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Sergey Shipov’s commentary on the Anand-Gelfand match

Sergey Shipov’s commentary on the Anand-Gelfand match

By mishanp on May 12, 2012

World-renowned commentator Sergey Shipov is providing live commentary on the World Championship match in Moscow between Viswanathan Anand and Boris Gelfand. The Russian originals at Crestbook will be translated into English here at Chess in Translation, and by Dana Mackenzie at his blog.

Posted in Russian | Tagged Anand, Crestbook, Gelfand, live commentary, Shipov, World Championship 2012 | 9 Responses

Anand’s WhyChess interview

Anand’s WhyChess interview

By mishanp on May 10, 2012

After last year’s Tal Memorial, where Viswanathan Anand drew all nine games, he gave a long and fascinating interview to Vlad Tkachiev. Topics included the champion’s current form and the upcoming match against Boris Gelfand. On the eve of that match I’m resposting the interview here as it’s currently unavailable at WhyChess.

Posted in Russian | Tagged Anand, Aronian, Carlsen, Gelfand, Kasparov, Kramnik, Tkachiev, WhyChess | 2 Responses

Sergey Shipov to commentate live on Kramnik – Aronian

Sergey Shipov to commentate live on Kramnik – Aronian

By mishanp on April 20, 2012

After a long break I’m again going to be translating live commentary by GM Sergey Shipov. He’s covering the eagerly anticipated 6-game match in Zurich between Vladimir Kramnik and Levon Aronian, and you’ll be able to find my live translation at ChessVibes.

Posted in Russian | Tagged Aronian, Aronian-Kramnik match, ChessVibes, Kramnik, Shipov | 26 Responses

The rise and rise of Mateusz Bartel

The rise and rise of Mateusz Bartel

By mishanp on March 16, 2012

Mateusz Bartel could have been forgiven for taking life easy after winning the Aeroflot Open and a coveted place in the Dortmund super-tournament. Instead he went on to win the Polish Championship for the third year in a row. Leszek Kropisz interviewed a player whose star is in the ascendancy.

Posted in Polish | Tagged Aeroflot Open, Bartel, Caruana, Macieja, Mat, Mitoń, PCF, Polish Championship, Soćko, Wojtaszek | 3 Responses

Giri at Tata Steel 2012 | photo: Fred Lucas

Anish Giri: The one who got away

By mishanp on February 25, 2012

Anish Giri is currently the world’s most promising junior, but although he now represents the Netherlands he started his chess career in St. Petersburg, Russia. One of his first coaches, Asya Kovalyova, explains how a chess superpower let a prodigy slip through its grasp.

Posted in Russian | Tagged Caruana, Giri, Glukhovsky, Kovalyova, Lopatenok | 3 Responses

Ilyumzhinov | photo: Chess Moscow

Ilyumzhinov on the London Candidates and Grand Prix

By mishanp on February 20, 2012

In an interview with Sport Express, FIDE President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov has explained the decision to hold the next Candidates Tournament later this year in London. He also talks about plans for a new Men’s Grand Prix and the sale of the rights to the World Championship and other major events.

Posted in Russian | Tagged Andrew Paulson, Candidates 2012, Carlsen, FIDE, Grand Prix, Ilyumzhinov, Vasiliev | 3 Responses

Averbakh: “History is written by the victors”

Averbakh: “History is written by the victors”

By mishanp on February 19, 2012

Yuri Averbakh, the world’s oldest grandmaster, celebrated his 90th birthday on February 8th this year. To mark the occasion he gave a long and fascinating interview to Vladimir Barsky and Eteri Kublashvili, which turned into a whirlwind tour of chess history.

Posted in Russian | Tagged Averbakh, baghchal, Francesc Vicent, Greco, Jacobus de Cessolis, Kasparov, Lasker, N.D. Grigoriev, New Chronology, shatranj | 8 Responses

Ivanchuk: “I could have become a writer”

Ivanchuk: “I could have become a writer”

By mishanp on February 4, 2012

Vassily Ivanchuk’s recent interview with the Ukrainian daily newspaper “Den” isn’t your standard chess interview. In fact, Ivanchuk doesn’t talk about current chess events at all, instead displaying a deep interest in literature while also explaining, for instance, why Julius Caesar would have considered chess players happy.

Posted in Russian | Tagged Chess in Schools, computers, Ivanchuk, Kramnik, Marabou, Senchishin, Shirov | 3 Responses

Karpov, Kramnik and Kasparov on Spassky

Karpov, Kramnik and Kasparov on Spassky

By mishanp on January 31, 2012

To mark the 75th birthday yesterday of Boris Spassky, the Tenth World Chess Champion, the Russian Chess Federation website has published congratulations from three of Spassky’s great successors to the chess throne: Anatoly Karpov, Vladimir Kramnik and Garry Kasparov. They talk about Spassky as a chess player and a personality.

Posted in Russian | Tagged Karpov, Kasparov, Kramnik, Spassky | 14 Responses

Spassky: “I knew the openings badly”

Spassky: “I knew the openings badly”

By mishanp on January 30, 2012

Boris Spassky, the Tenth World Chess Champion, today turned 75. In a long interview he talked about his introduction to chess, the road to the title and his friendship and rivalry with Bobby Fischer, as well as about his personal life, from surviving the Siege of Leningrad to his first unsuccessful marriage and moving to France.

Posted in Russian | Tagged Bondarevsky, Fischer, Geller, Keres, Petrosian, Spassky, Tal, Tolush, Zak, Zangalis | 3 Responses

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