21 | IM | Ovod Evgenija | 2405 | M.Chigorin Chess Club | 2.5 | 7 | 35.7 | 1 |
22 | WIM | Kharashuta Ekaterina | 2270 | Politekhnik | 2.5 | 7 | 35.7 | 2 |
23 | WIM | Bronnikova Elizaveta | 2251 | M.Chigorin Chess Club | 2.5 | 7 | 35.7 | 3 |
24 | WGM | Savina Anastasia | 2383 | AVS Krasnoturinsk | 2.5 | 7 | 35.7 | 4 |
25 | IM | Muzychuk Mariya | 2476 | AVS Krasnoturinsk | 2.0 | 3 | 66.7 | 3 |
26 | WGM | Girya Olga | 2425 | Shsm-RGSU | 2.0 | 4 | 50.0 | 3 |
27 | IM | Atalik Ekaterina | 2444 | СПбШФ | 2.0 | 5 | 40.0 | 2 |
28 | WFM | Rassokhina Ekaterina | 2055 | Politekhnik | 2.0 | 5 | 40.0 | 4 |
29 | IM | Romanko Marina | 2402 | Shsm-RGSU | 2.0 | 6 | 33.3 | 2 |
30 | WIM | Tomilova Elena | 2315 | Politekhnik | 2.0 | 7 | 28.6 | 1 |
31 | WGM | Paikidze Nazi | 2425 | Ладья | 2.0 | 7 | 28.6 | 2 |
32 | WIM | Gromova Iulia | 2214 | M.Chigorin Chess Club | 2.0 | 7 | 28.6 | 4 |
33 | GM | Socko Monika | 2495 | СПбШФ | 1.5 | 4 | 37.5 | 1 |
34 | WGM | Iljushina Olga | 2352 | Yugra | 1.5 | 6 | 25.0 | 1 |
35 | WFM | Gileva Irina | 2133 | Politekhnik | 1.0 | 2 | 50.0 | 4 |
36 | WIM | Fominykh Maria | 2303 | Giprorechtrans Moscow | 1.0 | 2 | 50.0 | 4 |
37 | WIM | Bezgodova Svetlana | 2147 | Yugra | 1.0 | 5 | 20.0 | 2 |
38 | Yakupova Aysyla | 2115 | Yugra | 0.5 | 4 | 12.5 | 4 |
Tags: kosteniuk games, olginka chess
Posted in Chess | 2 Comments »
Hi Datta,
At high level chess, games rarely end up with checkmate, because the players can easily see that mate in unavoidable, and they want to avoid the “shame” of being actually checkmated.
For example at the end of my game against Iljushina, my next move would be 36. Qh8 mate, and the only way to stop it would be to put the Queen in the way 35…Qh3 but after the obvious 36. Qxh3 now it is totally unavoidable to be mated with 37. Qh8 mate, so Iljushina gave up.
Against Ovod it’s pretty much the same, my next moves Qh6 check and Qh8 mate are unstoppable. Against Tomilova, if King moves Be3 check is crushing and mate comes next move. Against Galliamova, white will win at least 1 piece next move, after which the win will be very easy.