Grischuk interviewed at Crestbook
Alexander Grischuk, one of the most interesting characters at the top of world chess, responded to reader questions at Crestbook. Topics…
Kramnik: For now Magnus is my “client”
Fresh from his smooth win in Bilbao, Vladimir Kramnik gave an interview where he talked about the situation at the top…
Ivanchuk: “People look at some of us as eccentrics”
Despite his loss today to Aronian, Vassily Ivanchuk has been in impressive form of late, particularly in his dominant performance on…
Update on the Gashimov saga
Perhaps the most significant story in the run-up to this year's Olympiad was the Azerbaijan team's decision to leave out Vugar…
“Chess punished the whole team” – Russian views on the Chess Olympiad
While the Russian women's first team took gold with an almost flawless performance, their male counterparts found things a whole lot…
Svidler on Rd 9: “As I don’t know the Grünfeld Defence…”
Peter Svidler’s win with black in round 9 kept Russian hopes alive, and he gave an entertaining account of the…
“Fortune beckoned… then melted into thin air”
Russian Captain Evgeny Bareev comments on the first team failing to beat Ukraine and move into the lead at the…
Russia beats Russia
The key encounter in round 7 of the Olympiad was between the top two Russian men's teams, with the "veterans" prevailing…
Bareev: “Today Ian played like a genius!”
The Russian men's teams got back on track in round 6, with Evgeny Bareev again on hand to comment on…
Bareev takes the blame for defeat (updated)
Evgeny Bareev's much-anticipated assessment of Russia's defeat against Hungary again pulled no punches, though the punching bag this time was himself. He…