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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 | 4 Responses

Magnus Carlsen: Not a child of the computer era

Magnus Carlsen: Not a child of the computer era

By mishanp on December 16, 2011

After the Tal Memorial in Moscow Magnus Carlsen gave a long interview that provided a remarkable insight into what makes the Norwegian stand out in world chess. He claims to have essentially developed as a player without computers, and to barely work on the game outside of tournaments.

Posted in Russian, WhyChess archive | Tagged Atarov, Carlsen, computers, Karpov, Kasparov, Nikitin | Leave a response

Boris Gelfand at Amber this year | photo: Fred Lucas, amberchess20.com

“Who plays better, Ivanchuk in good form or Carlsen?”

By mishanp on June 15, 2011

Boris Gelfand’s view, in an interview with Chess-News after winning the Candidates Matches in Kazan, was that an in-form Ivanchuk is still the best player in the world. As well as the topic of age in chess, he also talked about preparation, computers, Sofia Rules and the World Championship format.

Posted in Russian | Tagged age, Candidates Matches, Carlsen, computers, Gelfand, Grischuk, Ivanchuk, Sofia Rules, Topalov | 20 Responses

Kramnik: I thought of banning castling before the 10th move

Kramnik: I thought of banning castling before the 10th move

By mishanp on May 13, 2011

The short draw between Grischuk and Kramnik has already sparked debate and criticism, but the most interesting contributions actually came from the players themselves in the post-match press conference which, as Mark Crowther notes, was almost longer than the game itself.

Posted in Russian | Tagged Chess960, computers, Grischuk, Kramnik, Ponomariov | 26 Responses

Ivanchuk in Monaco this year | photo: Fred Lucas, amberchess20.com

Vassily Ivanchuk: “I’m a very ambitious person”

By mishanp on April 27, 2011

Few would identify emotional outbursts as the quality to borrow from Garry Kasparov, but then Vassily Ivanchuk has always stood out from the crowd. In a long and fascinating interview he again displays the self-awareness and deliberate strategy that often lie behind his apparent eccentricities.

Posted in Russian | Tagged Amber, Aronian, Carlsen, computers, Ivanchuk, Karpov, Kasparov, Oksana Ivanchuk, Olympiad, poker, Svidler, Topalov | 2 Responses

GM Ruslan Ponomariov answers your questions: Part II

GM Ruslan Ponomariov answers your questions: Part II

By mishanp on March 16, 2011

Ever been confused by the plethora of chess engines? Fiddled around with Microsoft’s Chess Titans? Do you find Dvoretsky’s books tough going? If so, you’ve got more in common with one super-GM than you might have thought! Ponomariov’s in-depth answers to reader questions are a must-read.

Posted in Russian | Tagged Botvinnik, computers, Crestbook, Dvoretsky, Houdini, KC-Conference, Komarov, Kramnik, Ponomariov, Rybka | 1 Response

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

Ivanchuk at the market in Lviv

Vassily Ivanchuk: I can still become World Champion

By mishanp on February 5, 2011

Vassily Ivanchuk’s stunning win in Gibraltar reminded us all of his enormous chess talent, while his recent long interview with the Ukrainian Zaxid.net addressed the missing piece of the jigsaw – why is it that a genius like Ivanchuk has failed to mount a serious World Championship challenge?

Posted in Ukrainian | Tagged Capablanca Chess, Carlsen, Chess960, computers, FIDE, FIDE election, Gibraltar, Golubev, Ivanchuk, Kasparov, So, Tymoshenko, World Cup | 14 Responses

Vasily Smyslov | photo: Fred Grinburg RIA Novosti

Remembering Smyslov

By mishanp on January 14, 2011

The death of the 7th World Champion, Vasily Smyslov (1921-2010), was one of the greatest chess losses of the last year. He featured in two year-end interviews: one with FIDE President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov, who claimed Smyslov also encountered aliens, and the other with GM Sergey Shipov, who recalled the Smyslov he knew.

Posted in Russian | Tagged aliens, Botvinnik, Capablanca, computers, Fischer, Flohr, Gulko, Huebner, Ilyumzhinov, Karpov, Krasenkow, Lasker, Morphy, Shipov, Smyslov, Spassky, Surov | 8 Responses

Gashimov: "I've got a will to win"

Gashimov: “I’ve got a will to win”

By mishanp on January 11, 2011

Vugar Gashimov’s interview for Chess-News after his victory in Reggio Emilia was a vivid reminder of the importance of the human element in chess. He talks about motivation, how not all novelties are found by computers, and how Sofia Rules can lead to less interesting chess.

Posted in Russian | Tagged computers, Gashimov, Ivanchuk, Navara, Reggio Emilia, Short, Sofia Rules, Vallejo | 1 Response

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