Official statement re: Telegraph article. The article appearing in the Telegraph on 29 September concerning the decision of FIDE to award the Women’s World Chess Championship to Iran both quoted me in a way that seriously misrepresented my views,...
Response to inquiry from Telegraph UK regarding Women’s World Championship in Iran
In Azerbaijan To clear the record, I am Jewish and I have never supported the Iranian regime. Most of the world, including me, strongly denounce the extremists of all religions. However, we cannot simply punish individuals who are themselves...
My response to CNN regarding the upcoming Women’s World Championship
I was contacted by CNN regarding the upcoming Women’s World Championship. Here is my response: · Is it true female players have been told they must wear a hijab to compete at the above event? I have not...
The well respected Grandmaster
Did Pete play Kate? By Malcolm PeinLast Updated: 12:01am BST 27/09/2008 Revelations that people in the news are or have been keen chess players appear from time to time. Readers would be forgiven for missing the recent claims that...
The Yogurt Warfare
Don’t mention yogurt…By Malcolm PeinLast Updated: 12:01am BST 30/05/2008 The Cold War rivals Anatoly Karpov and Viktor Korchnoi face each other over the board again at the 4th Pivdenny Bank Chess Cup which begins tomorrow at National Academy of...
An unusual novelty by GM Van Wely
Loek van Wely is an expert in this line of the King’s Indian and introduces a strange looking novelty the subtlety of which his opponent fails to appreciate. L. Van Wely – S. DyachkovRussian Team ChampionshipDagomys King’s Indian Classical...
England’s newest Grandmaster
A new GrandmasterBy Malcolm PeinLast Updated: 12:01am GMT 07/01/2008 Simon Williams has qualified as England’s latest Grandmaster after a short draw with the top seed Vadim Malakhatko in round eight of the Hastings Masters. The result ensured that Williams’...
The tradition of Hastings
Tribute to the manyBy Malcolm PeinLast Updated: 12:01am GMT 28/12/2007www.telegraph.co.uk This year’s Hastings International Chess Congress is the 83rd edition of what is the world’s longest running chess event. The congress starts today and runs until 6 January 2008...
Tal Memorial
Let the fight beginBy Malcolm PeinLast Updated: 12:01am GMT 10/11/2007 The 2008 Tal Memorial starts today in Moscow with a superb field that should produce fighting chess worthy of the memory of the ‘Magician from Riga’. The ten player...