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Kramnik: Tseshkovsky “loved chess too much”

Kramnik: Tseshkovsky “loved chess too much”

By mishanp on December 26, 2011

Vitaly Tseshkovsky, who died on the 24th December, coached the young Kramnik in the years when he broke into the World Top 10. Kramnik has now shared his recollections of Tseshkovsky, noting his talent was comparable to Timman’s, but he lacked the sporting and political skills required to top world chess in that era.

Posted in Russian, WhyChess archive | Tagged Igor Botvinnik, Kramnik, Timman, Tseshkovsky | Leave a response

Magnus Carlsen: Not a child of the computer era

Magnus Carlsen: Not a child of the computer era

By mishanp on December 16, 2011

After the Tal Memorial in Moscow Magnus Carlsen gave a long interview that provided a remarkable insight into what makes the Norwegian stand out in world chess. He claims to have essentially developed as a player without computers, and to barely work on the game outside of tournaments.

Posted in Russian, WhyChess archive | Tagged Atarov, Carlsen, computers, Karpov, Kasparov, Nikitin | Leave a response

Your questions for GM Judit Polgar

Your questions for GM Judit Polgar

By mishanp on November 21, 2011

Judit Polgar occupies a unique position in world chess. As well as simply being one of the best players around, she’s also living proof there’s no genetic barrier to women competing with men in chess. As the latest grandmaster to take part in the “KC-Conference” series you can now ask her virtually anything.

Posted in Russian | Tagged Crestbook, KC-Conference, Polgar, Shipov | 42 Responses

Svidler: "I'm not prepared to become someone else"

Svidler: “I’m not prepared to become someone else”

By mishanp on October 7, 2011

Peter Svidler has had a stellar last couple of months, winning the Russian Championship, the World Cup and now the European Club Championship. He recently gave an interview where he talked about his World Cup victory, and also what he isn’t willing to do to become World Champion.

Posted in WhyChess archive | Tagged Fominykh, Grischuk, Polgar, Svidler, World Cup 2011 | Leave a response

Grischuk on the World Cup

Grischuk on the World Cup

By mishanp on September 28, 2011

Shortly after the World Cup was over runner-up Alexander Grischuk gave an interview to Maria Fominykh. He talked about his route to the final, the “fair play” incident between Navara and Moiseenko, and how chess players approach chess – noting that usually it’s as if they’re going to a factory.

Posted in Russian, WhyChess archive | Tagged Aronian, Feller, Fominykh, Grischuk, Ivanchuk, Moiseenko, Navara, Potkin, Tkachiev, World Cup 2011 | Leave a response

Svidler on his path to the World Cup

Svidler on his path to the World Cup

By mishanp on September 21, 2011

After an utterly deserved victory at the World Cup (picking up 20 rating points and moving into the Top 10 in the process), Peter Svidler gave an interview to Yury Vasiliev of Sport Express. He discussed a number of old scores he’d had to settle along the way.

Posted in Russian, WhyChess archive | Tagged Grischuk, Kamsky, Khalifman, Polgar, Ponomariov, Svidler, Vasiliev, World Cup 2011 | Leave a response

World Cup Finals, Day 4: Svidler claims the Cup

World Cup Finals, Day 4: Svidler claims the Cup

By mishanp on September 19, 2011

After two final draws the FIDE World Cup in Khanty-Mansiysk is over. Peter Svidler ran out a more-than-convincing winner after not losing a single game at the event. Ivanchuk, meanwhile, banished the spectre of his 2002 loss to Ponomariov by winning their rematch and has qualified for a Candidates for the first time since 1991.

Posted in WhyChess archive | Tagged Grischuk, Ivanchuk, Ponomariov, Shipov, Svidler, World Cup 2011 | Leave a response

World Cup Finals, Day 3: The show goes on

World Cup Finals, Day 3: The show goes on

By mishanp on September 18, 2011

The third games of the final matches at the World Cup could have been the last if Peter Svidler and Vassily Ivanchuk had won, but instead there were two hard-fought draws. That means we’re all set for one last battle in classical chess – Alexander Grischuk and Ruslan Ponomariov have to win to force tiebreaks.

Posted in WhyChess archive | Tagged Grischuk, Ivanchuk, Ponomariov, Shipov, Svidler, World Cup 2011 | Leave a response

World Cup Finals, Day 2: Ivanchuk strikes

World Cup Finals, Day 2: Ivanchuk strikes

By mishanp on September 17, 2011

The second day of the Khanty-Mansisyk final matches couldn’t live up to the first. It had great sporting significance, as Ivanchuk took the lead, but neither game will live long in the memory. Ponomariov stumbled into a bad opening line before blundering in a difficult ending. Svidler and Grischuk agreed a draw on move 16.

Posted in WhyChess archive | Tagged Grischuk, Ivanchuk, Ponomariov, Shipov, Svidler, World Cup 2011 | Leave a response

World Cup Finals, Day 1: Svidler lands the first blow

World Cup Finals, Day 1: Svidler lands the first blow

By mishanp on September 16, 2011

Any fears of dull chess in the final 4-game matches in Khanty-Mansiysk soon vanished as they got off to an exciting start. Peter Svidler won his fourth classical game in a row with the black pieces to take an early lead against Alexander Grischuk, while Ruslan Ponomariov’s bold opening play nearly backfired against Vassily Ivanchuk.

Posted in WhyChess archive | Tagged Grischuk, Ivanchuk, Ponomariov, Shipov, Svidler, World Cup 2011 | Leave a response

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