The Meltwater Champions Chess Tour is launching a new ground-breaking tournament this month focused on the clash of ages. The eight-day Julius Baer Generation Cup, the seventh leg of the Tour, will feature 16 world-class players spanning the age spectr…
Todos los seguidores del ajedrez ya están al tanto de lo sucedido recientemente en San Luis. Magnus Carlsen se retiró de la Copa Sinquefield, aparentemente tras sospechar que Hans Niemann había hecho trampa en su partida de la tercera ronda. El gran ma…
After last year’s Tal Memorial, where Viswanathan Anand drew all nine games, he gave a long and fascinating interview to Vlad Tkachiev. Topics included the champion’s current form and the upcoming match against Boris Gelfand. On the eve of that match I’m resposting the interview here as it’s currently unavailable at WhyChess. The following interview, which I translated from Russian into […]
In an interview with Sport Express, FIDE President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov has explained the decision to hold the next Candidates Tournament later this year in London. He also talks about plans for a new Men’s Grand Prix and the sale of the rights to the World Championship and other major events. Yuri Vasiliev’s interview with Ilyumzhinov was […]
