“If it comes to an endgame the trainers need Validol”
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…
“Svidler is Svidler” – Bareev on the Russian team’s start
Russian first team captain Evgeny Bareev, not a man to mince his words, gave a refreshingly blunt assessment of the first…
Kramnik: “99% of the chess world was rooting for Anand”
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…
Ponomariov: “Since becoming World Champion I haven’t worn that lucky sweater once” *FAKE*
Fresh from his victory in Dortmund, ex-FIDE World Champion Ruslan Ponomariov gave an interview to GM Dmitry Komarov of the Ukrainian Fakty, where…
“Kirsan released into space”
That was one of the many headlines that greeted Ilyumzhinov's announcement last week that he was stepping down as Head of…
Gashimov left out of Azerbaijan team for Olympiad
In an ugly turn of events, Azerbaijan, previously real contenders for a gold medal at the Olympiad, have chosen to leave…
Karpov hits back
Today, in his Echo of Moscow blog, Anatoly Karpov responded fiercely both to FIDE President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov's explanation for stepping down as Head of…
Vladimir Malakhov: chess player, nuclear physicist
There's an urban myth that Vladimir Malakhov, rated 2725, a World Cup semifinalist and on the Russian 1st team for the Olympiad, is…
The great Anand’s little ideas – part III
Radosław Wojtaszek's commentary on the final games of the Anand-Topalov match again reveals the thinking of the Anand team, but also the…
The great Anand’s little ideas – part II
Radosław Wojtaszek, one of Anand's seconds and the latest member of the 2700-club, annotates games 7-9 of the Anand-Topalov World Championship match in…