Interview with Ivan Cheparinov
Conducted over telephone by Chessdom.com
Ivan Cheparinov in round four of the Sigeman & Co Chess tournament in
Malmö
In the first part of the interview Cheparinov speaks about his
win at the Sigeman & Co tournament. In spite of winning it with a 1½-point
margin the 20-year-old thinks that in this event the experienced players won
the battle of the generations. Here are some other topics he touched on:
On working with Veselin Topalov: I prepare my games with Veselin.
We work very well as a team and I feel I benefit a lot from our cooperation.
On the role of computers in chess: The machines are an important
factor in chess today. We use them more and more. Soon it will be impossible
to win against them, but they are very helpful for developing chess skills.
Of course, there is the negative side, the cheating possibility. However, with
adequate control this problem can be eliminated.
On anti cheating measures: Looking back at the last year you
know that there were possible flaws in the Kramnik-Topalov match. In general
the other tournaments were pretty secure. I personally did not like the Dresden
2007 organization. There the coaches had full access to the players and anti-cheating
measures were at their minimum. [In the upcoming M-Tel tournament in Sofia]
I am sure there will be high quality measures. It was so in the years before,
it will be so now.
On manager Danailov: Chess needs to develop. That is why I
support the idea of my manager, Silvio Danailov, for the creation of the Grand
Slam. It will be a very dynamic competition with an interesting format. I love
the idea that there will be a final match between the winners in Bilbao.
Ivan with his manager Silvio Danailov
On chess on the Internet: There is one more factor that I
would like to mention about the future of chess – it is the Internet.
This is the media that has to make chess popular. In my small hometown everybody
is following games on the Internet and there are big discussions. Chess is for
everybody and the Internet is the only option to globalize it.
