3/28/2017 – Sam Collins is an International Master (with two grandmaster norms) and a prolific author. He was born in Dublin in 1982 where he now works as a barrister. In an interview he talks about his latest DVD about ...Bc5 in the Open Games, his career, how to study openings and his favorite games.

3/15/2017 – Daniel King has been one of the longest lasting fixture in the ChessBase family, and to celebrate his 25th PowerPlay DVD, the classic PowerPlay 7: Improve Your Pieces is now on sale 50% off! He will also be presenting a live PowerPlay show on Playchess, and finally here is a video interview with the English grandmaster, where he talks about his life, his love of chess, and a passionate comment on the World Championship.

3/14/2017 – GM Anish Giri called him the Master Shifu of the Indian team at the Olympiad. There is absolutely no doubt that R.B. Ramesh and his chess Gurukul have transformed the chess scene in India drastically. Ranging from superb performances at the Olympiad, to clean sweeps at the World Youth, to the creation of super talents like R. Praggnanandhaa, R.B.Ramesh has played a huge role. Here is a candid interview with the foremost coach in Indian chess by Niklesh Jain.

3/9/2017 – He is the oldest player in the world's top 100, and last December he won the British Knockout Championship, to the surprise of some. In the quaterfinals he was dragged into a tie-break by the lowest-rated player in the event, but he then went on to beat Luke McShane and David Howell to take the title. "I am very happy with my status as celebrity oldie – I suppose now that Viktor has gone, someone had to step up," says Nigel in this interview with Junior Tay.

3/1/2017 – Adhiban's challenge at the Tata Steel Masters 2017 didn't begin so well, but suddenly picked up speed as he defeated Karjakin. This was followed by wins over Wojtaszek, Andreikin and Rapport. He was also very close to beating Magnus Carlsen. In the second part of the interview we continue the dissection of the key moments in Adhiban's games along with his views on them.

2/24/2017 – In round four of the Fide Grand Prix tournament in Sharjah Shakriyar Mamedyarov won an energetic game against Michael Adams' Queen's Gambit Declined. A game ChessBase author and International Master Robert Ris followed with great joy. After all, Mamedyarov played an opening Ris also favors and recommended on one of his DVDs. In a short interview Ris talks about this line and about openings and opening research in general.

2/20/2017 – It was the first super tournament of his life. B. Adhiban started as the last seed at the Tata Steel Masters 2017. Not much was expected from him. But he shocked the chess world with a performance of 2812 and finishing third behind So and Carlsen! We go in touch with Adhiban and spoke to him about his tournament, mind set, expectations, and last but not the least, his crazy opening choices.

12/9/2016 – Peter Heine Nielsen is the second of Magnus Carlsen. In an extensive interview he looks back on the World Championship match in New York, tells us about Carlsen's helpers, explains why it is difficult to prepare with White, how Carlsen felt after losing game eight and what mind-set is best for Magnus to play good chess. Q & A with Peter Heine Nielsen

5/18/2016 – Aiming to promote chess in the sultanate, Indian icon Vishy Anand was in Muscat, the capital city of Oman, participating in a series of activities—simultaneous exhibitions, lectures, and meetings. One of the leading news portals in Oman, the Times of Oman, covered this visit in great detail, and we bring you an overview of his visit plus an in-depth interview with Vishy.

4/15/2016 – In three days, on 18th April, the Altibox Norway Chess tournament will begin. With World Champion Magnus Carlsen as favorite. Before the tournament Klaudia Prevezanos interviewed Carlsen for the "Deutsche Welle" and Carlsen talked about computers, his preparation for the Norway Chess tournament, the World Championship, and his relationship to Sergey Karjakin.

4/9/2016 – On 29th of March, one day after the Candidates tournament came to an end, our editor Sagar Shah along with two other journalists met Sergey Karjakin at the Four Seasons Hotel for an interview. The Russian had hardly slept the night before, but looked fresh as a daisy! In this interview Sergey throws light on what helped him to win the Candidates and how he doesn't fear Magnus Carlsen. All this and much more in this Q&A session.

12/30/2015 – You might be inclined to dismiss this as YAIWMC (Yet Another Interview with Magnus Carlsen), but this one particular one mediated (not conducted) by CNN came with a twist. All the questions came from fans through social networks, asking everything: from Carlsen's eating habits to his ultimate opponent. Some of the answers might surprise you!

9/14/2015 – Hans Olav Lahlum is one of Norway's most prominent chess personalities. As TV commentator he helps to make the game popular and as organizer he helped Magnus Carlsen at the start of his career. In the second part of a detailed interview Lahlum talks about organizing chess tournaments, Magnus Carlsen and his career and how he managed to enter the Guinness Book of Records.

8/26/2015 – After a superb win at the Biel Masters, Emil Sutovsky sat down for a talk with Dorsa Derakhshani for an in-depth interview, in which he described several memorable wins, earning him accolades such as 'best player in open positions' given by Levon Aronian himself. He also discusses his chess development, as well as his many responsibilities as president of the ACP.

4/2/2015 – Since the 1980s Boris Gelfand has been one of the world's best players. In 2012 he finally played a match for the World Championship title against Vishy Anand in Moscow and had good chances to win. In a 33-minute interview with Tania Kisilevski from the Russian TV station ETV he now revealed interesting things about his life as a chess professional.

3/4/2015 – In this final part of the interview, Anatoly Karpov recounts his various meetings with the elusive Bobby Fischer, from the first time he saw him in person to their final meetings. Even then, it becomes clear that not only did the American suffer from his extreme biases, but that perhaps there was more to the talks and negotiations than just wanting his demands met.

3/3/2015 – in 1974, Anatoly Karpov defeated Viktor Korchnoi in the Candidate Finals to earn the right to play Bobby Fischer for the title. Although Bobby never showed up, Karpov had no way of foreseeing this, and prepared for it as best he could. Want to know how he got ready for the greatest match in his life? Read on to find out the complete details of his preparation.

3/2/2015 – Though most chess players know about the match that never took place in 1975, few know that not only did Anatoly Karpov follow the games in Reykjavik closely in 1972, but that he was also a part of the team responsible for preparing and training Boris Spassky for his title defense. Here is the first part of an interview dedicated to only one topic: Bobby Fischer.

2/24/2015 – In this final part of the in-depth interview with 12th World Champion Anatoly Karpov, the discussion turns to player stamina, chess sets, of which he is a notable collector and designer, including sets made from 40,000-year-old Wooly Mammoth ivory. He also opens the door on his family life, including regrets and successes, and dreams tempered by reality.

2/22/2015 – Fischer's resignation of the World Championship title in 1975 is one of the great disappointments in chess. In this part of the interview, Anatoly Karpov describes the secret meetings that ensued over the years, from the US, to Spain, and more. The renowned philatelist also shares some wonderful stories as he put together one of the greatest stamp collections on chess.

2/13/2015 – In this second part of this in-depth interview, Anatoly Karpov discusses psychologists, parapsychologists, betrayals, and reveals the man responsible for his loss of the match in 1985 to Kasparov, and the subsequent course of chess history. He talks about what he knows about the mysterious interruption of the 1984 match, and one of the most astounding heists in Soviet history.

2/10/2015 – The 12th World Champion, Anatoly Karpov, conceded a long and in-depth interview with the Russian news paper Sport Express. In this first part he discusses a wide variety of topics such as the quality of the Carlsen-Anand match ("even an out-of-shape Karpov would beat either of them..."), the memory of chess players, and he also answers questions on the 1978 match.

1/27/2015 – It was an offbeat series of questions and answers in a highly enjoyable interview in The Indian Express, leading to a look at the very human side of top-level chess. While enjoying a rare break, Vishy Anand talks about about topics such as how he was once confused for a movie star, how he has a pretty poor memory, and even the dating scene in chess.

1/9/2015 – In the second part of the interview with Ivan Sokolov, the Dutchman touches on all kinds of subjects, from the difficulties of writing chess books, to the state of affairs for professional chess players in the Netherlands, to his employment in the United Arab Emirates and even Kasparov's match against Deep Blue! A fitting conclusion for this interview of a very lively character.