Время публикации: 27.05.2012 14:05 | Последнее обновление: 27.05.2012 14:52
Grischuk against a robot, blonds against brunettes, Peter I ... Moscow in general and its chess events showed through the eyes of the Europe Echecs journalists during the World Championship Match (with English subtitles).
There were three chess events during the third rest day at the World Championship Match in Moscow. One of them was a match between blonds and brunettes. A year earlier blonds were literally demolished, but this time they took a no less convincing revenge.
This video was recorded in Evgeni Bebchuk's Moscow Chess Academy in 2004. It was attended by the grandmaster's wife Olga and Evgeni Vasiukov. Vladimir Vasilkov recorded the video.
ChessVibes and Europe Echecs present their video reports (in English and French) about the game 11 of the World Championship Match, which also show Gelfand's seconds Pavel Eljanov and Alexander Huzman.
The Strastnoy Boulevard located in Moscow is hosting a simultaneous exhibition; however the main event will put to a sword two chess robots: Russian CHESSka (the creation of Konstantin Kosteniuk) and German KUKA Monstr (which was constructed just a short time ago by robots building corporation KUKA robotics).
It's about the tie-break of the World Championship through the eyes of the Indian TV reporter Vijay Kumar, including an interview with Viswanathan Anand, straight after he managed to keep the title. Moscow, 30 May 2012.
A friendly match between Russian and French mini-teams is underway in Cap d'Agde, France, as the key event of 3rd Trophée Anatoly Karpov. Anatoly Karpov and Valentina Gunina are representing Russia, while the French team consists of Romain Edouard and Marie Sebag.The rapid part has been over today (5.5-2.5 to Russia), the blitz games will be played tomorrow, on October 25th.
The traditional present chess players get in Khanty-Mansiysk is the earflapped fur hat. This time it was awarded to Shakhriyar Mamedyarov, Ian Nepomniachtchi, Alexander Grischuk, Le Quang Liem and Ruslan Ponomariov.
The thirteenth king of chess Garry Kasparov will be a guest of honour at the World Championship Match on Friday, 18 May. There's a joke going around the press centre in relation to this, "Will the Special Police Force (OMON) be there?" But then, these days there is enough security personnel at the Tretyakov Gallery even without "the extra powerful resources".