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Spassky at the Gibraltar Chess Congress 2009

Bits and Pieces #1

By mishanp on November 26, 2010

Boris Spassky on his recovery, Kirsan Ilyumzhinov on Carlsen, Veselin Topalov on his fear of Santa Claus, and Darek Świercz makes Wijk-aan-Zee, with a little help from his trainer. Chess stories from Russia (and “Eastern Europe”) in brief.

Posted in Bits and Pieces, Bulgarian, Polish, Russian | Tagged Candidates Matches, Carlsen, Cultural Village, Danailov, Fischer, Golubev, Ilyumzhinov, Kasparov, Spassky, Sulypa, Świercz, Topalov | 3 Responses

Interviews from the World Junior Championship

Interviews from the World Junior Championship

By mishanp on August 20, 2010

The World U-20 Championship in Poland lent itself to photo reports, but there was little real coverage from the venue. An exception was the regional “Super Nowości” newspaper, which interviewed the winners, Anna Muzychuk and Dmitry Andreikin, as well as the Polish star, Dariusz Świercz.

Posted in Polish | Tagged Andreikin, Anna Muzychuk, Świercz, Wojtaszek, World Junior Championship | Leave a response

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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