One would think that the day after the match the World Champion Viswanathan Anand will get good rest, celebrate, and relax. But that certainly is not the case for the many times winner of the chess crown. Anand spent...
Interview with Haralambos Tsakiris, FIDE World Amateur Champion
Interview with Haralambos Tsakiris, FIDE World Amateur Champion Haralambos Tsakiris from Kavala, Greece, won the recent World Amateur Championship after the dramatic finish when he defeated the earlier leader from Iceland. Tsakiris is awarded the title of FIDE Master...
Knowledge of chess was key in formulating his business strategy
Q&A: Chess Not Just a Game for Infrastructure Oligarch 29 March 2012By Howard Amos Though he said he hadn’t played chess for a year, infrastructure oligarch Andrei Filatov knew the risk of defeat was negligible when he agreed to...
Interview with WIM Marina Brunello
Interview with WIM Marina Brunello Frederic Sellier profiled the young Italian star WIM Marina Brunello on his Pokemon Chess blog. Frederic Sellier: Hi Marina, can you introduce you to our French readers? Marina Brunello: Bonjour! I’m Marina Brunello, 17...
A Very Different Bobby Fischer with Dick Cavett
This was filmed in the Summer of 1971 Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Navara talks strategy, in life and on the board
Interview: Chess master David NavaraCzech chess master talks strategy, in life and on the boardPosted: February 22, 2012 By Filip Šenk – Staff WriterTwenty-six-year-old David Navara recently participated in one of the most competitive chess tournaments in the world,...
Mateusz Bartel about the victory in 2012 Aeroflot Open
Mateusz Bartel about the victory in 2012 Aeroflot Open Polish champion GM Mateusz Bartel won the 2012 edition of the Aeroflot Open that took place 7-15th February in Moscow. After the fantastic performance in one of the strongest open...
Interview with GM Dmitry Kokarev
Interview with GM Dmitry Kokarev In the stage of the Cup of Russia, which is being held as a part of the RSSU Cup “Moscow Open 2012″, Grandmaster from Penza Dmitry Kokarev is currently one of the pleading players....