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27.03.2006 | Closing Ceremony Photo Report
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27.03.2006 | Live broadcast from the Closing Ceremony
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 You can watch LIVE Broadcast of the Closing Ceremony of the Championship at http://webtv.uran.ru.
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26.03.2006 | Kaissa’s festival is coming to an end
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 The Women’s World Chess Championship which brought 18 delightful days to all the admirers of this intellectual game is coming to an end. On March 27 at 8 p.m. Ekaterinburg State Opera and Ballet Theatre welcome numerous guests and main heroes of this remarkable event. The event which will be known in the chess history as a festival of intellect, elegance and beauty. It’s hard to overestimate the importance of this Championship for Ekaterinburg – a city which has a long and rich sports and chess history.
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25.03.2006 | CROWN BY TWO
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The Chinese Xu Yuhua is a new Women’s World Chess Champion. In the final fight for the Champion’s Crown she managed to win Russian Alisa Galliamova with 2,5:0,5.
It was enough to win two games and end one in a draw to become the Champion. In the final game the Russian had all the chances to draw. She managed to pass the opening with one pawn up and had good perspectives of winning. But being probably tired she failed to display her best abilities. Galliamova lost the sense of the game and as a consequence the initiative. The Chinese brilliantly took the benefit from this possibility and at move 59 defeated Galliamova stopped the clock. At this very moment the Chief Arbiter Andrzei Fillipowicz claimed Xu Yuhua to be the Champion.
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25.03.2006 | Xu Yuhua: “Not thinking about rewards”
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 I want to thank the organizers of the Championship, journalists and all my fans for great support. I am very glad and proud that I’ve become a Champion representing China.
Despite the fact that I outplayed Galliamova I think that Russian players are very strong and a tough and interesting fight is still ahead.
And of course I am very grateful to my coaches who assisted me here.
Xu Yuhua ,
Women’s World Chess Champion 2006
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25.03.2006 | Anatoly Sysoev: “Prefer playing White”
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 Mr. Anatoly Sysoev , Vice-President of “SUAL - Holding” company of the Urals region, Doctor of Engineering Science, honored metallurgist of Russia is the guest of our press centre.
Do you play chess?
AS: You know, people often give me chess as a present. I’ve got about 15 chess sets. The most favorite one is made of metal. When I come back home being very tired I start playing chess. And of course I play White. I‘ve never intended to become a chess professional but it’s such a pleasure to be an experienced amateur.
I am very glad that we are among the organizers of the Women’s World Chess Championship. It’s so amazing to watch them playing, see their excitement, joy, chagrin. You should catch such a moment because the excitement is passing off and the energy vanishes after the game. Anyway they are all outstanding talented personalities. And they all have their own life philosophy.
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25.03.2006 | Nona Gaprindashvili: “The Chess created me”
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 There is no need to introduce Nona Gaprindashvili: her name is well-known not only for chess lovers. The whole epoch of Soviet and Georgian chess school is connected with her name. During the champion championship the honor guest easily agreed to long-expected interview.
You are very popular, indeed, not only in Georgia but also all over the world. How have you achieved such great results?
When during 40 years you are always on the top of success, you show the game and achieve results, you become respected. It is the best award for me.
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24.03.2006 | Match keeps its mystery!
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 The Chinese Xu Yuhua is leading 1,5:0,5 in the match against Russian Alisa Galliamova in the WWCC Finals. In the second game Xu Yuhua fixed a draw playing White.
The opponents played a Sicilian defense and Galliamova undertook an active Queen counterattack. Later on it caused great complications. The Chinese took the initiative and managed to win a pawn with threats to King, Rook and the weak Queen side.
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24.03.2006 | ALISA GALLIAMOVA:
“I liked difficulties"
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 After the second game of the final match Alisa Galliamova took part in a long-waited press conference:
Alisa, what do you think of your performance at the tournament?
AG: Up to the finals I performed better. But now I am not that successful as you see.
- How did you prepare for the tournament?
AG: To tell the truth, I didn’t have enough time to prepare for the tournament. I hadn’t trained chess for 5 months. I wasn’t sure whether I’d go to the championship or not. But I’ve had a very high rating during last 2 years that’s why I was enlisted. I was informed about it very late, in February, and since then I started preparation. In fact, I had only three weeks.
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24.03.2006 | Alexander Philipenko: “Alisa performs a manlike style”
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Alexander Philipenko, the coach of the finalist and the main hope of Russian fans Alisa Galliamova is the guest of our press centre. While fight being in full swing Alexander Vasilyevich was very kind to answer the questions of our journalist:
- Alexander Vasilyevich, what do you think of the Championship’s organization?
AF: The organizers have done a good job. The organization of the tournament meets all the requirements which are very high.
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