Blitz Stefanova-Kosteniuk 3

Women's chess world champion Alexandra Kosteniuk comments her third game of the Final of the Blitz Competition at the 1st Mind Sports Games in Beijing, China. Grandmasters Alexandra Kosteniuk and Antoaneta Stefanova are playing in the Final and fighting for the Gold. The Final is in 2 Games + tie-break. Alexandra lost the first game and won the third so this is the last game that will decide the Gold.

Category:

Education

Tags:

• Chess
• Blitz
• Speed
• Kosteniuk
• Stefanova
• Mind
• Sports
• World
• Champion
• Grandmaster

[davidnalba]

If the game is a draw, and you continue playing to make her lose by time, is that accepted in the chess circle or it is un-ethic?

[ChessQueen]

@davidnalba A game is never ended before it's ended, so one cannot say it's a draw before a draw is achieved and agreed between both players. To avoid players going on forever with a small advantage there is a 50-move rule, if nobody moves a pawn or makes any capture in 50 moves, the game is declared a draw by force.

[Moremover]

In the past our teachers were always the grandmasters and worldchampions, nowadays our teachers are the computers. They play , solve and compose . So have a look at youtube.com :

/watch?v=mwYQRteeHbE

[ChessQueen]

@Moremover Yes computers can help to train at chess, but they are not our teachers. It's always better to have a real person as a teacher or mentor.

[KanoneUnteralle]

if u knoch down a piece , lift it up again and press the clock it is no problem is it?

[ChessQueen]

@KanoneUnteralle Yes it would be fine if she had picked up the piece THEN pressed the clock. Pressing the clock indicates the end of the move. She knocked my King then pressed the clock and my clock started going even though I had a piece knocked down by my opponent, that's not allowed.

[TheIuppiter]

wow very well played alexandra! I really like your videos please continue making videos!

[ChessQueen]

Thanks for you kind comment, that gives me the strength to create more such videos for you to watch. Chess is the coolest of games, that's for sure!

[Moremover]

@ChessQueen

...I agree with you, Alexandra , but only teachers for the PSYCHOLOGY and not for the PURE MATHEMATICS ...since 5 years the elo of chess-computers is growing 100 elo EVERY YEAR and for us is no growing since the last 100 years

( Lasker-Botvinnik-Fischer-Kaspa­row-Carlsen-always the same strength )

kindly regards from Karlsruhe , Germany

Lutz Neweklowsky

[gonymets]

You're hot!

[barsorrro]

Very nice video, thank you! I also quite like your accent in speaking English -- don't read any irony into that: it's just sounds nice.

[KanoneUnteralle]

u knock down my king and press the clock u lose!