Kosteniuk - Sebag Blitz Chess 2010

[gt5t5tet]

i think sebag blundered the game...coz after pawn takes knight,pawn takes pawn check,king f2;black will eventually be safe & up a piece!

[lexus400]

I do like very much the camera angle of this video and it is very clear to see exactly what moves are being played as well as the chess clock times for both sides :).

[1978ajax]

Great to watch, congrats. So nice to see a chess video in focus and where you can see everything clearly, including the clocks.

[mattyismadness]

wow, royal fork after how many moves?? craziness...

[Ronbo710]

I would like to see you play GM Natalia Zhukova from Ukraine. No offense but she is my favorite female player :).

[ChessQueen]

@Ronbo710 Yes Natalia Zhukova is a great fighter! I played her many times, the last time was last week in Olginka, I won but it was very difficult, my black king went all the way to a1! I posted the game on my chessqueen dotcom blog on the post of April 27, 2011.

[Ronbo710]

@ChessQueen Hi I am honored you answered my post :). WIll definitely check out the game Cheers -Ron

[barsorrro]

Wow! The knight-sac right at the very start! It was a story taken straight out of a Hitchcock movie! :)

Thanks so much for posting this, Chess Queen!

[barsorrro]

Wow! The night-sac right at the very start! It was a story taken straight out of a Hitchcock movie! :)

Thanks so much for posting this, Chess Queen!

[omfgacceptmyname]

Wow. That was a trainwreck two minutes in.

[radzuben]

wow, I was surprised that Marie didn't resign, and then she seemed like a poor sport at the end, too. I'd hate to think she fits the rude Frenchperson stereotype

[Sataraa]

This video reflects that the Najdorf is a razor-sharp opening and can put one off playing it

...but I'll take my chances ;-)

I usually play 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 Qc7 as Black...it's funny 'cause everyone plays this theory so fast and after 7...Qc7 they're like: Ohh what the hell is that...

btw: nice Game Alexandra

[Nickybisme]

Вы же реально здорово играете, и в Москве тем более! Бесподобно)

[dmed312]

Are there any games where the chess queen loses?

[ChessQueen]

@dmed312 Sure I lose lots of games. Actually when I lose a game, it's always a good lesson and it helps improve my game. On my YouTube channel, I posted my losses against T. Kosintseva and against A. Stefanova.

[dmed312]

@ChessQueen Your majesty, I am honored that you responded to my question personally. I would just like to say that I love your sharp tactical style of play. You are my blitz chess idol.

[Rwowd]

Marie didn't shake hands :-/

[raggazzo21]

Such a poor choice of moves by your opponent in the end, but I guess she was in a tough position with the queenside pawns advancing. Sebag didn't even shake hands!

P.S. Why are you not playing in Cap D'Adge, you would have had wonderful opportunity to play against top men and I think you could have made it through the round robin groups!

[noxtradamentus]

I dont know.I would have take the Knight on d5 instead taking the one on d4 i would and maybe after 13.... exd5+ 14 Kd8 Be4 I would have tried to move my king to b7 or something. Anyways itwas a good game.

[ElderNerwal]

@noxtradamentus 12... exd5 has long been considered dubious in view of 13. Nc6 (although 13... dxe4 is worth a look)

[NiceGuy55]

The body language of thinking looks so painful.

[ebutym11225]

Good game. A very aggressive line chosen by white. What is it called?

[darioteodori]

I was thinking about Ba6 after a5 so b5 becomes very hard to play

[Robotman42]

After 18. Qd3 I thought Black might have chances with 18. ... Bh6 19. g3 Ba6 followed shortly by Nd7-e5-c4 due to the pin on the f-pawn. What would White have in reply to this?

[studentoflife01]

Ohshi......80 

[jkor9]

Congratulations, great win!

[timed02906]

I winced at that knight fork (~1:30)...devastating...love it! <3

[ThisSentenceIsFalse]

Queen move at the end was nice. I was like how you going to keep those rooks off your pawn? Oh, that's how.

[animalntaz]

Took me a few more seconds to realize both your strategies towards your last moves.

[colourmegone]

Good game, impressive knight sac; but I still miss the commentary.

[Neueregel]

nice!!

[shayeeX]

Excellent game! I just LOVED all the 'tactical Kung-Fu' in the opening phase. After the queen was won the game was over in my opinion. Alexandra showed no mercy to her opponent. Favourited...

[danielrasengan2]

i liked the new intro and loved the video

[wobblyman2000]

nice

[mavaddat]

So cool! Congratulations on a fine win, Alexandra!!

For others, I copied the PGN as:

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 Nbd7 8. Qf3 Qc7 9. O-O-O b5 10. Bd3 Bb7 11. Rhe1 Qb6 12. Nd5 Qxd4 13. Bxf6 gxf6 14. Bxb5 Qc5 15. b4 Qxb5 16. Nc7+ Ke7 17. Nxb5 axb5 18. Qd3 Ra6 19. Qxb5 Rb6 20. Qd3 h5 21. a4 Bh6 22. g3 Rc8 23. a5 Rbc6 24. Rd2 Ba6 25. b5 Nc5 26. Qc4 Bxb5 27. Qxb5 R6c7 28. a6 Rc6 29. a7 Ra6 30. Qb8 Nb3+ 31. Kd1 Ra1+ 32. Ke2 Ra4

[shayeeX]

@mavaddat Thanks for that!

[ChessQueen]

@mavaddat Thanks fpr posting the pgn! :-)

[studentoflife01]

@mavaddat Thank you ;)