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The rise and rise of Mateusz Bartel

The rise and rise of Mateusz Bartel

By mishanp on March 16, 2012

Mateusz Bartel could have been forgiven for taking life easy after winning the Aeroflot Open and a coveted place in the Dortmund super-tournament. Instead he went on to win the Polish Championship for the third year in a row. Leszek Kropisz interviewed a player whose star is in the ascendancy.

Posted in Polish | Tagged Aeroflot Open, Bartel, Caruana, Macieja, Mat, Mitoń, PCF, Polish Championship, Soćko, Wojtaszek | 3 Responses

The great Anand's little ideas - part III

The great Anand’s little ideas – part III

By mishanp on September 2, 2010

Radosław Wojtaszek’s commentary on the final games of the Anand-Topalov match again reveals the thinking of the Anand team, but also the human story of how, for instance, the seconds returned to their rooms to nap when the decisive game appeared to be heading for a draw. 

Posted in Polish | Tagged Anand, Doggers, Mat, Shipov, Topalov, Vasiliev, WC 2010, Wojtaszek | 3 Responses

Wojtaszek in the Spanish League | photo: www.feda.org

The great Anand’s little ideas – part II

By mishanp on August 30, 2010

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 Sofia.

Posted in Polish | Tagged Anand, Kasparov, Mat, Shipov, Topalov, WC 2010, Wojtaszek | 4 Responses

The great Anand's little ideas - part I

The great Anand’s little ideas – part I

By mishanp on August 11, 2010

Grandmaster Radosław Wojtaszek, one of Viswanathan Anand’s seconds in Sofia, annotated the games from the recent World Championship Match for the Polish “Mat” chess magazine.

Posted in Polish | Tagged Anand, Aronian, Carlsen, Kasparov, Kramnik, Mat, Pein, Shipov, Topalov, WC 2010, Wojtaszek | 10 Responses

The Polish Chess Federation responds

The Polish Chess Federation responds

By mishanp on July 31, 2010

Tomasz Sielicki, the President of the Polish Chess Federation, gave an interview responding to criticism from the leading Polish player, Radosław Wojtaszek. Sielicki also outlines the achievements of his year in charge and discusses preparations for the upcoming Olympiad. 

Posted in Polish | Tagged Beliavski, Danailov, ECU election, Gajewski, Jakubiec, Krasenkow, Mat, Olympiad, PCF, Sielicki, Sulypa, Świercz, Wojtaszek | 2 Responses

Wojtaszek on being Anand's second

Wojtaszek on being Anand’s second

By mishanp on July 28, 2010

Radosław Wojtaszek, one of Anand’s seconds in Sofia, gave an interview to the Polish chess magazine “Mat”. Topics included the help provided by Kramnik & co., the enigma of Topalov’s “weak” play but stellar rating, and the effect of the volcano on Anand’s plans.

Posted in Polish | Tagged Anand, Bartel, Carlsen, computers, Gajewski, Giri, Kramnik, Mat, Sofia Rules, Świercz, Topalov, WC 2010, Wojtaszek | 18 Responses

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