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Gelfand and Kramnik in Moscow | photo: chess-news.ru

Kramnik: I don’t have Kasparov’s approach – first place or nothing

By mishanp on November 6, 2010

Vladimir Kramnik, who had a very bad day at the office in the Tal Memorial first round, was in better form in the interview he gave to Evgeny Surov before it began. His comments on ratings and the World Championship take on extra significance after Carlsen’s shock withdrawal.

Posted in Russian | Tagged Aronian, Candidates Matches, Carlsen, Kasparov, Kramnik, Olympiad, Surov, Tal Memorial | 1 Response

Aronian at the Tal Memorial drawing of lots

Aronian interview at new Russian chess site

By mishanp on November 5, 2010

Levon Aronian crossed 2800 on the November FIDE rating list, and on the eve of the Tal Memorial he told Evgeny Surov of the new Chess-News website how that made him feel and what he expects from the tournament.

Posted in Russian | Tagged Aronian, Carlsen, Dubov, Kramnik, Potemkin, Surov, Tal Memorial 2010 | Leave a response

Peter Svidler | photo: russiachess.org

Svidler on Rd 9: “As I don’t know the Grünfeld Defence…”

By mishanp on October 1, 2010

Peter Svidler’s win with black in round 9 kept Russian hopes alive, and he gave an entertaining account of the day’s play to Vladimir Barsky for the Russian Chess Federation website. Meanwhile, some remarkable turnarounds in the women’s event inspired Sergey Shipov to formulate a law of women’s chess.

Posted in Russian | Tagged Akopian, Bareev, Barsky, Grischuk, Guseinov, Ilyumzhinov, Karjakin, Karpov, Kramnik, Lebedev, Sargissian, Shipov, Surov, Svidler, Timofeev | 3 Responses

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