Chinese Tan Zhongyi named her opponent in the semifinals of the candidates tournament, Russian Aleksandra Goryachkina, one of the best chess players in the world. “Aleksandra is one of the best chess players in the world. I would say that I will try my best to play every game well, it will be a very,…
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In a recent interview, Henrik Carlsen complained about the unbearably difficult format of the World Title match and noted that Magnus could not help but feel tired of it:“As for the format, the opening preparation takes so much time and limits the game of classical chess at the highest level so much that Magnus could…
FIDE President Arkady Dvorkovich spoke about cheating in chess. “Cheating is really a problem. First of all, it concerns online, but there have been cases at the blackboard. We are seriously fighting it.” He also spoke about the investigation into the American grandmaster Hans Niemann. Earlier, world champion Magnus Carlsen starred in the Sinquefield Cup…
Albert Stepanyan, a member of the Supervisory Board of the Russian Chess Federation, said that the 12th World chess champion Anatoly Karpov is expected to be transferred from the intensive care unit to the general department by the end of the week. “I was talking to his wife. Unfortunately, there are no serious breakthroughs yet….
Magnus Carlsen has outlined two conditions under which he can return to the race for the world title. Both conditions relate to the format of the match “It’s not for me to suggest it. But I would like to be given less time to think about moves and to have more games.”
Henrik Carlsen, who is the father and manager of the current world champion Magnus Carlsen, explained why his son refused the title match against Ian Nepomniachtchi. “As for the format, the opening preparation takes so much time and limits the game of classical chess at the highest level so much that Magnus could not help…
The current world chess champion Magnus Carlsen said that in the future he could take part in a match for the title of the strongest chess player on the planet. “I don’t want to speculate on whether this is possible or not, but I definitely don’t rule out such a possibility in the future. Especially…
Russian grandmaster Ian Nepomniachtchi commented on the results of the Fischer World Chess Championship that ended in Reykjavik. “It is hardly possible to find logic in the parties of Armageddon. But at the same time, this has its own logic. I hope to see more Fischer chess tournaments in the future. Congratulations to Hikaru Nakamura!”…
Former FIDE World Champion Veselin Topalov said in an interview with the Spanish ABC that he was against the international chess federation being headed by a Russian. source
English grandmaster Nigel Short regrets the death of Michael Basman. “With the death of IM Mike Basman. English chess has lost a true original. Totally bonkers, of course, but always thought-provoking. He played so many amusing games, it is hard to name a favourite, but I loved his Immortal Waiting Game, against Ulf Andersson, Hastings…