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Candidates Matches once more in turmoil

By mishanp on July 24, 2010

In a bolt from the blue, the Kommersant newspaper reports that the Russian Chess Federation is lobbying to have the 2011 Candidates Matches switched from Baku, in Azerbaijan, to Kazan, in Russia. Veselin Topalov has joined the fray by refusing to play in Russia.

Posted in Russian | Tagged Armenia, Aronian, Azerbaijan, Baku, Candidates Matches, Dvorkovich, Extra Time, Ilyumzhinov, Kazan, Kommersant, Kosteniuk, Mair Mamedov, RCF, Selivanov, Sutovsky, Topalov, UEP | 5 Responses

Kasparov on ending his work with Carlsen

By mishanp on March 20, 2010

While Garry Kasparov was in Georgia he gave an interview which extratime.az claim is the first to the Azerbaijan media in 20 years. It was one of the first public statements after the news that Kasparov had stopped training Carlsen provoked much speculation.

Posted in Russian | Tagged Alekhine, Azerbaijan, Azmaiparashvili, Carlsen, FIDE election, Karpov, Kasparov, Tal | Leave a response

Gashimov at Crestbook

By mishanp on March 12, 2010

Vugar Gashimov recently gave an interesting interview at Crestbook. He goes into detail on what happened at the end of the World Team Championship in Turkey, where quick draws with the US left the Azerbaijan team without medals.

Posted in Russian | Tagged Azerbaijan, Azmaiparashvili, Gashimov, Radjabov, World Team Championship | Leave a response

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