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THE UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN LADIES CHALLENGES actual strength is. A rating is just an
indication. I only see my advantage
Elisabeth Paehtz Elisabeth Paehtz (Germany, 29 years Elisabeth in Tata 2012 (photo Ab Scheel) mainly in experience. It is hard to
Germany’s no. 1 female player didn’t young) with an Elo in the 2400 range predict what kind of games we will play
have to look far for early coaching. is what one calls a chess prodigy, a “ I am expecting an interesting fight as I do not have myself a real preference
Her father, Thomas Paehtz, was a female one. She learned chess at an and a rather close result. Of course I between tactical or strategical fights. I
grandmaster who on three occasions early stage, and especially the tactical would like to win the match as I am the guess it will be a matter of daily mood,
tied for first at the German (or East side of it as her father is a ruthless higher rated and more experienced at least in my case.
German) Championship. Elisabeth player. She is already 13 years a player from both of us.
herself won the German U11 Cham- Woman IGM and since a few years Lately I mainly study openings and
pionship aged 9, became the youngest also an IM. IGM would be nice: It is a Since I will have a pretty rough do tactical exercises. Between 2010-
ever "adult" German Champion in kind of goal “but it will not change schedule in December, playing the 2012 I finished a higher education as a
1999 and went on to crown her junior my life in case I wont reach it”. World Mind Games in China and foreign language correspondent but
achievements by winning the World returning in a rather tired state back eventually I decided not to work in that
U18 and U20 titles. She met her match opponent only home I will surly do some extensive field, as I cannot imagine to find myself
once over the board in a Tata Steel sports and try to regain my energy in an office 8 h each day:).
Paehtz earned the Women’s Grand- tournament. It was a draw, but Anne before start of the match. Technically
master title in 2001 and the overall struck her as an ambitious and fear- preparation will be most likely tactics I worked with my dad mainly in
International Master title in 2004. She less player. Maybe her experience and some study of openings based on childhood until the age of 16. I mainly
had a baptism of fire when she played counts as an advantage in the up- her games. got the tactical skills from him as he
for Germany as a 13-year-old at the coming match. Groningen will be new was himself a quite attacking and
1998 Olympiad (1 win, 5 losses) and to her as she only visited the I know Anne of course, saw her in ruthless player.I think I’m on my best
has gone on to play in every event Netherlands once in 2012 and our city many events like Olympiads etc. How- concerning flexibility in style and
since, leading the team on first board was not in her schedule then. She ever we only faced each other once in choice of openings plus a general good
since 2006. Her best performance was liked the nature and fell in love with 2012 during the C-tournament in Wijk understanding of structures...
in 2010, when she scored 4 wins, 5 Amsterdam. an Zee. I remember she caught me in
draws and 0 losses. She spent some some theoretical line and I had to suffer Become a GM is a kind of goal but it
time as a coach of the Turkish Chess Some extensive sports should bring quite a while before I could finally will not change my life in case I won’t
Federation’s junior teams and has her back in shape for the match. As manage to escape into a draw. Anna reach it.
been critical of a lack of support from she will also play the World Mind seems to me a very ambitious and
the German Chess Federation. Games in China in December. And, of fearless player, however I haven't I used to work with many children in
course she wants to win the match. studied her games too deeply yet to be 2011 in Turkey and now only once a
sure what kind of style she has. In her year in our home training camp. For
young age it is hard to say what her me it is important to understand their
psychology, fears and wishes. Once you
‘learned’ that it is easy to motivate or
stabilize them. There is no general
receipt of motivation, it differs from
child by child.
I have never been to Groningen. I
visited Holland basically only in 2012
and I liked the country. Nice nature,
good for bysicling and I have to confess,
I fell in love with Amsterdam:).”
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