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KC-Conference

Your questions for GM Judit Polgar

Your questions for GM Judit Polgar

By mishanp on November 21, 2011

Judit Polgar occupies a unique position in world chess. As well as simply being one of the best players around, she’s also living proof there’s no genetic barrier to women competing with men in chess. As the latest grandmaster to take part in the “KC-Conference” series you can now ask her virtually anything.

Posted in Russian | Tagged Crestbook, KC-Conference, Polgar, Shipov | 42 Responses

Aronian at the last ever Amber | photo: Fred Lucas, amberchess20.com

GM Levon Aronian answers your questions: Part I

By mishanp on June 9, 2011

From his answer to the very first question on why people play chess, it was clear that Levon Aronian’s Q&A at Crestbook was going to be an entertaining read: “For pleasure, peace of mind and the moral torture of their neighbour”. Sharp and funny, the Armenian GM lifts the lid on life at the top of the chess pyramid.

Posted in Russian | Tagged Aronian, Candidates Matches, Crestbook, Gelfand, KC-Conference, Kramnik, Movsesian, Shipov | 18 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

Ponomariov at Tata Steel 2011 | photo: Fred Lucas, www.fredlucas.eu

GM Ruslan Ponomariov answers your questions: Part I

By mishanp on February 22, 2011

Answering reader questions almost a decade after becoming FIDE World Champion as an 18-year-old, Ruslan Ponomariov provides both a revealing insight into the life of an elite player, and a damning indictment of the chess politics that saw his match against Garry Kasparov collapse.

Posted in Russian | Tagged Carlsen, Crestbook, Ilyumzhinov, Ivanchuk, Kamsky, Kasimdzhanov, Kasparov, KC-Conference, Kramnik, Ponomariov, Short, World Cup | 3 Responses

Who needs autographs, when you can get your own question answered? :) | photo: Fred Lucas, www.fredlucas.eu

Your questions for GM Levon Aronian

By mishanp on January 28, 2011

Levon Aronian is one of a kind – not only a phenomenally gifted chess player, but also a colourful and quirky character. Who better, then, to subject to a “people’s interview” as part of the Crestbook “KC-Conference” project? Seize the chance to ask him your own questions today!

Posted in Russian | Tagged Aronian, Crestbook, KC-Conference, Odessky, Shipov, Tata Steel 2011 | 46 Responses

"One of those things that distinguish us from the Neanderthals"

“One of those things that distinguish us from the Neanderthals”

By mishanp on August 6, 2010

This is how Grandmaster Michal Krasenkow describes chess in his wide-ranging responses to reader questions at the Crestbook website. Other topics include phoney titles, the “theorisation” of chess and Krasenkow’s thoughts on emigrating from Russia to live in Poland.

Posted in Russian | Tagged Chess960, computers, Crestbook, De Firmian, KC-Conference, Korneev, Krasenkow, Olszewski | 1 Response

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