President of the Russian Chess Federation (RCF) Andrey Filatov talks to “R-Sport” special correspondent Oleg Bogatov, summing up the past chess year and outlining the key tasks for 2016: to win the Candidates’ Tournament in Moscow in March and...
Anand: Some problems are becoming evident. I will have to sit and address it.
Playing chess gives me pleasure: Anand Amit Sampat | TNN | Jan 6, 2016, 10.20 AM IST came, he smiled, he chatted, signed autographs, gave smart and honest answers and went on to win the hearts of over 800...
RCF interviews Kirsan Ilyumzhinov
Kirsan Ilyumzhinov gave an interview for the Russian Chess Federation this Tuesday, after voluntarily stepping down from power this weekend. After the U.S. Department of the Treasury placed Kirsan Ilyumzhinov, a Russian citizen and FIDE President, on its sanction list, he...
Interview with WCM Diana Assaubayeva
WCM Diana Assaubayeva from Kazakhstan, currently competing in the World Youth & Cadets Championship Girls U18 section, shared: – “I have been playing in many youth events. I have participated in previous World Youth Championships, I have also played...
Special Interview in Azeri Publication
Interview with Grandmaster Susan Polgar By ELNARA NASIRLI 13:09:2015 http://sevimlibala.com/#!/guests/interview-with-grandmaster-susan-polgar (It is also available in Russian and Azeri) Our guest today is American Hungarian-born chess Grandmaster Susan Polgar, one of the greatest players of all time. She is an Olympic...
40 Q&A with Nakamura
Checkmate! 40 questions with America’s chess champion Hikaru Nakamura Motez Bishara, CNN Updated 1208 GMT (1908 HKT) August 21, 2015 (CNN)Hikaru Nakamura was always the smartest kid in the room. By the time the Japanese-born American reached the ripe...
Hasselbacken Open 2016: Interview with GM Igor Lysyj
Stockholms Schacksällskap, one of the world’s oldest chess clubs, celebrates its 150 years jubilee with a grand tournament at the venerable Scandic Hotel Hasselbacken**** in the heart of The Royal Djurgården in Stockholm, Sweden.The Hasselbacken Chess Open 2016 will be held from April 30 through...
Interview with GM Adrian Mikhalchishin
Interview with the Chairman of FIDE Trainers’ Commission Adrian Mikhalchishin “I’ve seen such “coaches” who give chess boards to kids, so pupils can play, while they can simply read their newspapers” by FIDE Press Officer Anastasiya Karlovich Useful links:...
Interview with GM Igor Glek
The 19th Voronezh International Chess Festival 2015 is currently in progress at the Voronezh Chess Club, in Voronezh, Russian Federation. Igor Glek is a Russian chess Grandmaster who now competes for Germany. As well as this, he is a chess theorist, a...
Interview with Tin Jingyao, Singapore newest IM
We sat down with Singapore’s latest IM Tin Jingyao, winner of the ASEAN+ Age-Group Championships U-20 Open soon after he dropped to the Open U-16 category for the Rapid Chess competition where he picked up yet another individual success...