Interview with the first Asia GM and record holder

Videos and interviews from the first two rounds of the event

Defending champion of the Indonesia Open Chess Championship, GM Li Chao of China, is back for IOCC 2012 which is this year being held at the Sahid Hotel in Jakarta from 10-17 October. Although he is one of the favourites as well as the second seed, the 23-year old is quick to play down his [...]

Iran’s long time No. 1 GM Ehsan Ghaem Maghami is seeded sixteen in the Indonesia Open Chess Championship (IOCC) 2012 but the thirty second ranked Asian chessplayer (according to the FiDE website) does not believe that means anything in such a strong tournament. Currently this football fanatic is in 29th position but the target of [...]

Jan Ehlvest was one of the world chess elite and is still an active chessplayer today. The 49-year old who has competed in numerous World Cup tournaments and who is also the author of many chess books still manages to maintain a high level of sporting performance. The holder of a Masters degree in Psychology [...]

FIDE Executive Director Nigel Freeman is visiting the city of Mar del Plata, Argentina, to attend the 7th American Continental Championship. “I am here for two reasons – one is to open the Continental Championship and the other is to sign a Memorandum of Understanding with the Governor of Buenos Aires province regarding the project [...]

IM Tania Sachdev interview during Indonesia Open 2012

Dao Thien Hai was for many years the leader of Vietnam chess. His country’s first GM, he began playing international competitions from 1984 when he was just 6 years old. For over 20 years now Dao has been the player every young Vietnamese chess player has aspired to become. With the emergence of super talents [...]

The first arrival for the 2012 Indonesia Open Chess Championship on the evening of 8 October was IM Sophie Milliet of France. The charming Milliet has finally come to Indonesia after twice in the past being unable to accept invitations but the lure of a country she has heard so much about and the strength [...]

Grandmaster Valery Aveskulov has put together a sound but ultra-aggressive repertoire based on gambits that have proved their worth in grandmaster play over many years. He examines all of White’s options and move-orders after 1 d4 Nf6, and shows an aggressive reply to each of them. He also explains typical plans in depth, so you [...]