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Chess boom in Turkey
Chess boom in Turkey I recently had a chance to sit down with Mr. Ali Nihat Yazici, President of the Turkish Chess Federation, during the Khanty-Mansiysk Chess Olympiad. I first met him in 2004 at the Calvia Chess Olympiad....
Everything will be decided in the last round
Zakhar Efimenko: “Everything will be decided in the last round” http://ugra-chess.com The key match of the 9th round between Ukraine and Azerbaijan looked like a draw. ShakhriyarMamedyarov brilliantly defeated Vassily Ivanchuk, but Pavel Eljanov outplayed Rauf MamedovRuslan Ponomariov drew...
You need to believe in yourself!
Veselin Topalov: “You need to believe in yourself!”http://www.ugra-chess.com Veselin is a true chess professional. He is completely focused on his favorite sport. But he is bright and interesting person at the same time, and some of his interests are...
The first team is a little bit stronger
Sergey Karjakin: “The first team is a little bit stronger”http://www.ugra-chess.com The clash of two Russian teams was a key match of the round 7. Three games were drawn rather quickly – Nepomniachtchi-Kramnnik, Grischuk-Alekseev, and Vitiugov-Svidler. The outcome of the...
Thanks to the Olympiad Ugorians made friends with people from 160 countries worldwide
Nigel Freeman: “Thanks to the Olympiad Ugorians made friends with people from 160 countries worldwide”http://www.ugra-chess.com At the next press-conference FIDE Treasurer and the President of Bermuda Chess Federation Nigel Freeman told us the truth about FIDE finances. – Nigel,...
I fear that nobody really needs me
David Navara: “I fear that nobody really needs me”http://www.ugra-chess.com The Olympiad Press Center journalist interviewed the leader of the Czech national team David Navara. They were talking everything but chess. – Do you travel a lot?– Yes, of course....
There is no place for Kramnik and Topalov in Turkish team
Ali Nizhat Yazici: “There is no place for Kramnik and Topalov in Turkish team”http://www.ugra-chess.com The Turkish Chess Federation President Ali Nihat Yazici is confident that the Olympiad-2012 in Istanbul will be held at the highest level, although he acknowledges...
I could have become a physicist
Lubomir Ftacnik: “I could have become a physicist indeed” The famous Grandmaster from Slovakia Lubomir Ftacnik didn’t look his 53 years old age that is proved by his manners and appearance. The chess player makes an impression of an...
You should never play scared
Baadur Jobava: “You should never play scared”www.ugra-chess.com In the 4th round the leader of the Georgian national team Baadur Jobava defeated the world number one Magnus Carlsen. After the match Baadur and his captain Tamaz Georgadze shared their impressions...