My guests for the first press conference today were: Henrik Carlsen (father of Magnus Carlsen), World Blitz Champion GM Dominguez of Cuba, Amani Matoussi and WFM Najla Krifa of Tunisia (and GM Fontaine to help with the French / English translation).
In the second press conference, my guest were GM Volokitin (Olympiad Gold Medalist from Ukraine), GM Agdestein (coach of Magnus Carlsen), and IM Banas (Captain of the Slovakian team).
Here is the link to more than 60 pictures from the two press conferences.
Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Carlsen is the greatest!
Susan, P-L-E-A-S-E!!
Do Black Africa a favor and invite one of its Olympiad players to the post-game press conference. My personal pick….? Nigeria’s Adebayo Adegboyega.
These guys are some of the most under-equipped, under-funded, and isolated chess players in the world, achieving 2200+ ratings without access to chess literature, computers, coaches or well-funded tournaments. Everything they know about chess, they picked up from sheer interest and a rugged positive attitude to the game.
Susan, invite a Black African player to the press conference, wil ya?! You will hear a story from him that is more interesting than anything most European GMs have to say.
World Blitz Champion GM Leinier Dominguez played some incredible blitz chess to beat all the rest of the GMs!