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Leko explains his break from chess

Leko explains his break from chess

By mishanp on August 28, 2011

One of the stories of the recent World Team Championship in China was the return of Peter Leko after a long absence from competitive chess. He played as though he’d never been away, posting an unbeaten 2800+ performance. In an interview he revealed what was behind his decision.

Posted in Russian | Tagged Barsky, Candidates Matches, draws, Gelfand, Grischuk, Ivanchuk, Leko, Roiz, World Team Championship | 17 Responses

Svidler: "The circus is travelling to Khanty"

Svidler: “The circus is travelling to Khanty”

By mishanp on August 28, 2011

After Peter Svidler won the 2011 Russian Championship he gave a long interview to Vladimir Barsky for the Russian Chess Federation website. Barsky had been with Svidler at the World Team Championship in Ningbo, China, so had witnessed the dramatic change of fortune between the two events first-hand.

Posted in Russian | Tagged Barsky, Grischuk, Karjakin, Kramnik, Russian Superfinal 2011, Svidler | 46 Responses

Morozevich demonstrates his win against Svidler

Morozevich demonstrates his win against Svidler

By mishanp on August 28, 2011

A little of the shine was taken off Peter Svidler’s victory at the Russian Championship Superfinal when he lost in the final round. The mercurial Alexander Morozevich later showed an audience how he used a rare opening line to beat Svidler and snatch clear second place in the tournament.

Posted in Russian | Tagged Barsky, Morozevich, Russian Superfinal 2011, Svidler | 2 Responses

Svidler demonstrates his win against Timofeev

Svidler demonstrates his win against Timofeev

By mishanp on August 16, 2011

One of the great virtues of grandmasters demonstrating their games straight after they’re over, as they did at the Russian Championship Superfinal, is that we get to see what they actually thought before switching on a computer. Peter Svidler’s commentary on his win in round 5 is a case in point.

Posted in Russian | Tagged Barsky, Russian Superfinal 2011, Svidler, Timofeev | 3 Responses

Morozevich and Grischuk demonstrate their wins

Morozevich and Grischuk demonstrate their wins

By mishanp on August 13, 2011

All games were decisive in round 4 of the Russian Championship Superfinal, and afterwards Alexander Morozevich and Alexander Grischuk demonstrated their wins for the local audience and those watching the video broadcast. Vladimir Barsky transcribed their comments for the official website, and I’ve translated them below.

Posted in Russian | Tagged Barsky, Grischuk, Karjakin, Morozevich, Russian Superfinal 2011, Timofeev | 5 Responses

Bareev playing basketball before setting off for China

Evgeny Bareev: “A lot of people live in China”

By mishanp on July 13, 2011

The World Team Championship in Ningbo, China is shaping up to be a fantastic event. Russia is again the team to beat, though with Azerbaijan, Ukraine, Armenia and hosts China breathing down their necks, it won’t be easy. It might, however, be easier than the team’s journey, which was described by Bareev.

Posted in Russian | Tagged Bareev, Barsky, Candidates Matches, Grischuk, Kramnik, Svidler, Tomashevsky, World Team Championship | 14 Responses

Karjakin interviewed after winning the 2010 ACP Rapid Cup | photo: Boris Bukhman

Karjakin reflects on moving up in the world

By mishanp on July 4, 2011

Sergey Karjakin recently finished joint top with Magnus Carlsen at the Kings Tournament in Bazna, and moved up to fourth on the July 2011 FIDE rating list. In an interview with Yury Vasiliev he talked about his ambitions, his rivalry with Carlsen, the Candidates Matches and the future of classical chess.

Posted in Russian | Tagged ACP Cup, Bazna, Candidates Matches, Carlsen, Chess960, Dohoyan, Dolzhikova, Efimenko, Gelfand, Karjakin, Kramnik, Motylev, Vasiliev | 10 Responses

Morozevich: "The Higher League wasn’t in my plans"

Morozevich: “The Higher League wasn’t in my plans”

By mishanp on June 30, 2011

Alexander Morozevich’s victory in the Russian Higher League was a rare treat for his legion of fans, and all the more remarkable as in an interview afterwards he revealed it was a last-minute decision to take part. The enigmatic grandmaster talked about whether this marked a return to chess.

Posted in Russian | Tagged Biel 2011, Higher League, Morozevich, Russian Superfinal | 5 Responses

Moscow bids for Anand-Gelfand match (updated)

Moscow bids for Anand-Gelfand match (updated)

By mishanp on June 28, 2011

Ilya Levitov broke two pieces of news Monday. The crucial one was that despite the dark musings of many, and above all the FIDE President himself, we now have at least one bid for the Anand-Gelfand match. The other concerned a unique twist for the Botvinnik Memorial this September.

Posted in Russian | Tagged Anand, Botvinnik Memorial, Gelfand, Ilyumzhinov, Levitov | 20 Responses

Morozevich's commentary on a trademark win

Morozevich’s commentary on a trademark win

By mishanp on June 25, 2011

Alexander Morozevich’s return to chess, and form, has been the highlight of the Higher League of the Russian Chess Championship. After Round 9 he provided commentary on his win over Sanan Sjugirov. Meanwhile, Artyom Timofeev kept up the pressure despite his opponent’s female fan club!

Posted in Russian | Tagged Burtasova, Higher League, Inarkiev, Morozevich, Sjugirov, Timofeev | 2 Responses

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