Alexander Georgiev celebrated his WMSG victory by drinking tea and eating cake with a small group of people. Not champagne, the winner does not understand why people should drink alcohol, a juice for him will do just fine. Talking to Georgiev is talking to a man who chooses his words with care.
Knowledge is needed for understanding
Although he acts at a top level in international draughts, Georgiev thinks that there still lays a lot of improvement ahead. Thousands of positions are waiting for him to understand. ‘Knowledge and understanding are not the same. You start with gathering knowledge. A good player cannot do without this, you should search for the why of every move. There are many different positions and accompanying rules you have to know. Everybody knows that each rule has its exceptions, that is where the understanding part comes in. A really good player chooses the exact moment to deviate from the theory.’
Georgiev: ‘My strongest points are that I understand the game quite well and can play different styles.’ The young players from Yakutia benefit from his skills. Georgiev is the consultant to promising good players, amongst them are Nogovitsyna and Platonova. He meets them at different competitions and teaches them while analysing their games. He likes to work with this group from the Asian part of Russia. With them he shares his love for draughts, and of course it is nice to teaching when you see results.
WMSG
Georgiev played all of his games in the WMSG without preparing for any opponent in special. ‘I am already familiar with the style of the top players and have enough understanding of the game to compete’. The day after the regular tournament the rapid tournament started. When he was asked about his ambitions in this quicker played competition, he answered clearly ‘of course I want to win.’
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