Kramnik and the robot
On the eve of the World Blitz Championship an event was held in Moscow for the opening of the Russian…
Mikhail Tal and contemporary chess
Moscow's Tal Memorial honours Mikhail Tal, the "Magician from Riga", who blazed a path to win the World Championship half a century ago this year. Recalling those…
Kramnik on Nakamura, blitz and Carlsen
Vladimir Kramnik, talking to Maria Fominykh for ChessPro, discussed his "unbelievably complex" game against Hikaru Nakamura, blitz and bullet chess,…
Ilya Odessky returns in style
For sad personal reasons we've been deprived of the work of the Russian chess journalist Ilya Odessky of late, but his…
Carlsen and the Candidates – a retrospective
Although Magnus Carlsen's decision to pull out of next year's Candidates Matches came as a great shock, perhaps we should have seen it coming. It's…
Kramnik: I don’t have Kasparov’s approach – first place or nothing
Vladimir Kramnik, who had a very bad day at the office in the Tal Memorial first round, was in better…
Aronian interview at new Russian chess site
Levon Aronian crossed 2800 on the November FIDE rating list, and on the eve of the Tal Memorial he told Evgeny…
Your questions for GM Peter Svidler
Ever had anything you wanted to ask a super-grandmaster? Well, now's your chance, as Peter Svidler, one of the most likeable and colourful members…
Shirov interviewed at Crestbook
A full English translation of Alexei Shirov's answers to reader questions at Crestbook has just been published. The Latvian firebrand is…
Ilya Odessky’s family threatened by criminals
Ilya Odessky - an International Master, author and arguably the best Russian chess journalist, has appealed for help as his family…