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Russia-USA in the Russian press

Russia-USA in the Russian press

By mishanp on September 25, 2010

Russia’s 3:1 victory over the USA in round 4 saw some of the best Olympiad coverage yet. Bareev’s traditional commentary (read on for what Malakhov could learn from a cleaning lady!) was joined by Karjakin’s overview of the round, two photo reports and live and post-game insight on Kramnik-Nakamura.

Posted in Russian | Tagged Bareev, Barsky, Golubev, Grischuk, Kamsky, Karjakin, Kramnik, Levitov, Malakhov, Nakamura, Olympiad, Onischuk, Rublevsky, Shipov, Shulman, Svidler, Topalov, Vasiliev | 9 Responses

"If it comes to an endgame the trainers need Validol"

“If it comes to an endgame the trainers need Validol”

By mishanp on September 24, 2010

That comment on the endgame prowess of female chess players was one of the highlights of Evgeny Bareev’s assessment of the Russian performance in round 2 of the Olympiad. He also describes the non-chess factors behind Kramnik’s win, and how Svidler was permitted to offer a draw before things went from bad to worse. 

Posted in Russian | Tagged Bareev, Barsky, Galliamova, Grischuk, Kramnik, Lebedev, Malakhov, Olympiad, Shipov, Svidler, Topalov, Vasiliev, Vuckovic | 1 Response

Kramnik: "99% of the chess world was rooting for Anand"

Kramnik: “99% of the chess world was rooting for Anand”

By mishanp on September 20, 2010

With chess about to start in Khanty-Mansiysk, Vladimir Kramnik gave an interview to Yury Vasiliev of  Sport Express. As well as expressing his hopes for the Russian team in the Olympiad he talks about how he helped Anand in Sofia, the glass cube in Bilbao, and gives a damning assessment of Topalov and Danailov’s recent comments about the Candidate Matches. 

Posted in Russian | Tagged Anand, Bilbao, Candidates Matches, Carlsen, cube, Danailov, Kasparov, Kramnik, Malakhov, Shanghai, Topalov, Vasiliev, WC 2010 | 11 Responses

Ponomariov: "Since becoming World Champion I haven’t worn that lucky sweater once" *FAKE*

Ponomariov: “Since becoming World Champion I haven’t worn that lucky sweater once” *FAKE*

By mishanp on September 16, 2010

Fresh from his victory in Dortmund, ex-FIDE World Champion Ruslan Ponomariov gave an interview to GM Dmitry Komarov of the Ukrainian Fakty, where he talks about chess and music, the upcoming Olympiad, some of the secrets of his recent success, and a valuable preparation tip from Veselin Topalov.

Posted in Russian | Tagged Anand, computers, Dortmund 2010, Efimenko, Eljanov, Ivanchuk, Karjakin, Karpov, Komarov, Kramnik, Muzychuk, Olympiad, Ponomariov, Rammstein, Strauss, Topalov | 7 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

Kamsky wins in Mainz | photo: Christian Bossert

Kamsky on the Candidates Matches

By mishanp on August 21, 2010

Gata Kamsky, in Azerbaijan for the Baku Open which starts on Sunday, gave an interview to T. Tushiev for extratime.az. The conversation inevitably centred around the uncertainty over the Candidates Matches, with Kamsky coming out against any last-minute changes to the line-up.

Posted in Russian | Tagged Baku Open, Candidates Matches, FIDE elections, Ilyumzhinov, Kamsky, Karpov, Olympiad, Topalov | Leave a response

Khalifman at the Minsk Open 2010 | photo: openchess.by

Khalifman: “Anand’s a genius. He emanates light”

By mishanp on August 17, 2010

While on his way to winning the Minsk Open, former World Champion Alexander Khalifman gave a long and thoughtful interview to Elena Klimetz for the openchess.by website. Topics include why his career tapered off after winning the world title, parental pressure on young chess players, and the match in Sofia.

Posted in Russian | Tagged age, Anand, computers, Gelfand, Kamsky, Kasparov, Khalifman, Kramnik, Minsk Open, Topalov, WC 2010 | 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

Silvio Danailov, taken from http://danailov-for-president.com/

“The Russian player we played a match against in 2006 in Elista doesn’t exist for us!”

By mishanp on July 29, 2010

Yury Vasiliev of Sport Express broke the news yesterday that Veselin Topalov would, after all, be willing to play Candidates Matches in Russia. Today, in the full version of the interview, Silvio Danailov goes into much greater detail on his feelings towards Kramnik, his disapproval of FIDE’s conduct during the match in Sofia, and the upcoming matches and Olympiad.

Posted in Russian | Tagged Anand, Aronian, Berbatov, Candidates Matches, Carlsen, Danailov, ECU election, Elista, Kasparov, Kramnik, Makropoulos, Mamedyarov, Olympiad, Sport Express, Sutovsky, Topalov, Vasiliev, WC 2010 | 11 Responses

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