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- August 2013 (1)
- January 2013 (1)
- 20: Sergey Shipov’s review of 2012 (7)
- May 2012 (7)
- 30: Sergey Shipov to commentate on the rapid tie-breaks (17)
- 28: Vladimir Kramnik on the climax of the Anand-Gelfand match (4)
- 27: Sergey Shipov’s commentary on Anand-Gelfand, Game 11 (3)
- 22: Sergey Shipov’s commentary on Anand-Gelfand, Game 8 (13)
- 18: Two cats and three computers: Sergey Shipov at work (5)
- 12: Sergey Shipov’s commentary on the Anand-Gelfand match (12)
- 10: Anand’s WhyChess interview (3)
- April 2012 (1)
- March 2012 (1)
- February 2012 (4)
- January 2012 (2)
- December 2011 (2)
- November 2011 (1)
- 21: Your questions for GM Judit Polgar (42)
- October 2011 (1)
- September 2011 (8)
- 28: Grischuk on the World Cup (0)
- 21: Svidler on his path to the World Cup (0)
- 19: World Cup Finals, Day 4: Svidler claims the Cup (0)
- 18: World Cup Finals, Day 3: The show goes on (0)
- 17: World Cup Finals, Day 2: Ivanchuk strikes (0)
- 16: World Cup Finals, Day 1: Svidler lands the first blow (0)
- 14: World Cup Semis, Day 3: Grischuk wins thriller (0)
- 13: World Cup Semis, Day 2: Svidler! (0)
- August 2011 (5)
- July 2011 (2)
- June 2011 (10)
- 30: Morozevich: “The Higher League wasn’t in my plans” (5)
- 28: Moscow bids for Anand-Gelfand match (updated) (20)
- 25: Morozevich’s commentary on a trademark win (2)
- 23: FIDE, and new website, to change the face of chess? (9)
- 18: Ilya Levitov: “For me, classical chess is opera” (7)
- 17: It’s the end of classical chess as we know it (and I feel fine) (9)
- 15: “Who plays better, Ivanchuk in good form or Carlsen?” (20)
- 13: Ilyumzhinov: Gaddafi “an amateur who knows how the pieces move” (10)
- 12: Ilyumzhinov plays chess with Gaddafi (1)
- 09: GM Levon Aronian answers your questions: Part I (18)
- May 2011 (25)
- 31: Boris Gelfand: A completely happy man (13)
- 28: Grischuk: I was worried I’d forgotten how to play chess (1)
- 26: Gelfand and Grischuk’s final press conference (3)
- 25: Shipov’s live commentary on the Candidates Final, Game 6 (4)
- 24: Shipov’s live commentary on the Candidates Final, Game 5 (17)
- 23: Shipov’s live commentary on the Candidates Final, Game 4 (4)
- 22: God created man, but the Queen’s Gambit made them equal (6)
- 22: Gata Kamsky: I can’t play like Grischuk and Kramnik (9)
- 21: Shipov’s live commentary on the Candidates Final, Game 3 (1)
- 20: Shipov’s live commentary on the Candidates Final, Game 2 (2)
- 19: Shipov’s live commentary on the Candidates Final, Game 1 (7)
- 17: Gelfand and Grischuk’s press conference (8)
- 15: Shipov’s live commentary on the Candidates SF, Game 4 (4)
- 15: Shipov’s live commentary on the Candidates SF, Game 3 (2)
- 14: Shipov’s live commentary on the Candidates SF, Game 2 (0)
- 13: Kramnik: I thought of banning castling before the 10th move (26)
- 12: Shipov’s live commentary on the Candidates SF, Game 1 (0)
- 12: Grischuk and Aronian’s views on their match (4)
- 10: Kramnik and Radjabov’s post-match press conference (20)
- 08: Shipov’s live commentary on Candidates QF, Game 4 (0)
- 08: Shipov’s live commentary on Candidates QF, Game 3 (0)
- 07: Shipov’s live commentary on Candidates QF, Game 2 (0)
- 05: Shipov’s live commentary on Candidates QF, Game 1 (7)
- 03: Sergey Shipov on Ukraine’s other chess genius (2)
- 01: Chess in Krakow (4)
- April 2011 (7)
- 29: Vassily Ivanchuk (2): “Flawed games are the most beautiful” (7)
- 27: Vassily Ivanchuk: “I’m a very ambitious person” (2)
- 12: Judit Polgar: “I love chess” (7)
- 08: Vladimir Potkin on chess coaching and cheating (0)
- 04: Blondes have more fun (4)
- 03: Shipov’s final letter from Aix-les-Bains (1)
- 01: Blondes versus brunettes (1)
- March 2011 (12)
- 31: Danailov’s dances (6)
- 30: On women (0)
- 29: What the press don’t write about (0)
- 29: The massacre of the innocents (2)
- 28: How can you play against Feller? (3)
- 27: First impressions from Aix-les-Bains (3)
- 26: The future belongs to 1. g3! (10)
- 24: Anti-hero? Evgeny Vasiukov on Viktor Korchnoi (41)
- 22: “I don’t consider chess a game. It’s theatre.” (0)
- 16: GM Ruslan Ponomariov answers your questions: Part II (1)
- 13: Farcical end to strong women’s event (7)
- 02: Le Quang Liem and the Soviet School of Chess (7)
- February 2011 (7)
- 25: Can you match Garry Kasparov? (9)
- 22: GM Ruslan Ponomariov answers your questions: Part I (3)
- 17: Danailov: “Chess should either change, or die” (5)
- 15: Mark Taimanov at 85 (5)
- 10: Levitov on the collapse of the London match (3)
- 05: Vassily Ivanchuk: I can still become World Champion (15)
- 02: Birth of a Supernova: Vasiliev reports from Wijk aan Zee (6)
- January 2011 (21)
- 30: Shipov’s live commentary on Tata Steel Chess 2011, Rd 13 (0)
- 29: Shipov’s live commentary on Tata Steel Chess 2011, Rd 12 (1)
- 29: Shipov’s live commentary on Tata Steel Chess 2011, Rd 11 (3)
- 28: Your questions for GM Levon Aronian (46)
- 26: Shipov’s live commentary on Tata Steel Chess 2011, Rd 10 (5)
- 25: Shipov’s live commentary on Tata Steel Chess 2011, Rd 9 (8)
- 23: Shipov’s live commentary on Tata Steel Chess 2011, Rd 8 (7)
- 22: Shipov’s live commentary on Tata Steel Chess 2011, Rd 7 (3)
- 21: Shipov’s live commentary on Tata Steel Chess 2011, Rd 6 (3)
- 20: Shipov’s live commentary on Tata Steel Chess 2011, Rd 5 (5)
- 20: Banking on Kasparov (1)
- 18: Shipov’s live commentary on Tata Steel Chess 2011, Rd 4 (1)
- 18: Shipov’s live commentary on Tata Steel Chess 2011, Rd 3 (0)
- 16: Shipov’s live commentary on Tata Steel Chess 2011, Rd 2 (0)
- 15: Shipov’s live commentary on Tata Steel Chess 2011, Rd 1 (0)
- 15: Sergey Shipov commentating live on Tata Steel Chess 2011 (0)
- 14: Remembering Smyslov (8)
- 11: Gashimov: “I’ve got a will to win” (1)
- 09: Kasparov’s verdict on Carlsen’s withdrawal (13)
- 07: Radjabov decides not to tilt at FIDE windmills (8)
- 05: GM Peter Svidler answers your questions: Part II (0)
- December 2010 (11)
- 31: Vladimir Kramnik on 2010 (8)
- 24: Nepomniachtchi back in the race (1)
- 15: Shipov’s live commentary on the London Classic, Rd 7 (7)
- 14: Shipov’s live commentary on the London Classic, Rd 6 (1)
- 12: Shipov’s live commentary on the London Classic, Rd 5 (4)
- 11: Shipov’s live commentary on the London Classic, Rd 4 (4)
- 10: Shipov’s live commentary on the London Classic, Rd 3 (0)
- 09: Shipov’s live commentary on the London Classic, Rd 2 (2)
- 09: Shipov’s live commentary on the London Classic, Rd 1 (0)
- 06: Your questions for GM Ruslan Ponomariov (19)
- 02: GM Peter Svidler answers your questions: Part I (7)
- November 2010 (19)
- 26: Bits and Pieces #1 (3)
- 20: Radjabov to challenge Grischuk’s place? (3)
- 18: Aronian: I’ve never considered myself a strong blitz player (5)
- 16: Kramnik and the robot (5)
- 15: Shipov on the Tal Memorial Rd 9 (5)
- 14: Shipov on the Tal Memorial Rd 8 (0)
- 13: Shipov on the Tal Memorial Rd 7 (0)
- 13: Mikhail Tal and contemporary chess (10)
- 12: Shipov on the Tal Memorial Rd 6 (0)
- 11: Shipov on the Tal Memorial Rd 5 (0)
- 10: Kramnik on Nakamura, blitz and Carlsen (0)
- 09: Shipov on the Tal Memorial Rd 4 (0)
- 08: Ilya Odessky returns in style (5)
- 08: Shipov on the Tal Memorial Rd 3 (4)
- 07: Carlsen and the Candidates – a retrospective (15)
- 06: Kramnik: I don’t have Kasparov’s approach – first place or nothing (1)
- 05: Aronian interview at new Russian chess site (0)
- 03: Your questions for GM Peter Svidler (32)
- 02: Shirov interviewed at Crestbook (0)
- October 2010 (14)
- 30: Ilya Odessky’s family threatened by criminals (6)
- 29: The Kid Carlsen (14)
- 24: Grischuk interviewed at Crestbook (2)
- 20: Kramnik: For now Magnus is my “client” (6)
- 19: Ivanchuk: “People look at some of us as eccentrics” (3)
- 15: Shipov’s live commentary on Anand – Carlsen (4)
- 14: Shipov’s live commentary on Carlsen – Shirov (8)
- 13: Shipov’s live commentary on Carlsen – Kramnik (0)
- 11: Shipov’s live commentary on Anand – Kramnik (11)
- 10: Shipov’s live commentary on Carlsen – Anand (5)
- 09: Shipov’s live commentary on Kramnik – Carlsen (2)
- 08: Update on the Gashimov saga (9)
- 06: “Chess punished the whole team” – Russian views on the Chess Olympiad (21)
- 01: Svidler on Rd 9: “As I don’t know the Grünfeld Defence…” (3)
- September 2010 (16)
- 30: “Fortune beckoned… then melted into thin air” (1)
- 29: Russia beats Russia (0)
- 28: Bareev: “Today Ian played like a genius!” (0)
- 27: Bareev takes the blame for defeat (updated) (0)
- 25: Russia-USA in the Russian press (9)
- 24: “It’s genuine class” – Bareev on Grischuk’s Houdini act (6)
- 24: “If it comes to an endgame the trainers need Validol” (1)
- 22: “Svidler is Svidler” – Bareev on the Russian team’s start (0)
- 20: Kramnik: “99% of the chess world was rooting for Anand” (11)
- 19: Sergey Shipov previews the Olympiad (5)
- 16: Ponomariov: “Since becoming World Champion I haven’t worn that lucky sweater once” *FAKE* (7)
- 13: “Kirsan released into space” (2)
- 09: Gashimov left out of Azerbaijan team for Olympiad (6)
- 08: Karpov hits back (2)
- 05: Vladimir Malakhov: chess player, nuclear physicist (6)
- 02: The great Anand’s little ideas – part III (3)
- August 2010 (10)
- 30: The great Anand’s little ideas – part II (4)
- 24: Voices from Kalmykia (2)
- 21: Kamsky on the Candidates Matches (0)
- 20: Interviews from the World Junior Championship (0)
- 18: The forgotten recollections of Chigorin’s daughter (4)
- 17: Khalifman: “Anand’s a genius. He emanates light” (4)
- 11: The great Anand’s little ideas – part I (10)
- 07: Karpov proposes holding Candidates Matches in Kiev (7)
- 06: “One of those things that distinguish us from the Neanderthals” (1)
- 04: Making a drama out of a crisis (8)
- July 2010 (12)
- 31: The Polish Chess Federation responds (2)
- 29: “The Russian player we played a match against in 2006 in Elista doesn’t exist for us!” (11)
- 28: Wojtaszek on being Anand’s second (18)
- 24: Candidates Matches once more in turmoil (5)
- 24: Shipov’s live commentary on Mamedyarov – Ponomariov (4)
- 21: Shipov’s live commentary on Le Quang Liem – Kramnik (1)
- 19: Shipov’s live commentary on Kramnik – Naiditsch (0)
- 16: Shipov’s live commentary on Ponomariov – Kramnik (7)
- 15: Shipov’s live commentary on Kramnik – Le Quang Liem (10)
- 11: Ilyumzhinov: Chuck Norris owes me a bottle of whisky (3)
- 07: Karpov and the stolen manuscript (0)
- 05: Kramnik on competing with Carlsen (9)
- June 2010 (6)
- 30: Kramnik: “Kasparov took that sporting defeat as a declaration of war” (4)
- 26: Topalov, Didier Drogba and romanticism in chess (3)
- 25: Women’s Chess Champion Kosteniuk wishes Kramnik a happy birthday (0)
- 23: Analysing by the riverside with Bobby Fischer (3)
- 20: Gelfand at Crestbook Part II (5)
- 12: Welcome! (5)
- May 2010 (4)
- 19: Classical Anand, Romantic Topalov (4)
- 16: Aronian: I won’t travel to Baku (0)
- 13: Chronicle of a suicide (1)
- 06: Gelfand at Crestbook Part I (0)
- April 2010 (4)
- March 2010 (7)
- 30: Karpov on the Pozner show (0)
- 23: Spassky: “I liked that the rook moved in straight lines and ate everything.” (0)
- 22: “How can it get worse? Here’s how…” (0)
- 20: Kasparov on ending his work with Carlsen (0)
- 12: Gashimov at Crestbook (0)
- 01: Shipov wins blitz (0)
- 01: Chesspro game-of-the-month scandal? :) (0)
- February 2010 (6)
- January 2010 (4)
- 29: Kramnik on beating Carlsen at Wijk (0)
- 21: “Kramnik wasn’t prepared in the opening” (0)
- 18: Shirov on a roll at Wijk (0)
- 13: Karjakin on Nakamura (Crestbook interview) (0)
- December 2009 (10)
- 22: Gelfand on computers and FIDE (0)
- 21: Nuclear physics on the side (0)
- 16: Kramnik: “If Topalov becomes champion it will be a disaster for chess” (1)
- 09: The unplayed 32…Kf8!! in Carlsen-Kramnik (0)
- 06: Laznicka, the vengeful forest animal? (0)
- 05: Rauf Mamedov on the Chinese School (0)
- 05: Aronian’s chess idols (0)
- 04: Bareev and the shoe thrower (0)
- 03: Highlights from extratime.az’s World Cup coverage (0)
- 03: Karjakin on his rivalry with Carlsen (0)
- November 2009 (7)
- 16: Kramnik on blitz (0)
- 12: Kramnik: “One of the toughest games of my whole life” (0)
- 10: Aronian on draws and… “I’m like an animal” (0)
- 09: “Chess isn’t something squalid, chess is very cool” (0)
- 07: Malicious rumours that Kramnik’s being helped by Topalov (0)
- 07: “Magnus’ trainer had clearly not done enough work” (0)
- 05: Svidler on Kramnik’s opening preparation, and Shirov’s top 5 (0)
- September 2009 (1)
- August 2009 (1)
- 15: Karpov on the World Champions (5)
- April 2009 (1)
- 27: Ivanchuk on chess genius (1)
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