New In Chess Podcast

• #70. Vishy Anand Takes A Walk Down Memory Lane!

  This week’s episode of the New In Chess Podcast features in interview with Indian grandmaster Vishwanathan Anand. Commonly known as Vishy, Anand is one of the greatest and most popular world champions in the history of chess, as well as one of its most admired and respected ambassadors. Although no one could blame him if he decided to rest on his laurels, Vishy remains active as a player – and he is still ranked number 13 in the world (2743), which is frankly incredible - but in the past years he has also taken on new roles. He is Deputy Vice-President of FIDE and he is a partner in the Westbridge Anand Chess Academy in Chennai, where the cream of the highly successful young Indian generation is training and, no doubt, many youngsters whose names we do not yet know. With a unique career like Anand’s, it’s impossible to do a career-spanning interview. Therefore Dirk Jan ten Geuzendam decided to focus on two particular events: the New Year’s tournament in Reggio Emilia (1991/92), which resulted in a sensational victory, and Anand’s personal favourite: the luxurious Amber rapid and blindfold events, held in Monaco and on a few occasions in Nice and Roquebrune. 0:00 – Intro 1:56 – Where does Vishy keep his countless trophies? 5:29 – Vishy recalls bursting onto the chess scene in the early 90’s, scoring victories over the world’s best 8:44 – Linnares, Tilburg and Reggio Emilia 1991 17:49 – Being initially underestimated by the rest of the chess elite 22:35 – Linnares 1992 26:16 – AD BREAK 26:48 – The Reggio Emilia tournaments 30:45 – Vishy’s experience of the first Amber chess tournament40:00 – Joop van Oosterom, the billionaire sponsor of the Amber tournaments 42:30 – Why Kasparov didn’t play in the Amber tournaments47:30 – Vishy describes finding a sort of refuge at the Amber tournaments49:20 – AD BREAK 50:19 – “We have to talk about Lubo and John Nunn” 56:43 – Jeroen Piket58:40 – Ivanchuk’s short-lived retirement 1:00:15 – Does Vishy see a future for blindfold chess? 1:03:15 – Vishy’s affinity for rapid chess 1:05:30 – Vishy’s memories of Reggio Emilia

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• #69. Tania Sachdev Talks About Her Journey From Indian Women's Champion To World-Class Commentator!

  This week’s episode of the New In Chess Podcast features an interview with Indian chess star Tania Sachdev. Tania Sachdev is a two-time Indian Women’s Champion and she was a member of the Indian Women’s team that wrote history at the Budapest Olympiad last year, where they won the gold medals. Probably most chess fans will know her as one of the most popular online chess commentators in the world. Armed with both the broad knowledge and deep insights of the professional, and the unbridled enthusiasm of the true chess lover, Tania can entertain and speak to audiences of all levels.Interviewed by Dirk Jan ten Geuzendam, Tania Sachdev speaks about her family background, the unwavering support she got from her parents and the unforgettable peaks in her chess career. Naturally, she also speaks about her second career as a commentator that was launched when she was invited to be on the commentary team during the World Championship match between Vishy Anand and Magnus Carlsen in Chennai in 2013.What is it that she loves in commentating? Why is she such a wonderful duo with Peter Leko? Why should the players engage more with the media? How can we capture the emotional moments in chess even better? Which are her favourite places on this earth and what has food go to do with it? Tania loves talking and sharing stories and memories. You don’t want to miss them. Enjoy this week's episode of the New In Chess Podcast!Timestamps: 0:00 – Intro 2:31 – Welcome Tania! 3:08 – Why Delhi means so much to Tania 5:55 – Getting to travel for her career 8:08 – Tania’s family background 11:02 – Falling in love with chess and entering competitions 16:48 – How did people react to Tania’s strong performances as a young girl? 19:10 – Tania’s oldest chess friends 21:45 – Did Tania have many doubts about pursuing chess professionally? 25:26 – Winning the Women’s Olympiad with India last year 30:23 – AD BREAK 30:55 – Tania’s commentating career39:30 – How does Tania commentate boring games?43:42 – The viral Magnus-Gukesh moment at Norway chess 45:32 – Gukesh’s crushing loss to Fabiano Caruana in Norway 48:30 – The evolution of online chess commentary and chess media 56:20 – Tania asks Dirk Jan about chess journalism back in the day versus now 58:40 – What would Tania like to see in terms of improving chess broadcasts? 1:01:41 – AD BREAK 1:02:41 – Tania advocates for the use of heartrate monitors during big tournaments1:04:27 – Tania’s incredible commentating chemistry with Peter Leko1:07:25 – Tania’s part in the Freestyle movement 1:15:15 – Tania recommends some Bollywood music to Dirk Jan 1:16:30 – Outro

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• #68. Entrepeneur And Bestselling Author James Wants To Be The Chess Player He Was Twenty Years Ago!

  This week’s episode of the New In Chess Podcast features an interview with American chess player and businessman James Altucher.  James Altucher is an investor, a venture capitalist and a firm believer in AI and cryptocurrency. He’s also a bestselling author – you may know his book Choose Yourself – and he has a popular podcast with 50 thousand subscribers, The James Altucher Show. In his podcast, he dives into the world of entrepreneurship, personal development and out-of-the-box thinking. Or, as he puts it himself, he interviews the world’s peak performers in every area of life. James has been writing a column for New In Chess Magazine for the past four years, in which he describes his struggle to regain his old chess strength after he returned to our game following a ‘sabbatical’ of more than twenty years. His articles are witty, perceptive and full of humour and insights.The interview, conducted by Dirk Jan ten Geuzendam, took place on the day when James was to be a co-commentator next to five-time World Champion Vishy Anand in the Norway Chess studio, a privilege he was thrilled about. With his contagious enthusiasm, he spoke about Anand and the other chess greats he has encountered, from Kasparov, Judit Polgar and Hikaru Nakamura to the legendary Sammy Reshevsky. Enjoy this week's episode of the New In Chess Podcast! 0:00 – Intro 1:47 – Welcome James! 3:24 – Where does James’s natural curiosity come from? 5:00 – How James became obsessed with chess 9:15 – James’s memory of the late and great Samuel Reshevsky 10:25 – Did James ever aspire to a pro chess career?12:52 – James’s hiatus from chess 16:05 – Does chess skill translate into other areas of life? 18:49 – What is James’s biggest achievement in business?21:11 – James’s writing 30:36 – AD BREAK 31:09 – How The Queen’s Gambit got James back into chess 33:40 – The challenges of improving your chess at a later age 46:24 – What does James find special about chess players? 49:38 – Having chess superstars on his podcast 53:25 – Hikaru Nakamura’s entrepreneurial talent58:11 – AD BREAK 59:11 – Robert Greene, the laws of power, and James’s next book 1:02:38 – James’s own tournament and writing for New In Chess 1:05:12 – Commentating alongside Vishy Anand 1:05:58 – Outro

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• #67. Vladimir Zak: A Great Teacher Inspires | The Essential Sosonko

  This week’s episode of the New In Chess Podcast features a narration from “The Essential Sosonko”, a collection of chess portraits and stories authored by chess grandmaster Genna Sosonko. The subject of this week’s episode is Soviet chess player and coach Vladimir Zak.Vladimir Gregorievich Zak (1913-1994) was the head coach of the Leningrad Pioneers' Palace, a premier chess institution in the Soviet Union, for forty years. He was known for his classical approach to chess, which emphasised self-analysis and disciplined study. His stall of pupils included several future grandmasters, including Boris Spassky, Viktor Korchnoi, Gata Kamsky, and of course, Genna Sosonko himself.Despite his limited playing strength, Vladimir Zak has an enduring legacy as a teacher of chess. Genna explains why: a good teacher explains, a great teacher inspires. And Vladimir Zak was a great teacher. "The Essential Sosonko" is available for purchase on the New In Chess website: https://www.newinchess.com/the-essential-sosonko-hardcover 

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• #66. David Navara Addresses Kramnik Cheating Insinuations, His Life In Chess And More

  This week’s episode of the New In Chess Podcast features an interview with Czech grandmaster David Navara. For more than 20 years, David Navara has been the leading chess player of the Czech Republic. Thirteen times he won the national championship. In 2015, he was ranked number 14 in the world, with a peak rating of 2751.I (Dirk Jan) spoke to David last week, in Prague, the city where he was born 40 years ago and where he still lives. Over the years, we met on many occasions, but for some inexplicable reason we never sat down for a proper interview. Now we did and to begin with we returned to our first meeting, in 2001 at the European Team Championship in Leon, in the north of Spain, where 16-year-old David was one of the stars as he scored an impressive 7 out of 9. Even if we’d only just met, he kindly showed me three of his games, giving me a first taste of his phenomenal talent. After this nice memory, David talked with great openness about his upbringing, his loving parents, the crises in his life, his Asperger and the comfort that he finds in religion.Finally, we spoke about something that has been troubling him for many months now. How he was dragged into Vladimir Kramnik’s troubling crusade against cheating. Although Kramnik claims that he never accused David of any misbehaviour, he did include him in a list of seemingly suspect results. This greatly upset and angered David, who contacted FIDE, explained why in his view Kramnik’s insinuations were ridiculous and insulting, and urged them to undertake action against Kramnik. So far, nothing has happened. Apart from a short message of support, FIDE’s reaction has been deafening silence. We sincerely hope they will listen to this podcast and do what they should have done months ago: listen to one of their finest members and care about his well-being.0:00 – Intro 2:43 – Welcome David! 3:05 – DJ’s first meeting with David in 2001 5:30 – David’s interest in foreign languages 8:05 – Where does David’s politeness come from?10:15 – How does David cope with his Asperger's? 13:25 – The importance of religion in David’s life 19:05 – Despite his self-proclaimed laziness, how has David achieved such success in chess? 25:12 – Being the #1 Czech player for over 20 years 26:15 – David’s relationship with Thai Dai Van Nguyen 30:22 – How stressful is chess for David?32:08 – AD BREAK 33:06 – Cheating allegations made by Vladimir Kramnik46:56 – What did the allegations do to David?52:05 – What does David expect from FIDE in this situation? 56:15 – AD BREAK 56:55 – Reaction from FIDE1:10:15 – When is David’s next tournament?

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