The 12th world chess champion considers such a decision a manifestation of FIDE’s weakness. I perceive the whole situation as a weakness of FIDE. They had no grounds other than a soft recommendation from the IOC. I am sure that Arkady Dvorkovich should have solved this issue right at the election congress, after the elections,…
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The 14th world chess champion Vladimir Kramnik considers Russian grandmaster Ian Nepomniachtchi the favorite in the match for the world title against the Chinese Ding Liren. Ian is some favorite. As a percentage, I would rate it as 55 to 45. Not a very big difference. The Chinese is a very serious opponent. Both have…
Russian chess player Aleksandra Goryachkina gave a long interview to Sport-Express. In it, she spoke about her passion for football and figure skating, about her attitude to changing sports citizenship and more. I have been in chess since the age of six. I came home from table tennis with a broken head. For me, any…
Hans Niemann gave an interview after his victory in the first round of the US Championship. I think that this game is a message to everyone and, you know, this entire thing started with me saying that chess speaks for itself, and I think this game spoke for itself and showed the chess player that I…
In an interview with RIA News, Vladislav Artemiev shared his impressions of the “Chess Stars” tournament. You know, I now first of all experience positive emotions, because the tournament was really very strong in terms of the composition of the participants. After all, Vladimir Kramnik came to Moscow, Sergey Karjakin and other serious guys spoke….
In an interview with championat.com, Peter Svidler shared his opinion about Hans Niemann. Chess.com’s investigation looks convincing. I am satisfied with everything that is collected in their analysis. As for Niemann’s cheating, there are no doubts about cheating online – the intrigue remained only in the question of his play over the board. Unfortunately, the…
Russian chess player Alexandra Goryachkina considers it wrong to change the format of the Candidates Tournament after its regulations have been determined. She reported this to TASS. Previously, the Women’s Candidates Tournament was held in two rounds. According to the new rules established by the International Chess Federation (FIDE), the tournament will be held in…
The tournament in Moscow is going on in a very interesting struggle. A strong squad has been assembled, and besides, two of our chess players (Alexandra Goryachkina and Kateryna Lagno) are participating in it. So it seems to me that the tournament has already taken place. Of course, I root for all our chess players….
Garry Kasparov, in a short interview given to Carl Fredrik Johansson from the Uppsala Chess Academy + in Sweden, commented on the situation between Magnus Carlsen and Hans Niemann. I understand his frustration and his anger after losing the game and finding other reasons than his own poor play in his game to blame for…
The President of the International Olympic Committee, Thomas Bach, said that Russian athletes will be able to participate in international competitions in a neutral status only if they do not support a special operation in Ukraine. “In this case, I will not perform,”- Artemiev said, commenting on Bach’s words. – But in my opinion, politics…