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Boris Gelfand at Amber this year | photo: Fred Lucas, amberchess20.com

“Who plays better, Ivanchuk in good form or Carlsen?”

By mishanp on June 15, 2011

Boris Gelfand’s view, in an interview with Chess-News after winning the Candidates Matches in Kazan, was that an in-form Ivanchuk is still the best player in the world. As well as the topic of age in chess, he also talked about preparation, computers, Sofia Rules and the World Championship format.

Posted in Russian | Tagged age, Candidates Matches, Carlsen, computers, Gelfand, Grischuk, Ivanchuk, Sofia Rules, Topalov | 20 Responses

Silvio Danailov | photo: Chessbase

Danailov: “Chess should either change, or die”

By mishanp on February 17, 2011

In a short but fascinating interview, Silvio Danailov, Veselin Topalov’s manager and the President of the European Chess Union, shed light on the fate of a number of tournaments, his protégé’s form, and new and controversial plans for the future of chess.

Posted in Russian | Tagged Candidates Matches, Danailov, European Women's Championship, Kramnik, Linares, M-Tel Masters, Sofia Rules, Topalov, Vasiliev | 5 Responses

Gashimov: "I've got a will to win"

Gashimov: “I’ve got a will to win”

By mishanp on January 11, 2011

Vugar Gashimov’s interview for Chess-News after his victory in Reggio Emilia was a vivid reminder of the importance of the human element in chess. He talks about motivation, how not all novelties are found by computers, and how Sofia Rules can lead to less interesting chess.

Posted in Russian | Tagged computers, Gashimov, Ivanchuk, Navara, Reggio Emilia, Short, Sofia Rules, Vallejo | 1 Response

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

Topalov on Kramnik and the Russians

By mishanp on April 17, 2010

Topalov gave a long and often interesting interview to the Bulgarian “Capital” newspaper, but one remarkable section stands out. The interviewer’s mention of Kramnik was like waving a red rag at a bull.  

Posted in Bulgarian | Tagged Anand, Elista, Kramnik, Sofia Rules, Topalov | Leave a response

Karjakin on Nakamura (Crestbook interview)

By mishanp on January 13, 2010

Karjakin’s Q&A session at Crestbook was fairly unremarkable apart from his outspoken description of Nakamura’s behaviour at the ICC. 

Posted in Russian | Tagged FIDE, Karjakin, Nakamura, Sofia Rules | Leave a response

“Chess isn’t something squalid, chess is very cool”

By mishanp on November 9, 2009

Ilya Odessky’s report included a transcript of Kramnik’s demonstration of his game with Anand, given as proof of the folly of considering draws necessarily boring.

Posted in Russian | Tagged Barski, draws, Fominykh, Ivanchuk, Kramnik, Leko, Odessky, Ponomariov, Sofia Rules, Tal | Leave a response

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