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Gelfand and his team after winning the Candidates Final | photo: Moscow Chess Federation

Gelfand and Grischuk’s final press conference

By mishanp on May 26, 2011

Much of the final press conference of the Candidates Matches in Kazan needed no interpretation. Grischuk’s sportsmanship in defeat was there for all to see, and the rough course of the game was conveyed in the players’ English comments. There was again, however, much more in Russian…

Posted in Russian | Tagged Anand, Barsky, Candidates Matches, ChessPro, Gelfand, Grischuk, Huzman, Kasparov, Rentero, Rodshtein, Vasiliev | 3 Responses

Che Guevara observing Taimanov's game at the 1964 Capablanca Memorial in Havana

Mark Taimanov at 85

By mishanp on February 15, 2011

For someone perhaps best known for spectacular failure – losing 6:0 to Bobby Fischer – Mark Taimanov has had the most successful of lives. A top Soviet grandmaster and a successful concert pianist, he’s now the happy octogenarian father of 6-year-old twins. He talks about his life and contemporary chess.

Posted in Russian | Tagged Alekhine, Anand, Botvinnik, Capablanca, Carlsen, Castro, Che Guevara, Churchill, computers, Fischer, Lasker, Lyubov Bruk, Nakamura, Shostakovich, Spassky, Taimanov, Tata Steel 2011 | 5 Responses

Hikaru Nakamura giving the winner's speech

Birth of a Supernova: Vasiliev reports from Wijk aan Zee

By mishanp on February 2, 2011

Hikaru Nakamura’s tournament victory was described as “the birth of a supernova” by Yury Vasiliev in two final reports from the Tata Steel 2011 Tournament. The Russian journalist was on the ground in Wijk aan Zee to provide photo reports and comments from players and observers throughout the event.

Posted in Russian | Tagged Anand, Aronian, Carlsen, ChessPro, Chuchelov, Giri, Grischuk, Kramnik, Nakamura, Nepomniachtchi, Nyzhnyk, Shirov, Sport Express, Tata Steel 2011, Topalov, van den Berg, van Wely, Vasiliev | 6 Responses

Anand in determined mood | photo: Fred Lucas, www.fredlucas.eu

Shipov’s live commentary on Tata Steel Chess 2011, Rd 13

By mishanp on January 30, 2011

When Hikaru Nakamura took a draw against Wang Hao all eyes turned to Nepomniachtchi-Anand – could the World Champion find a win to snatch tournament victory? Despite the computer evaluations in his favour the answer turned out to be no, but Sergey Shipov’s live commentary captured the tension perfectly.

Posted in Live commentary, Russian | Tagged Anand, Crestbook, Nepomniachtchi, Shipov, Tata Steel 2011 | Leave a response

16-year-old Anish Giri was within a whisker of beating the World Champion | photo: Fred Lucas, www.fredlucas.eu

Shipov’s live commentary on Tata Steel Chess 2011, Rd 12

By mishanp on January 29, 2011

When Sergey Shipov saw Nakamura – Kramnik was heading, as the Russians say, “for a drawing harbour”, he abandoned ship and started commentating on Anand – Giri instead. It proved the perfect choice, as 16-year-old Anish Giri played “the game of his life, but he couldn’t bring it to its logical conclusion”.   

Posted in Live commentary, Russian | Tagged Anand, Crestbook, Giri, Kramnik, Nakamura, Shipov, Tata Steel 2011 | 1 Response

Standing out from the crowd | photo: Fred Lucas, www.fredlucas.eu

Shipov’s live commentary on Tata Steel Chess 2011, Rd 9

By mishanp on January 25, 2011

The encounter between the front-runners, Hikaru Nakamura and Vishy Anand, didn’t disappoint. Nakamura’s unorthodox opening play led to a dangerous position that Sergey Shipov, commentating for Crestbook, described as “beautiful”. Anand’s failure to exploit his advantage means we now have four leaders tied on +3!  

Posted in Live commentary, Russian | Tagged Anand, Crestbook, Nakamura, Shipov, Tata Steel 2011 | 8 Responses

Anand plays the Sicilian | photo: Fred Lucas, www.fredlucas.eu

Shipov’s live commentary on Tata Steel Chess 2011, Rd 7

By mishanp on January 22, 2011

Magnus Carlsen and Vishy Anand didn’t exactly set the world on fire in round 7. Their crossing of the tournament’s “equator” saw becalmed seas, despite Magnus’ “random opening generator” picking e4, and Vishy choosing the Sicilian, “a great opening for an adventure novel” (all the quotes are Shipov’s!).

Posted in Live commentary, Russian | Tagged Anand, Carlsen, Crestbook, Shipov, Tata Steel 2011 | 3 Responses

Anand-Kramnik in Round 2 | photo: Alina L'Ami, www.alinalami.com

Shipov’s live commentary on Tata Steel Chess 2011, Rd 2

By mishanp on January 16, 2011

With some dazzling opening preparation – Sergey Shipov called 14…Nxc5! the “cherry on the cake baked in Kramnik’s laboratory” – Vladimir achieved an effortless draw as Black against the World Champion, Vishy Anand. Shipov commentated live on the game in Round 2 of the Tata Steel Tournament.

Posted in Live commentary, Russian | Tagged Anand, Crestbook, Kramnik, Shipov, Tata Steel 2011 | Leave a response

Kramnik's Berlin Wall holds | photo: Mark Crowther, www.chess.co.uk/twic

Shipov’s live commentary on the London Classic, Rd 7

By mishanp on December 15, 2010

When Sergey Shipov, introducing his commentary of Anand – Kramnik in the last round of the London Chess Classic, said Sofia Rules would protect us from a “lifeless grandmasterly draw” there may have been an element of wishful thinking. The chess was a disappointment, but Shipov’s commentary was as lucid, witty and educational as ever.  

Posted in Live commentary, Russian | Tagged Anand, Crestbook, Kramnik, London Chess Classic 2010, Shipov | 7 Responses

Shipov's live commentary on the London Classic, Rd 5

Shipov’s live commentary on the London Classic, Rd 5

By mishanp on December 12, 2010

For his commentary on the fifth round of the London Chess Classic, GM Sergey Shipov chose the clash between the leaders, Vishy Anand and Luke McShane. Despite a position on the 11th move that Shipov noted was almost 150 years old, what followed sadly didn’t recall the Romantic chess of the 19th Century!

Posted in Live commentary, Russian | Tagged Anand, Crestbook, London Chess Classic 2010, McShane, Shipov | 4 Responses

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