French GM Vladislav Tkachiev confirmed his status as rating favorite at the Cuca International Tournaments 2013 that took place on 20th-26th April in Luanda, Angola. Tkachiev got the winner’s trophy thanks to an undefeated performance that allowed him to...
Tkachiev wins Rapid Grand Prix in Nancy
GM Vladislav Tkachiev grabbed the winner’s trophy at the first stage of the French Rapid Grand-Prix 2013 in Nancy. The strong rapid tournament took place on 9-10th March at the Conseil Général de Meurthe et Moselle in Nancy. Tkachiev won...
Chess parallel to this development of the U.S. policy of deterrence
Seoul refuses to join US missile defense in Asia Nov 3, 2012 18:50 Moscow Time Officially, Seoul opposes technical aspects of the global anti-missile defense system in Asia, saying that South Korea is interested in protecting itself from missiles launched...
Interview with former Russian President Gorbachev
Lunch with Gorbachevby whychessAugust 1, 2011 3:51 am Interview with former Russian President Gorbachev Vlad Tkachiev: Mikhail Sergeyevich, could you tell us about chess in your life? Mikhai Gorbachev: In my youth it was a crazily simple pastime. The...
Widen the damn goals!
Alexander Grischuk on Kazan, reforms, Nakamura, politics, generation 0 and much, much more I must admit I couldn’t wait for my first interview in my new capacity. I was intrigued both by what was an unfamiliar genre for me,...
Interview with FIDE President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov
Kirsan Ilyumzhinov: Regarding the results of the FIDE Presidential Board in Al Ain, the UAE, the Commission for Modernization considers the issue about introduction of separate ratings for rapid chess and blitz. Within the frames of this project it...
Notice from the French Chess Olympiad Team
Notice from the French Chess Olympiad teamThe French Chess Federation (EBF) announced on January 21, 2011 that on December 22, disciplinary action against two Grand Masters who are members of the French International team, and against a French International...
Problems with health and acclimatization
ChessBase.com recently posted a letter by the charismatic GM Tkachiev. Here is his letter: Dear ChessBase Readers, I would like to explain the recent incident at the Calcutta tournament in which I was involved. From the very beginning of...
Putting chess back on the map
On board for a good time http://www.theage.com.au September 13, 2009 The Age – Melbourne,Victoria,Australia A chess grandmaster turned up drunk and fell asleep at the board at an international tournament in Kolkata, Reuters reported last week. Australian rugby league...
Charismatic Nigel Short chimes in
Nigel Short: “An example must be made!” Professor R. Anantharam, is a most charming man, but it is hard to understand how his actions during the infamous “Inebriated Tkachiev Game” adhere to the Laws of Chess. In his attempt...