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An interview with the Executive Director of the 2013 FIDE World Cup, Børge Robertsen, combined with the song Guođohit by Elle Márjá Eira, performed at the opening ceremony on Saturday night. … [Read more...] about World Cup 2013: Executive Director Børge Robertsen

During the Alekhine Memorial in Paris (the 2nd half is held in St Petersburg) we asked several top players about the 4th World Chess Champion who is remembered by this tournament: Alexander Alexandrovich Alekhine. In order of appearance: Boris Gelfand, Levon Aronian, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, Viswanathan Anand, Michael Adams and Laurent Fressinet. … [Read more...] about Top players on Alexander Alekhine

Our first video on the Alekhine Memorial which is held in Paris (first leg) and St Petersburg (second leg). Three participants give praise to the organizers: Michael Adams (Engeland), Laurent Fressinet (France) and Boris Gelfand of Israel. … [Read more...] about Alekhine Memorial: Adams, Fressinet & Gelfand

On Monday, April 1st, 2013 Magnus Carlsen won the FIDE World Chess Candidates' Tournament in London, a chess event with eight of the strongest players in the world. With his victory the 22-year-old Norwegian qualified for the next world title match, in which he will challenge reigning World Champion Viswanathan Anand of India. In this video, Carlsen looks back at what was the … [Read more...] about Magnus Carlsen on winning the London Candidates’ Tournament

An interview with England's 5th grandmaster Gawain Jones, who participated in the London Chess Classic in December and "learnt a lot", then won the Hastings open and then finished his Reykjavik Open with the same score. … [Read more...] about Reykjavik Open: Gawain Jones