Shakh: "I will be the World Champion!!" |
Saturday, 03 May 2008 |
Today we publish the interview with Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (Azeri: Şəhriyar Məmmədyarov). He is the top Azeri player in the April 2008 ELO list, with 2752. Shakh belongs to a family of chess stars: his two sisters are WGMs. Shakh told us about his ambitious plans to be the world's number one.
This young man was already twice world junior champion (2003 and 2005). What's the secret of his successes, and what went wrong in recent tournaments? What does he expect from the Azeri team at the FIDE Olympiad in Dresden 2008?
If you want to learn all answers, watch this video interview!
FIDE Media Team
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