Month: March 2022

GM Vidit Gijrathi on arriving early in Belgrade, meeting with his friends there, his funky group, and eagerness to potentially

Sam shares his thoughts on Hikaru’s performance in Berlin, evaluates his group level, relates to the historical match where Fischer

GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave explains what happens when Bacrot is not around, tells us about his physical routine, and gets set

This was a tough game. I made a mistake early on and was forced to defend a worse position with

GM Anish Giri describes opponents in his group by one adjective, gathers his Dutch dream team, and somehow teaches how

GM Dmitry Andreikin hares his feelings after his victory over Alexander Grischuk in R1 of the FIDE Grand Prix in

Which kind of chess does Nikita Vitiugov prefer? Is he keen on Serbian food? Is he happy to be in

GM Shakhriyar Mamedyarov evaluates the power balance in his pool D, recalls his experience in playing chess in Serbia, talks