Introduction WFM Maaike Keetman is a Dutch chess player who was a part of the Dutch Female National Team at the Baku Chess Olympiad in 2016. Outside of the Dutch chess circles, she is probably…
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Chess Interviews.
Interviews with different persons from the chess world. Find out about chess player lifestyle, their dreams and goals and more.
Educator, teacher, podcaster – Ben Johnson Interview – Part Two
This is the second part of the interview, in which we talk about Ben’s trading years, his transition back to chess teaching, about Perpetual Chess Podcast and his family. The first part of the interview,…
Educator, teacher, podcaster – Ben Johnson Interview – Part One
This is the first part of the interview, in which we talk about Ben’s early years, his adulthood and time in college and how he got into poker. The second part of the interview, in…
From 2100 To International Master – Andrzej Krzywda Interview – Part 1
INTRODUCTION On May 21, 2018, a Reddit post by relatively unknown Polish Candidate Master (and software developer) Andrzej Krzywda, titled I Was ~ 2100 for > 20 years (I’m 38). Last Week I Made an…
Tijana Blagojević Interview
Tijana Blagojević is one of the most successful young players in the whole Balkans and one of the most successful female chess players in the history of Montenegro. Her chess biography is impressive – she…
Ivan Šarić Interview
IVAN ŠARIĆ For almost a decade now, Ivan Šarić has been both the top-ranked and the strongest Croatian chess player. Already back in 2007, he introduced himself to the broader chess public by winning the…
Sven Tica Interview
Sven Tica is one of the youngest Croatian International Masters. Together with Plenča Jadranko and Leon Livaić, he is a member of the ‘holy trinity’ of the Croatian Youth. These three players are well in…
Leon Livaić Interview
Leon Livaić is the youngest International Master in the history of Croatian Chess and one of the greatest hopes of Croatian Chess – a former European and World Rapid Champion and European Blitz Youth Bronze…