Ivan Cheparinov: The most important for me is to win the last round of the day
After the tenth round Grandmaster Ivan Cheparinov from Bulgaria, who tied for the second place before the last day of the World Rapid Championship, came to the press centre to share his impressions on his performance.
2nd day review: Ian Nepomniachtchi is two points ahead of the nearest rivals at the FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Championships
The second day of the FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships in Khanty-Mansiysk was marked with the confident play of Ian Nepomniachtchi
The World Blitz Chess Champion answered the questions of the journalists right after the last round of the tournament
- Liem, congratulations on the victory! Did you expect that you would win the Championship? - You know, this result was a big surprise for me. When I was coming here I did not even think about victory. There are...
Alexander Moiseenko: Beautiful moves and ideas come to mind
- The rapid is over, the blitz will come to its end soon. Your impressions? - In general I have good impressions on the tournament. The championships are strong, many titled chess players participate in the tournament, the prize fund...
Sergey Rublevskiy: the organization is fantastic, we always feel the pleasant atmosphere
The rapid tournament is over, the blitz will come to it’s end soon. What impressions do you have? Please share your emotions with us. - The rapid tournament was very interesting, but to my mind 15 rounds is too much....
Yan Nepomniachtchi: Today I did not repeat my mistake
The silver medalist of the World Rapid Chess Championship Yan Nepomniachtchi came to the press centre to share his impressions.
Press-conference with Shakhriyar Mamedyarov
The new World Rapid Chess Champion, the Azerbaijani Grandmaster Shakhriyar Mamedyarov shared his impressions on the tournament at the final press conference.
