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Ivanchuk at Monaco | photo: Fred Lucas, amberchess20.com

Vassily Ivanchuk (2): “Flawed games are the most beautiful”

By mishanp on April 29, 2011

Here, as promised, is the concluding part of the recent long interview with Ivanchuk. As well as talking about women players, his favourite games, and when he might quit the game, his wife Oksana also joins the conversation. Few would disagree with her view that “Vassily’s easy to love.”

Posted in Russian | Tagged blindfold, Flesch, Golubev, Ivanchuk, Kamsky, Korchnoi, Malakhov, Oksana Ivanchuk, Polgar, Surov | 7 Responses

Silver Medallists | photo: ugra-chess.com

“Chess punished the whole team” – Russian views on the Chess Olympiad

By mishanp on October 6, 2010

While the Russian women’s first team took gold with an almost flawless performance, their male counterparts found things a whole lot tougher. Vladimir Kramnik, Evgeny Bareev and Sergey Shipov were among those who assessed the silver-medal performance at the World Chess Olympiad.

Posted in Russian | Tagged Bareev, Grischuk, Karjakin, Kramnik, Levitov, Malakhov, Morozevich, Niepomniachtchi, Olympiad, Shipov, Svidler, Zangalis, Zhukov | 21 Responses

"Fortune beckoned... then melted into thin air"

“Fortune beckoned… then melted into thin air”

By mishanp on September 30, 2010

Russian Captain Evgeny Bareev comments on the first team failing to beat Ukraine and move into the lead at the World Chess Olympiad. The only (but perhaps sufficient) success story continues to be Sergey Karjakin, who revealed how a little female assistance gave him an easy victory against Pavel Eljanov.

Posted in Russian | Tagged Bareev, Dokhoyan, Efimenko, Eljanov, Ivanchuk, Karjakin, Kramnik, Malakhov, Nadezhda Kosintseva, Olympiad, Ponomariov, Svidler, Tatiana Kosintseva | 1 Response

Russia-2 taking things a little easier | photo: russiachess.org

Bareev: “Today Ian played like a genius!”

By mishanp on September 28, 2010

The Russian men’s teams got back on track in round 6, with Evgeny Bareev again on hand to comment on the victories over the Czech Republic (2.5-1.5) and the Netherlands (3-1). Meanwhile, the women’s first team almost ensured themselves gold with a “hair-raising” victory against Ukraine.

Posted in Russian | Tagged Bareev, Karjakin, Karpov, Kasparov, Kramnik, Malakhov, Navara, Nepomniachtchi, Olympiad, Shipov, Svidler, Timofeev | Leave a response

Khalifman and Bareev | photo: russiachess.org

Bareev takes the blame for defeat (updated)

By mishanp on September 27, 2010

Evgeny Bareev’s much-anticipated assessment of Russia’s defeat against Hungary again pulled no punches, though the punching bag this time was himself. He admitted it was a mistake not to include Vladimir Kramnik for the match against one of this year’s dark horses for the World Chess Olympiad.

Posted in Russian | Tagged Almasi, Bareev, Ivanchuk, Khalifman, Kramnik, Leko, Malakhov, Olympiad, Shipov, Sokolov, Svidler, Vasiliev | Leave a response

Russia-USA in the Russian press

Russia-USA in the Russian press

By mishanp on September 25, 2010

Russia’s 3:1 victory over the USA in round 4 saw some of the best Olympiad coverage yet. Bareev’s traditional commentary (read on for what Malakhov could learn from a cleaning lady!) was joined by Karjakin’s overview of the round, two photo reports and live and post-game insight on Kramnik-Nakamura.

Posted in Russian | Tagged Bareev, Barsky, Golubev, Grischuk, Kamsky, Karjakin, Kramnik, Levitov, Malakhov, Nakamura, Olympiad, Onischuk, Rublevsky, Shipov, Shulman, Svidler, Topalov, Vasiliev | 9 Responses

"If it comes to an endgame the trainers need Validol"

“If it comes to an endgame the trainers need Validol”

By mishanp on September 24, 2010

That comment on the endgame prowess of female chess players was one of the highlights of Evgeny Bareev’s assessment of the Russian performance in round 2 of the Olympiad. He also describes the non-chess factors behind Kramnik’s win, and how Svidler was permitted to offer a draw before things went from bad to worse. 

Posted in Russian | Tagged Bareev, Barsky, Galliamova, Grischuk, Kramnik, Lebedev, Malakhov, Olympiad, Shipov, Svidler, Topalov, Vasiliev, Vuckovic | 1 Response

The Russian team hotel | photo: russiachess.org

“Svidler is Svidler” – Bareev on the Russian team’s start

By mishanp on September 22, 2010

Russian first team captain Evgeny Bareev, not a man to mince his words, gave a refreshingly blunt assessment of the first day’s play at the Olympiad. The Russian press also included some excellent photo reports, with Vladimir Barsky’s description of his “chess flight” particularly memorable.  

Posted in Russian | Tagged Bareev, Barsky, Daly, Grischuk, Karjakin, Lebedev, Malakhov, Nepomniachtchi, Olympiad, Ponomariov, Svidler, Vasiliev | Leave a response

Kramnik: "99% of the chess world was rooting for Anand"

Kramnik: “99% of the chess world was rooting for Anand”

By mishanp on September 20, 2010

With chess about to start in Khanty-Mansiysk, Vladimir Kramnik gave an interview to Yury Vasiliev of  Sport Express. As well as expressing his hopes for the Russian team in the Olympiad he talks about how he helped Anand in Sofia, the glass cube in Bilbao, and gives a damning assessment of Topalov and Danailov’s recent comments about the Candidate Matches. 

Posted in Russian | Tagged Anand, Bilbao, Candidates Matches, Carlsen, cube, Danailov, Kasparov, Kramnik, Malakhov, Shanghai, Topalov, Vasiliev, WC 2010 | 11 Responses

Sergey Shipov previews the Olympiad

Sergey Shipov previews the Olympiad

By mishanp on September 19, 2010

With the World Chess Olympiad set to start on Tuesday in Khanty Mansiysk, Grandmaster Sergey Shipov previewed the event at Crestbook, giving his verdict on the favourites, medal contenders and dark horses for both the men’s and women’s events.

Posted in Russian | Tagged Akopian, Anand, Aronian, Chiburdanidze, Crestbook, Dzagnidze, Galliamova, Gashimov, Gelfand, Jakovenko, Kramnik, Levitov, Malakhov, Morozevich, Nakamura, Nepomniachtchi, Olympiad, Sargissian, Shipov | 5 Responses

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