Friday, January 24, 2020

The Rat and the Tiger

A radiant 居文君 (Jū Wénjūn) finally smiles after she succeeded in retaining her Women’s World Chess Champion title. “It was really a hard match, because we were of the same level”, 居文君 (Jū Wénjūn) said. “Goryachkina is very young, constantly in progress, and plays really good positional chess: no doubt she is a strategy builder. As for me, Chinese New Year starts tomorrow, and I could not have wished for a better gift!”. Photo © Yuri Smityuk/TASS.

“It’s a pity, of course, that I wasn’t able to win. But it was a valuable lesson, even though a bitter experience. I hope I’ll be back soon again — even stronger than before. I lacked confidence, experience, and a bit of luck”, Aleksandra Yuryevna Goryachkina said, as proudly as she could. Photo © Yuri Smityuk/TASS.

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