#9 GM Andrey Deviatkin
Let's talk about chess
English - November 03, 2020 11:00 - 41 minutes - 38 MB - ★★★★ - 5 ratingsHobbies Leisure Sports chess sport board games strategy mind sport Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
In this episode Eric talks to the Russian grandmaster Andrey Deviatkin. Andrey decided to quit his chess career a couple of years ago, because he wanted to try something else: Chess960. But why did Andrey stop playing "traditional chess"? He said: "I understood that chess has become an absolutely different game from the one I have played in my childhood and youth. The computer has changed it dramatically. I have been working hard to become a chess grandmaster, but now my interest is over". Enough to talk about in this episode!
You can follow Andrey on Twitter: @AndreyDeviatkin
You can find an excellent blog about FRC/Chess960 by Mark Weeks here, with some contributions by Andrey.
Want to know more about the rules and history of Chess960? Go to Wikipedia.
Chess world champion Magnus Carlsen says: "I would love to see more Fischer [Random] Chess being played over-the-board in a classical format". More here: https://new.uschess.org/news/were-trying-grow-chess-interview-magnus-carlsen
Host : Eric van Reem
Guest : GM Andrey Deviatkin (RUS)
Editor : Dennis van Reem
Artwork : Fränk Stiefel
Music : Chess Pieces-Silent Partner
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