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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 | 3 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 | 4 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 | 15 Responses

Kramnik: Tseshkovsky “loved chess too much”

Kramnik: Tseshkovsky “loved chess too much”

By mishanp on December 26, 2011

Vitaly Tseshkovsky, who died on the 24th December, coached the young Kramnik in the years when he broke into the World Top 10. Kramnik has now shared his recollections of Tseshkovsky, noting his talent was comparable to Timman’s, but he lacked the sporting and political skills required to top world chess in that era.

Posted in Russian, WhyChess archive | Tagged Igor Botvinnik, Kramnik, Timman, Tseshkovsky | Leave a response

Svidler: "The circus is travelling to Khanty"

Svidler: “The circus is travelling to Khanty”

By mishanp on August 28, 2011

After Peter Svidler won the 2011 Russian Championship he gave a long interview to Vladimir Barsky for the Russian Chess Federation website. Barsky had been with Svidler at the World Team Championship in Ningbo, China, so had witnessed the dramatic change of fortune between the two events first-hand.

Posted in Russian | Tagged Barsky, Grischuk, Karjakin, Kramnik, Russian Superfinal 2011, Svidler | 46 Responses

Bareev playing basketball before setting off for China

Evgeny Bareev: “A lot of people live in China”

By mishanp on July 13, 2011

The World Team Championship in Ningbo, China is shaping up to be a fantastic event. Russia is again the team to beat, though with Azerbaijan, Ukraine, Armenia and hosts China breathing down their necks, it won’t be easy. It might, however, be easier than the team’s journey, which was described by Bareev.

Posted in Russian | Tagged Bareev, Barsky, Candidates Matches, Grischuk, Kramnik, Svidler, Tomashevsky, World Team Championship | 14 Responses

Karjakin interviewed after winning the 2010 ACP Rapid Cup | photo: Boris Bukhman

Karjakin reflects on moving up in the world

By mishanp on July 4, 2011

Sergey Karjakin recently finished joint top with Magnus Carlsen at the Kings Tournament in Bazna, and moved up to fourth on the July 2011 FIDE rating list. In an interview with Yury Vasiliev he talked about his ambitions, his rivalry with Carlsen, the Candidates Matches and the future of classical chess.

Posted in Russian | Tagged ACP Cup, Bazna, Candidates Matches, Carlsen, Chess960, Dohoyan, Dolzhikova, Efimenko, Gelfand, Karjakin, Kramnik, Motylev, Vasiliev | 10 Responses

It's the end of classical chess as we know it (and I feel fine)

It’s the end of classical chess as we know it (and I feel fine)

By mishanp on June 17, 2011

Alexander Grischuk was the focus of controversy over the recent Candidates Matches. His route to the final, winning no classical games and sometimes agreeing to short draws with White, seemed to highlight the format’s problems. Grischuk himself, however, welcomed the difficult times for classical chess.

Posted in Russian | Tagged Aronian, Candidates Matches, Chess960, Gelfand, Grischuk, Kramnik, Sutovsky | 9 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

Gelfand was met in the airport by his family | photo: 7kanal.com

Boris Gelfand: A completely happy man

By mishanp on May 31, 2011

After Boris Gelfand won the Candidates Matches in Kazan he gave numerous interviews that shed light on a player who, despite having been at the top of world chess for 20 years, is perhaps still something of a mystery to chess fans. It’s time for that to change, as an Anand-Gelfand World Championship match awaits!

Posted in Russian | Tagged age, Anand, Candidates Matches, Carlsen, Gelfand, Geller, Grischuk, Kamsky, Kramnik, Mamedyarov, Petrosian, Soviet School | 13 Responses

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