 Pia congratulations on an amazing run run here at the Gibraltar Chess Festival. You won the top women prize How do you feel right now? I feel overwhelmed surprised. I'm very very happy. I Mean we have a coming here so many years and this is really the best place for me to play So if I wish to make a good result somewhere, it's here in Gibraltar Absolutely and also the quality of your play was incredible. You did not lose a single game I was I was very solid, but I had some difficult positions and I was I was very happy that I could save them and yesterday I had a difficult opening, but then it was a turn around and it worked my way Now Pia when we had you last time in the press room you spoke about how you come here with Anna with your husband and you know you like the atmosphere and You don't really think about the result and Was this unexpected for you the end result or give us some insights on how the tournament went? Yes, no, of course it was unexpected. I didn't I didn't think anything like this could happen Actually the last two three years I have lost a lot of ratings So I have had quite a tough time at the chess board and Last year since Gibraltar, I haven't done anything special. So no, this is just a very big surprise But we always feel very happy and I know when I feel happy relax when I'm together with my family and This is a very special tournament. It's it's it's a big chance that I will play well but just this time everything worked and But it was of course, it was unexpected And there was also a lot of competition because the world's strongest female players were here participating and for you to Prove yourself once again to be the best amongst them special feeling, of course, of course And I mean, I'm very happy that I because I've been playing so many years And I am normally much older than the other ladies But I'm very happy that sometimes can strike back and to make some good results because really I'm keep on playing because I really love to play I really love the chess and as long as I have energy and I can Play well and I can be happy with my play. I will I will keep on I was going to ask you That was gonna be my next question Piyana You're you're the third woman in history to actually have a full grandmaster title and you've been playing for many many years We look that up. So you've been playing many years and like you said that, you know It requires a lot of stamina, especially these tournaments The later half. I mean you were playing against extremely strong players. How are you able you love the game? But how are you able to maintain that energy and the stamina required for such an event? I think you know because I started already in second round that play with higher rate of play I always play with higher rate of play after the second round and when I noticed that I could make resistance it gave me confidence and so I maybe helped me to play to play better and For me, it's just to keep the energy and I okay I make a lot of sport and I have the happiness for chess It's really I really love to play. I really love when I'm in my bubble I forget about everything which is happening around and as long as I have this joy for chess I will keep on and I will hoping that I will make some other good results So you feel the joy and the happiness gives you the energy to go on with Playing like this. Yes, of course Now you're here with your family Would that give you enough time to prepare for such important games? Were you able to find the time to do that? Yes, of course also because now our daughter. She's not She's a she's not such a little girl and a longer so no I have time you all of us have time to prepare to the concentrate to Get some energy for the games and everything. It's just when we go together It's so much nicer. I'm really so happy when we all can all three of us can play together Yeah, you had incredible performances even in the past at the Gibraltar Chess Festival What do you think it is that about this tournament that brings out such strong inspired play from your side? No, this this festival is unique in so many ways with all these social events the place where it's held I think this is maybe the most beautiful place in Europe now in January February and And then you have this Yeah, you have this happiness. It's like being in a big big family So I guess this is this is why I'm I played well here But I've been here many times and even if I enjoyed it a lot. I haven't always played like here So like now so it's it's it's like it's just like it's like that. It's ups and downs and One more question. I want to ask you Pia is that this tournament also has a Very high price fund for the women unmatched anywhere in the world Which is why we see such strong female participation How do you feel about that about how strongly this event promotes women chess? I think it's fantastic what they're doing and like you say there is no other tournament to make the same Maybe there's some other tournaments who try to Follow the example but to make it a more much more modest way But I think it's they're putting in an example and it's very very important because I think we all like Tournaments where there are more women playing and we have to promote women chess I mean in the world is about 10% and then a way to promote women chess is to give women advantages and Because otherwise they will just they will stop playing so what they're doing here in Gibraltar is just extremely fantastic and very very much appreciated that's a really nice message and Finally you're undefeated in this tournament. You won the first prize 15,000 pounds you've had incredible inspiring games. How are you gonna celebrate? Right and what what is next for you? I will actually play in a team tournament into the aces But after this performance, I'm sure you're feeling confident. Yes. Yes, I'm more confident now We wish you all the best and have a good evening. Thank you. Thanks