Former champions – World and Russian

Alexander Roshal has many questions to Vishy Anand



Andrzej Filipowicz will referee the Tal Cup



Yury Balashov has come to the Tal Memorial for the first time



The checked is in style: Ruslan Ponomariov



...and Boris Gelfand



And Mamedyarov chooses a sweater



Solid and stable Ruslan Ponomariov



Dlugy and Vaisser are warming up for the blitz



Tkachiev and Sutovsky are among the Tal Cup Qualifier favorites



Vishy and Aruna enter the Central Chess House



The creative players’ encounter



Vishy is at the action station



The former President greets the former champion



Alexander Grischuk: being a target



The Russian players have no mercy to each other



How drastically has changed chess: from Schlechter to Mamedyarov!