By mishanp on August 16, 2011
One of the great virtues of grandmasters demonstrating their games straight after they’re over, as they did at the Russian Championship Superfinal, is that we get to see what they actually thought before switching on a computer. Peter Svidler’s commentary on his win in round 5 is a case in point.
Posted in Russian | Tagged Barsky, Russian Superfinal 2011, Svidler, Timofeev |
By mishanp on July 13, 2011
The World Team Championship in Ningbo, China is shaping up to be a fantastic event. Russia is again the team to beat, though with Azerbaijan, Ukraine, Armenia and hosts China breathing down their necks, it won’t be easy. It might, however, be easier than the team’s journey, which was described by Bareev.
Posted in Russian | Tagged Bareev, Barsky, Candidates Matches, Grischuk, Kramnik, Svidler, Tomashevsky, World Team Championship |
By mishanp on May 28, 2011
Just before the closing ceremony of the Candidates Matches in Kazan, Alexander Grischuk gave a fascinating interview to Yury Vasiliev of ChessPro, where he talked about tactics, his fear he’d forgotten how to play chess, Gelfand’s play in the final, and the “burial of classical chess” due to draws.
Posted in Russian | Tagged Bacrot, Barsky, Candidates Matches, Chess960, Gelfand, Grischuk, Kramnik, Riazantsev, Svidler, Vasiliev |
By mishanp on April 27, 2011
Few would identify emotional outbursts as the quality to borrow from Garry Kasparov, but then Vassily Ivanchuk has always stood out from the crowd. In a long and fascinating interview he again displays the self-awareness and deliberate strategy that often lie behind his apparent eccentricities.
Posted in Russian | Tagged Amber, Aronian, Carlsen, computers, Ivanchuk, Karpov, Kasparov, Oksana Ivanchuk, Olympiad, poker, Svidler, Topalov |
By mishanp on January 5, 2011
Here at last! Part Two of Svidler’s “KC-Conference” saw Peter answer reader questions on an enormous range of topics, from the standard – e.g. why he chose the Grunfeld and how to improve at chess, to others you’ll struggle to find elsewhere – e.g. why he wears an earring and whether he has chess-related dreams.
Posted in Russian | Tagged Budapest Gambit, computers, Crestbook, Monty Python, Morozevich, Not the Nine O'Clock News, Svidler |
By mishanp on December 24, 2010
With his win on tie-breaks in the Russian Championship, Ian Nepomniachtchi, born in the same year as Magnus Carlsen and Sergey Karjakin and now 2732.8 on the live rating list, confirmed he’s back in contention for the highest honours in chess.
Posted in Russian | Tagged Carlsen, Karjakin, Nepomniachtchi, Olympiad, Potemkin, Russian Championship 2010, Savinov, Soviet Sport, Svidler |
By mishanp on December 2, 2010
Peter Svidler didn’t disappoint! The first instalment of his answers to reader questions bears all the hallmarks of his wit and self-deprecating humour. The Russian super-grandmaster talks about his career, chess colleagues, Carlsen’s withdrawal, chess literature… and much much more.
Posted in Russian | Tagged Bareev, Carlsen, computers, Crestbook, Kasparov, Kramnik, Olympiad, Shipov, Svidler |
By mishanp on November 3, 2010
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 of the chess elite, is ready to answer reader questions as part of the Crestbook KC-Conference project.
Posted in Russian | Tagged Crestbook, Shipov, Svidler |
By mishanp on October 6, 2010
While the Russian women’s first team took gold with an almost flawless performance, their male counterparts found things a whole lot tougher. Vladimir Kramnik, Evgeny Bareev and Sergey Shipov were among those who assessed the silver-medal performance at the World Chess Olympiad.
Posted in Russian | Tagged Bareev, Grischuk, Karjakin, Kramnik, Levitov, Malakhov, Morozevich, Niepomniachtchi, Olympiad, Shipov, Svidler, Zangalis, Zhukov |
By mishanp on October 1, 2010
Peter Svidler’s win with black in round 9 kept Russian hopes alive, and he gave an entertaining account of the day’s play to Vladimir Barsky for the Russian Chess Federation website. Meanwhile, some remarkable turnarounds in the women’s event inspired Sergey Shipov to formulate a law of women’s chess.
Posted in Russian | Tagged Akopian, Bareev, Barsky, Grischuk, Guseinov, Ilyumzhinov, Karjakin, Karpov, Kramnik, Lebedev, Sargissian, Shipov, Surov, Svidler, Timofeev |