Interview with GM Ye

This is the interview with GM Ye of China after the Chinese team defeated China 4-0:

At the end of the second round the coach of the leading Chinese team Grandmaster Ye Jiangchuan became the guest of the press-center. We’d like to remind you, that according to the results of the second round the Chinese team won with a score 4:0.

– Grandmaster Ye, what is your impression of the victory?
– It was luck.

– You won with a big score; it can be really explained just by luck.
– Our two first boards played quite well, for the rest two boards it was more a luck, it’s true.

– What is the peculiarity of women chess for you?
– Women are real fighters, they are very enduring, and they struggle till the very end. For me it’s more interesting than men chess.

– Was the absence of Ekaterina Kovalevskaya at the board a surprise for you?
– I was very surprised and up to the last moment I was sure that Ekaterina would play.

– Did you feel a relief when you learnt that she wouldn’t play?
– Not especially. Other players of the Russian team can do a lot as well. In particular, a young chess player Elena Tairova, in my opinion, represents a big threat.

Here is the full article.