FIDE World Championship 2005, San Luis, Argentina. Press
Release Interviews: Kasimdzhanov
Rustam Kasimdzhanov at the start of round 8 at
Linares 2005. Photo © Michiel Abeln
WCC San Luis 2005 Press
Release
Buenos Aires, September 13th, 2005
Kasimdzhanov: "He
who deals best with the pressure will probably prevail"
When
talking to the Press Office of the World Chess Championship San Luis 2005,
Rustam Kasimdzhanov said that this competition will be very interesting and
full of fight. The player from Uzbekistan assured that, "at the end, the
pressure will be very high, and he who deals best with it will probably
prevail". For 2004 FIDE's world champion, "Anand is perhaps the best at the
moment". The tips for winning will be "energy, plus good nerves". He was a
little bit ironic when asked why people shouldn't miss this event: "Maybe
because there will be the strongest players playing the best chess?" Talking
about Argentina, he named "tango, steak, and Capablanca-Alekhine match in
Buenos Aires".
Transcription of the 10 questions and answers exchanged
with Rustam Kasimdzhanov:
1) What are your expectations about this
important competition?
I expect it to be very interesting and full of
fight, because all 8 players will be trying to win.
2) How do you
evaluate the way of play of this competition? (Double round-robin)
Playing 14 rounds of classical chess is very exhausting. At the end, the
pressure will be very high and he who deals best with it will probably prevail.
3) Which are your favourite players among your seven opponents? And
who will be the toughest?
Anand is perhaps the best at the moment;
although in such an event they will all be equally tough.
4) How
are you preparing yourself for the WCC Argentina 2005?
I would not open
the details of my preparation yet; nor would others!
5) Do you
think that you will be coming being in your best competition level?
I
hope so.
6) Which will be the "tips" to win the
competition?
Energy, plus good nerves.
7) Will this
tournament be very different from all the others you have already
played?
The format and participants resemble Linares very much.
8) Will the spectators be seeing "new things" in the way of
playing?
A lot of new opening ideas to be sure!
9) Why
should spectators don't miss this championship?
Maybe because there
will be the strongest players playing the best chess?
10) Name the
first things that come into your mind when you think of Argentina.
Tango, steak, and Capablanca-Alekhine match in Buenos Aires.
Source:
Press Office of the WCC San Luis 2005
Short biography:
Rustam
Kasimdzhanov:
Grand Master. Born on December 5th, 1979 in Uzbekistan.
With a solid game and excellent theoretical preparation he was the great
surprise at Tripoli 2004 World Championship, defeating world's best players
Vasily Ivanchuk, Zoltan Amasi, Alexander Grischuk, and Veselin Topalov among
others. In the final match he defeated British Michael Adams becoming FIDE's
World Champion. His ELO: 2670.
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