A small crowd of enthusiasts and officials cheered and applauded Aleksandra Yuryevna Goryachkina, fresh winner of the Women’s Chess World Cup 2023, upon her arrival at Sheremetyevo International Airport. She alone saved the honour of the Russian expedition to Azerbaijan, but success did not go to her head. “I feel the same emotions as always — I am very tired”, Goryachkina said. “I do not like welcome meetings at the airport, when you arrive all crumpled and shabby, and all eyes are upon you. My health problems have not yet gone away, so now I just want to relax. It is one of the greatest victories of my career, but not the most important”. Photo: Eteri Kublashvili/Chess Federation of Russia. |
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