Comments for Chess in Translation

Comment on Ivanchuk: “I could have become a writer” by Gerhard

Gerhard — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 22:49:20 +0000

It’s good to hear that some of the grandmasters exchange literature!
That Kramnik is a reader of Proust is fitting well.
And…that story about Ivantschuk’s experience on the train is really nice.

Comment on Karpov, Kramnik and Kasparov on Spassky by Gerhard

Gerhard — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 22:38:15 +0000

Very appreciated, mishanp, that you came back! At least twice a week i droped in to look if there’s something new.
I also like very much the articles about Spassky. It’s a pity that there is not much more on the net. I think Spassky was a real powerful player in the sixties – and it’s a pity too that his name is seemingly mostly connected with this loss to Fischer.

Comment on Karpov, Kramnik and Kasparov on Spassky by mishanp

mishanp — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:23:53 +0000

Yes, I’ve stopped working there as the whole site’s stopped, at least for now. I might well end up working somewhere else, though I hope if I do I won’t have to neglect this site quite as completely as I did while working full-time at WhyChess.

Comment on Karpov, Kramnik and Kasparov on Spassky by Harish Srinivasan

Harish Srinivasan — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 19:17:37 +0000

Glad to see the site back with posts. Kramnik’s piece was very nice.

On a different note, does this mean that you are no longer working for whychess? since it has been a while since the English version was updated.

Comment on Spassky: “I knew the openings badly” by Didac

Didac — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 22:33:50 +0000

Great to see this site running again!

Comment on Karpov, Kramnik and Kasparov on Spassky by mishanp

mishanp — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:16:25 +0000

Yep, I think that’s everyone! I’m still not sure where the photo’s from exactly. ChessBase is given as a source at the RCF website. Perhaps from: http://www.chessbase.com/newsprint.asp?newsid=4097

Which is a republication of an Indian article: http://sifyimg.speedera.net/voi/fullstory.php?id=14514970&page=4

But neither those sources nor the RCF give the location/date.

Comment on Karpov, Kramnik and Kasparov on Spassky by Reyk

Reyk — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 08:50:42 +0000

My guess for the missing names:

Tal
Lautier
Anand

Standing Left to Right

Larsen
Korchnoi
Kasparov
Bessel Kok
Timman
Spassky

Comment on Karpov, Kramnik and Kasparov on Spassky by Mike

Mike — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 06:02:39 +0000

Sitting Left to Right

Tal
?
Anand

Standing Left to Right

Larsen
Korchnoi
Kasparov
?
Timman
Spassky

Comment on Karpov, Kramnik and Kasparov on Spassky by Simple Pole etc.

Simple Pole etc. — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 05:35:22 +0000

Is it Vlastimil Hort, the third to the right?

Comment on Karpov, Kramnik and Kasparov on Spassky by Simple Pole etc.

Simple Pole etc. — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 05:30:47 +0000

I checked participants of each Tilburg tournament from the right period and I can’t match the legends. I see (from left) Tal, Larsen, a younger man (sitting) whose face I know but whose name escapes me, a bit older man standing whom I am not sure I know, Kasparov (I think),Anand (sitting), another famous chess player whose face I know but can’t place the name (without googling, which is not fair), Timman, and Spassky. I am now completely obsessed with trying to remember the name of the younger man, third from the left. Help!