By mishanp on September 5, 2010
There’s an urban myth that Vladimir Malakhov, rated 2725, a World Cup semifinalist and on the Russian 1st team for the Olympiad, is an amateur chess player. He sets the record straight in an interview with Wojciech Gryciuk for the Polish Chess Federation website, while also making some startling revelations about top-level chess.
Posted in Polish | Tagged Adams, Arkhipov, Bartel, Dreev, Dvoretsky, endgames, Malakhov, Mamedov, openings, PCF |
By mishanp on February 3, 2010
Talking to Yury Vasiliev of Chesspro, Vladimir Kramnik gave a critical assessment of his opening play at Corus, and especially during his loss to Anand.
Posted in Russian | Tagged Anand, Carlsen, Kasparov, Kramnik, openings, Wijk |