Do you know this Grandmaster?
He is in Bilbao as Aronian’s second. I asked him how he feels about the tournament site being about a 15-20 minute walk from the hotel. He said that he actually prefers it this way. He also said it makes it more special to go to a place that is dedicated for the chess tournament rather than in a conference room in a hotel. And he does not mind the walk either…
I asked Vishy Anand if he will be in Dresden. He said that he will decide after his match against Kramnik.
I had wonderful conversations with Henrik Carlsen, especially about Magnus. Both Magnus Carlsen and Teimour Radjabov are in Bilbao with their respective fathers.
As I mentioned earlier, Ivanchuk is in Bilbao with his second, GM Leon Hoyos from Mexico.
More to come later …
Aronian’s brother?
Gabriel Sargissian?
OFF TOPIC
Since when are the “live ratings” used for purpose of displaying the players rating on OFFICIAL tournament page??? And now Chessbase is claiming that the average rating is 2775 making it the 22 category tournament. Only the official ratings can be used for these purposes and the average rating is “only” 2768 (category 21).
um, new design?
I liked the smileys on the left side 🙂
“I asked Vishy Anand if he will be in Dresden…”
What is happening in Dresden?
Not much…just a little thing called Chess Olympiad.
It is too easy for… well, even if I am a hungarian:-)
Move your mouse onto the picture:-)
Oh, that is easy! Martha Stewart!
Indian IGM Paramerjan Negi