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Svidler: "I'm not prepared to become someone else"

Svidler: “I’m not prepared to become someone else”

By mishanp on October 7, 2011

Peter Svidler has had a stellar last couple of months, winning the Russian Championship, the World Cup and now the European Club Championship. He recently gave an interview where he talked about his World Cup victory, and also what he isn’t willing to do to become World Champion.

Posted in WhyChess archive | Tagged Fominykh, Grischuk, Polgar, Svidler, World Cup 2011 | Leave a response

Grischuk on the World Cup

Grischuk on the World Cup

By mishanp on September 28, 2011

Shortly after the World Cup was over runner-up Alexander Grischuk gave an interview to Maria Fominykh. He talked about his route to the final, the “fair play” incident between Navara and Moiseenko, and how chess players approach chess – noting that usually it’s as if they’re going to a factory.

Posted in Russian, WhyChess archive | Tagged Aronian, Feller, Fominykh, Grischuk, Ivanchuk, Moiseenko, Navara, Potkin, Tkachiev, World Cup 2011 | Leave a response

Blondes have more fun

Blondes have more fun

By mishanp on April 4, 2011

Hopefully, at least, as the chess didn’t go quite so well for them! The brunette team won the April Fool’s Day blitz match in Moscow’s Central Chess Club by a crushing 20-point margin, with Nazi Paikidze and Daria Charochkina finishing joint first in the individual standings.

Posted in Russian | Tagged Blondes versus brunettes, Charochkina, Fominykh, Girya, Gunina, Kashlinskaya, Kuznin, Paikidze, Potemkin, Savina, Surov | 4 Responses

Blondes versus brunettes

Blondes versus brunettes

By mishanp on April 1, 2011

Yes, it’s the chess event the world’s been waiting for! Later today, in the famous Botvinnik Central Chess Club in Moscow, a team of blonde players will compete in a blitz match against a team of brunettes. The games will be broadcast live on the internet (video link unconfirmed!) from 5pm, Moscow Time.

Posted in Russian | Tagged Bivol, Blondes versus brunettes, Fominykh, Gunina, Kashlinskaya, Saulina, Surov | 1 Response

Maria Fominykh interviews Aronian

Aronian: I’ve never considered myself a strong blitz player

By mishanp on November 18, 2010

Maria Fominykh’s final report on the Tal Memorial at ChessPro included interviews with two of the winners, Sergey Karjakin and Levon Aronian. Both players talked about the main event, but also the upcoming blitz.

Posted in Russian | Tagged Aronian, Candidates Matches, Carlsen, Eljanov, Fominykh, Grischuk, Karjakin, Kharms, Kramnik, Mamedyarov, Nakamura, Odessky, Shipov, Tal, Tal Memorial 2010, Wang Hao | 5 Responses

Maria Fominykh interviews Levon Aronian | photo: Chess-News

Kramnik on Nakamura, blitz and Carlsen

By mishanp on November 10, 2010

Vladimir Kramnik, talking to Maria Fominykh for ChessPro, discussed his “unbelievably complex” game against Hikaru Nakamura, blitz and bullet chess, and once more expressed his opinion on Carlsen’s withdrawal from the Candidates Matches.

Posted in Russian | Tagged blitz, bullet, Candidates Matches, ChessPro, Fominykh, Kramnik, Nakamura | Leave a response

“Chess isn’t something squalid, chess is very cool”

By mishanp on November 9, 2009

Ilya Odessky’s report included a transcript of Kramnik’s demonstration of his game with Anand, given as proof of the folly of considering draws necessarily boring.

Posted in Russian | Tagged Barski, draws, Fominykh, Ivanchuk, Kramnik, Leko, Odessky, Ponomariov, Sofia Rules, Tal | Leave a response

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