VIDEO: Interview Veselin Topalov

In our last video from Linares we speak with Veselin Topalov, just after he won his first Linares. He talks about the game against Gelfand and several other topics, and it includes a brief comment by Grischuk as well as footage from the closing ceremony. Below we give many photos from the closing. Read more

Luis Rentero: “I love the game”

Tomorrow the first round in Linares will be played. Last year Rick Goetzee spoke with the godfather of the tournament, Luis Rentero. “I owned 32 supermarkets and 4 hotels. I sold the supermarkets to a Belgian company but still have my hotels. Hotel Anibal is the only one with a chess theme, but sometimes visitors to my other hotels bring me chess memorabilia as they know I love the game.” Read more

Carlsen also in the upcoming TIME

Remember the brief Q&A with Magnus Carlsen in TIME Magazine that we mentioned last week? Well, as it turned out that was just a ’stocking stuffer’ during the magazine’s quiet holiday period. TIME’s upcoming issue (US and international) will hit newstands in a few days, and this one contains a ‘full profile’ interview. Read more

Carlsen in TIME and the art of good journalism

Yesterday TIME featured a short interview with the new world’s new number 1 Magnus Carlsen. Despite the fact that there were only ten questions with relatively short answers, I liked it so much that it got me thinking about chess journalism in general. Why can’t interviews with chess players always be this sharp? Read more

Review: The Immortal Game

As an experienced player, when I came across “The Immortal Game: A History of Chess”, by David Shenk, I didn’t feel much inclined to pick it up. I mean, after having read such classics as The Development of Chess Style by Max Euwe, and Chess History and Reminiscences, by Bird, what could some general history have to offer? Further, the author, by his own admission, far from an expert player, is not even a rated amateur. Read more

Video interview with Magnus Carlsen

In the last few days more videos have been uploaded to our show player: an interview with Luke McShane, a part of the press conference of Short vs Ni Hua and now also an interview with Magnus Carlsen, conducted yesterday after his draw against Adams. Read more

Video: presentation new book on Fischer

Last Tuesday, in the Max Euwe Centre in Amsterdam, publisher Hanon W. Russell and author Karsten Müller officially presented their brand new book on Fischer: Bobby Fischer – The Career and Complete Games of the American World Chess Champion. ChessVibes was there to film the presentation and ask the author a few questions. Read more

Anish Giri: “Every opponent was strong and tough”

Last Sunday he became the youngest player ever to win the Dutch Championship. The Dutch chess scene has welcomed and embraced Russian born Anish Giri and the 15-year-old super-talent, who already made appearance on Dutch national TV, was happy to answer some questions for ChessVibes as well. Read more

Kasparov on coaching Carlsen

When earlier this week the news came out that Magnus Carlsen and Garry Kasparov are working together, we immediately tried to contact the former World Champion as well. We sent a few questions for Kasparov to Mig Greengard, who has now sent us a preview of a small interview he did with Kasparov on the train. Read more

Magnus Carlsen: “My job is to improve my chess”

As we reported earlier today, Magnus Carlsen has started working with former World Champion Garry Kasparov. In a brief interview conducted by phone, Magnus Carlsen tells ChessVibes what it’s like to work with The Boss. “Yes, I always feel tired at the end of the day. But that’s good.” Read more

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