28 April 2011
Hello everybody!
I have been glued to the screen, watching the final of the U.S. Women’s Chess Championships, which was just won by Anna Zatonskih in the tie-breaks against Tatev Abrahamyan. It was so interesting, we will make shortly a special post about it with the games.
Before anything else, I’d like to congratulate the Saint Louis Chess Club for putting up such a prestigious event in such great style, and also all the players for showing such great sportsmanship! The live commentary by GM Maurice Ashley and Jennifer Shahade was wonderful!
Thanks also go to Goddesschess, who is continuing its effort to support women’s chess in the world, and has offered to sponsor a Fighting Chess Award to go to the most deserving player from the U.S. Championship.
I was chosen as the judge for this award, and I had a very hard time, as many players are deserving, starting with the eventual winner, Anna Zatonskih, but also certainly Tatev Abrahamyan who fought to the end, and Irina Krush, who won the initial tournament. However, after looking over most of the games, I saw that Sabina Foisor’s style was also uncompromising, and she was the only player to have beaten Irina Krush in the preliminary tournament. I have decided to vote for the Fighting Chess Award to go to Sabina Foisor, congratulations!
Posted by Chess Queen™ Alexandra Kosteniuk
12th women’s world chess champion
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