Ian Nepomniachtchi played a fantastic tournament at the Levitov chess week scoring 12.5/18 and winning the event ahead of all the rivals by a margin of 2 points. After the event ended, we asked Ian for an interview and he graciously agreed. This interview was conducted on the lawns of Waldorf Astoria which is a UNESCO Heritage site. Ian speaks about the Levitov Chess Week, Playing online at the AI Cup, his World Championship match with Ding Liren, upcoming Candidates and much more.
Here are timestamps of the full interview:
0:00 - Nepo after winning Levitov Chess Week 2023!
1:15 - Winning Levitov Chess two times!
1:39 - Having a rough start to the event
2:14 - Walking into a checkmate against Vishy
2:44 - A huge winning streak on day 2
3:48 - Nepomniachtchi's friendship with Ilya Levitov
5:01 - What part about Levitov Chess is your favorite?
6:34 - Nepo speaks about Anish Giri and handling kids, family time!
7:26 - The recent online match against Magnus, scheduling 2 events at the same time
8:43 - The Speed Chess Championship match against Arjun Erigaisi, match against Magnus, Magnus vs Hikaru match
9:36 - Magnus and Hikaru's online chess skills
10:51 - Improving bullet chess skills
11:33 - Ian the Esports player!
12:41 - Nepomniachtchi's full tattoo revealed!
13:38 - Ding Liren being inactive after winning the World Championship match
14:00 - Nepo speaks on the World Championship match 2023
14:47 - Suffering changes you as a person
14:59 - Thoughts on Candidates 2024
16:03 - Taking a good rest after winning Levitov Chess
17:18 - Nepo's preparations for this event
18:07 - Ian and Snezhana!
18:50 - If you lived for a thousand years, how many years would you play chess?
19:57 - Thank you!
Video: ChessBase India
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