Archive for November 26th, 2009

Ivanchuk threatens to quit professional chess

Thursday, November 26th, 2009

He lost in round two of the World Cup against 16-year-old Wesley So of the Philippines. Vassily Ivanchuk, one of the all-time greats of chess has taken it to heart and announced that he no longer considers himself a professional player. “Chess will become hobby for me from now on – I will just be a chess fan,” said the heart-broken Ivanchuk. FIDE interview.

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