WGM Natalia PogoninaThen I noticed on the "Our Team" page, the description:
Zhdanov Peter
Co-author of the book "Chess Kamasutra", Pogonina.com admin, the soul of the team
Chess Kamasutra? really, I thought? So I googled chess kama sutra, which led me to
 | The sensual world of `Kama Sutra'The Boston Globe (Boston, MA) March 7, 1997 Copyright 1997 The Boston Globe. Provided by ProQuest LLC. |
KAMA SUTRA Directed by: Mira Nair Screenplay by: Nair, Helena Kriel Starring: Indira Varma, Sarita Choudhury, Ramon Tikaram, Naveen Andrews Playing at: Nickelodeon, W. Newton Rated: Not rated
What's been missing from most films about sexual politics, you can't help reflecting as you watch Mira Nair's "Kama Sutra," is sensuality. Drawn from several historical sources, including those that set women against one another in the arena of sexual chess, "Kama Sutra" is immersed in a softly tactile world, where cloth and interiors are as golden and as color-saturated as the flesh of its characters. ...
almost as beautiful, twice the soul:
And Alexandra Kosteniuk has a new blog for women's chess. Can you believe no one had taken the name chessblog.com?
* go to her website to see it.
25 comments:
Why is that unRussian? I'm Russian and don't get it.
Young, attractive Russian women seem to tend towards the more glamorous side, don't you think? Furs, heels, more fitted clothes?
(I'm not meaning that in any way snidely, especially not towards Ms. Pogonina, who seems fairly awesome. I imagine Midwesterners might describe New Yorkers in the same words.)
The name chessblog.com was taken and its owner let it expire. Alexandra's slimy husband managed to pick it up as soon as it became available.
Haven't you ever been to one of the nightclubs in and around Brighton Beach? It's cultural. I'm not sure that I understand it. Reaction to living in a regime where you couldn't get easy access to cosmetics and fancy clothes?
There's a weird cultural correlation between enduring poverty and exploitation for a long time and habitually dressing to flaunt sex, using clothing to emphasize sex differences and characteristics. This may have something to do with men's being valued mostly or solely for their ability to work and/or fight, and women for their ability to pop out more workers and/or fighters. (In other words, both sexes are objectified: men are reduced to their economic value, women to their sexual value.) These conditions seem to promote machismo and misogyny; apropos of nothing, they also seem to produce a disproportionate amount of organized crime.
anijaoshi said:
"There's a weird cultural correlation between enduring poverty and exploitation for a long time and habitually dressing to flaunt sex"
My thoughts about Friedel growing up in New Hampshire, EXACTLY!
-Matt
Why does Alexandra's husband have to be slimy to buy a domain name that was never used previously and that nobody wanted to buy at the time he bought it?
It's just that you're jealous you did not get it instead of him, that's it, huh?
Natalia Pogonina ain't got a thing on you, Elizabeth.
Nair's film "Water" is truly harrowing.
I think it's statistically significant that this post (containing pictures of a couple hot chicks) already has more than double the number of posted responses than the previous one (containing 20 chess diagrams & some fairly interesting analysis) even though the previous one has had a two hour head start.
I also like the intracaps on "unRussian".
"The name chessblog.com was taken and its owner let it expire. Alexandra's slimy husband managed to pick it up as soon as it became available."
Hi Paul.
Hot chicks are easier to look at than algebraic notation.
Someone needs to invent "hot chick notation."
The reason this post has a lot of comments is because of the first part of the post, about "Chess Kamasutra", that's much more exciting than talking about the Queen's Gambit Accepted.
And by the way who said "Hi Paul"?
yeah, I can't believe you guys are more interested in sex than in my game 30 against a random kid
Clearly, our priorities are scrambled.
speak for your self anjiaoshi, I'm here for more sexy pictures of Josh Friedel.
This 15-year-old who totally shreds reminds me of a strong girl chessplayer: she excels in a male-domintated activity: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QhtDBqDucJE
What's interesting is that, whereas a 15-year-old boy guitarist would affect an intense, scowling, rock-n-roll expression, this girl just has a blissed-out smile the whole time.
As Angie Tempura might say, "What's scary about (Foxwoods) Connecticut... losing your tennis racquet at Pottery Barn? Bitch Pleeeeeeze!"I'm not convinced by what you call "totally shredding".
Here's a female who can actually play.
I disagree with your broad brush sexist stereotype that a "boy guitarist would affect an intense, scowling, rock-n-roll
expression". Maybe in some 80's spandex hair band, but typically not when actual music is involved.
ATH, you totally proved my point: that girl's name is Tal.
MY point was that:
a.) Your "boy guitarist would affect an intense, scowling, rock-n-roll
expression" comment applies to the 80's spandex set & not much else.
b.) Your idea of someone who "totally shreds" is extremely limited. &
c.) Disparaging all boys is sexist.
I don't see how the girl's name supports any of your claims.
Hi, ANTH. All I'm saying is, both Tals totally shred, and at the level of total shredding, gender distinctions begin to dissolve along with the ego, as one becomes totally lost in the shred.
Dear Elizabeth,
I have stubmled upon your post by chance and was very surprised and amused by it. Thanks for spreading the news about Natalia's website, it's very much appreciated.
However, Ches Kamasutra is in no way a dull chess training program. It's a book that teaches chess using analogies from sex, and vice versa.
E.g. links openings and middlegame positions and the way you should play them to positions from Kamasutra, offers unique training exercises for boosting both your chess and sexual powers, promotes "the love theory" which is an innovative approach to beating your opponents, etc. It's a very interesting project indeed.
Best wishes,
Peter Zhdanov
Co-author of Chess Kamasutra
Hi Peter, is there a way to order the book? I'd love to do a review of it. Thanks, Arne
Hi Arne!
Peter wrote me to say it's not published yet, but he'll let me know when it is.
Elizabeth
Very useful information you have provided. I am really impressed. I would be visiting your blog regularly from now on. Thanks.
There were several articles about "Chess Kama Sutra" or "Chess Kamasutra" in 2009 and 2010, including in the New York Times, but the book doesn't appear to have ever been published. Natalia Pogonina was a guest commentator at chessgames.com a few months ago, and I asked what its status was. She didn't respond. Peter Zhdanov's profile on pogonina.com still states that he's co-author of "Chess Kamasutra," but his profile was last updated on July 1, 2010.
My guess is that either they couldn't find a publisher or it was just a publicity stunt.
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