Interview with Anatoly Karpov

There it is. The Big Chessvibes Interview with Anatoly Karpov. Wednesday morning I spoke to him about half an hour in The Hague, where he was to play a simul later that day against members of the Dutch parliament. (By the way, the score was 21 wins and 2 draws for the ex-world champion). The questions I asked him, were put forward in advance by you, the visitors, on the Chessvibes website. (Because we were limited by the clock, not all questions could be asked.) This way I think we managed to make it an interview with a nice mix of subjects that are interesting for a broad audience. Enjoy! full story »

They play chess at the Asian Games

Yesterday the Asian Games were officially opened in Doha, Quatar. The what? Well, we’re talking about one of the biggest sport events of the world, which is organised for the 15th time already. The name suspects a kind of Olympic Games for Asian countries and that’s what it is: it includes about 40 sports and more than 45 disciplines, among them athletics, archery, golf, wrestling and rugby. And for the first time at the Asian Games they will also play chess. full story »