FIDE World Championship 2005, San Luis, Argentina. Press
Release Interviews: Polgar
Judit Polgar Round 5 Wijk aan Zee 2005. Photo
© Michiel Abeln.
WCC San Luis 2005 Press Release
Buenos
Aires, August 23rd, 2005
Polgar: "It will be an extremely
difficult and exhausting event"
Judit Polgar, the only woman
among seven men for this World Chess Championship San Luis 2005, spoke to the
Press Office of the event. "It is going to be an extremely difficult and
exhausting event from mental and physical point of view", she said, that's why
she is carrying on a very important physical training. "Every game can be
extremely hard", assured, before admitting one of her training steps: "I am
preparing against my opponents one by one with both colors". Tips for this
competition? "To be very clever, to save energy for critical moments of the
tournament, fighting spirit, stability, and to be very strong in mind because
the pressure will be high". Hungarian Polgar remembered having good times in
previous journeys to Argentina and has a special remembrance of Najdorf and his
family.
Transcription of the 10 questions and answers exchanged with
Judit Polgar:
1) What are your expectations about this important
competition?
I try to prepare the best way I can for this World
Championship and to play the best chess I can.
2) How do you
evaluate the way of play of this competition? (Double round-robin)
It
is going to be an extremely difficult and exhausting event from mental and
physical point of view. After all it is a world championship and everybody I
think has a very serious preparation already before the event.
3)
Which are your favourite players among your seven opponents? And who will be
the toughest?
Generally I think it is clear to me that the toughest
opponents will be the highest rated players but I am an experienced player and
I know that every game can be extremely hard. All the players come to Argentina
to win and fight.
4) How are you preparing yourself for the WCC
Argentina 2005?
I am preparing against my opponents one by one with
both colors and of course a lot on my repertoire. Also the physical training is
very important part of my preparation.
5) Do you think that you
will be coming being in your best competition level?
Definitely it is
my goal to be in my best shape and I hope I can be.
6) Which will
be the "tips" to win the competition?
To be very clever, to save energy
for critical moments of the tournament, fighting spirit, stability, and to be
very strong in mind because the pressure will be high.
7) Will this
tournament be very different from all the others you have already
played?
In one hand it is not going to be different because I have
played in many strong competitions in the last decade, but in the other hand it
will absolutely different. I will prepare much more than for other events. Also
there will be much more tension than in a regular tournament.
8)
Will the spectators be seeing "new things" in the way of playing?
Well,
I am pretty sure that all the participants are going to prepare surprises.
9) Why should spectators don't miss this championship?
Because it is a historical world championship and now that Kasparov have
retired and Kramnik is playing unstable in the last times, people will consider
having a World Champion again, even if some of great players are missing for
this event.
10) Name the first things that come into your mind when
you think of Argentina.
When I go to Argentina I have good time or very
good time while I am there, hehe. I remember Miguel Najdorf and his kind
family.
Source: Press Office of the WCC San Luis 2005
Short
biography:
Judit Polgar:
Grandmaster. She is one of the
greatest attractions of the World Chess Championship: the strongest woman in
chess history. She will be the only woman in a men's environment, but she lives
it as a normal situation and doesn't care. She is the only woman who defeated
the great Garry Kasparov and also the only one to make it to THE TOP 10 (ELO:
2735). Polgar has achieved it abstaining from participating in tournaments
where there is a sex based separation.
Contact: Diego Gómez
Press Office of the WCC San Luis 2005 Private mail: dgomez@nuevacom.com.ar
Phone: +54 11 4326 7828 Mobile: +54 11 15 5468 7251 |
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