Ivanchuk: “People look at some of us as eccentrics”
Despite his loss today to Aronian, Vassily Ivanchuk has been in impressive form of late, particularly in his dominant performance on…
Update on the Gashimov saga
Perhaps the most significant story in the run-up to this year's Olympiad was the Azerbaijan team's decision to leave out Vugar…
“Chess punished the whole team” – Russian views on the Chess Olympiad
While the Russian women's first team took gold with an almost flawless performance, their male counterparts found things a whole lot…
Svidler on Rd 9: “As I don’t know the Grünfeld Defence…”
Peter Svidler’s win with black in round 9 kept Russian hopes alive, and he gave an entertaining account of the…
“Fortune beckoned… then melted into thin air”
Russian Captain Evgeny Bareev comments on the first team failing to beat Ukraine and move into the lead at the…
Russia beats Russia
The key encounter in round 7 of the Olympiad was between the top two Russian men's teams, with the "veterans" prevailing…
Bareev: “Today Ian played like a genius!”
The Russian men's teams got back on track in round 6, with Evgeny Bareev again on hand to comment on…
Bareev takes the blame for defeat (updated)
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…
Russia-USA in the Russian press
Russia's 3:1 victory over the USA in round 4 saw some of the best Olympiad coverage yet. Bareev's traditional commentary…
“It’s genuine class” – Bareev on Grischuk’s Houdini act
Evgeny Bareev once more dismissed all concern for political correctness in his account of the Russian men's teams' wins against Italy and Peru. He…