Haralambos Tsakiris from Kavala, Greece, won the recent World Amateur Championship after the dramatic finish when he defeated the earlier leader from Iceland. Tsakiris is awarded the title of FIDE Master and elo of 2200 for the effort. We spoke to Tsakos immediately after the closing ceremony. Chessdom: Hello Haralambos, congratulations on winning the title [...]

Interviews with the winners of R6 and R7 by Vijay Kumar

Frederic Sellier profiled the young Italian star WIM Marina Brunello on his Pokemon Chess blog. Frederic Sellier: Hi Marina, can you introduce you to our French readers? Marina Brunello: Bonjour! I’m Marina Brunello, 17 years old from Italy. Frederic Sellier: When and how did you learn chess? Marina Brunello: My brother Sabino taught me to [...]

Polish champion GM Mateusz Bartel won the 2012 edition of the Aeroflot Open that took place 7-15th February in Moscow. After the fantastic performance in one of the strongest open tournaments in the world, Bartel kindly agreed to a quick interview for Chessdom. Chessdom: Hello Mateusz, congratulations on winning the Aeroflot Open! What are your [...]

Theodoros Tsorbatzoglou, member of board of European chess union from Greece, came to Moscow for participation in business program of RSSU Cup “Moscow Open”, and answered the questions of Eldar Mukhametov, the tournament website reporter. Q: Mr. Tsorbatzoglou, can you share your impressions about RSSU Cup “Moscow Open 2012″? A: For many years Mr. Alexander [...]

In the stage of the Cup of Russia, which is being held as a part of the RSSU Cup “Moscow Open 2012″, Grandmaster from Penza Dmitry Kokarev is currently one of the pleading players. Kokarev had won four stages of the Cup of Russia in 2011. Julia Dogodkina interviewed him after one of the rounds. [...]

Alexander Kostiev, Director of the international chess festival Moscow Open, spoke about the peculiarities of organising and running such a large-scale tournament. Eldar Mukhametov: Alexander Nikolaevich, how did the idea of this festival originate? Alexander Kostiev: The festival was born thanks to the idea of connecting the establishment of the Chess Department in the Russia [...]

Kubra Ozturk – The title I finally got in the Women World Team Chess Championship in Mardin is what I was waiting for a long time, it made me so happy.

The Brazilian site Rádio Xadrez conducted an exclusive interview with the best woman chess player of all time, GM Judit Polgár! Judit, who will visit Brazil next month to compete in a tournament, told details about her life as mother, wife and chess player. She recalled important moments of her career: such as her games [...]

On his expectations for Wijk Aan Zee and more