EP 300- Swedish Chess Legend, GM Ulf Andersson on his Encounters with Kasparov, Karpov and Fischer and How he Keeps up With Chess Today.

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EP 300- Swedish Chess Legend, GM Ulf Andersson on his Encounters with Kasparov, Karpov and Fischer and How he Keeps up With Chess Today.

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Chapters

How did Ulf end up living part-time in Germany?

How does Ulf keep up with the chess world today and how did he improve in his earlier years?

Has faster time controls decreased the quality of endgame play?

Who are GM Ulf Andersson’s favorite modern players?

What did Ulf think of Magnus’ decision not to defend his title?

What are Ulf’s memories of GM Mikhail Tal?

Why does Ulf find tournament chess more stressful now?

What was it like to play Fischer at the peak of his power?

What were GM Ulf Andersson’s impressions of Korchnoi?

Ulf describes his matches with legendary Danish GM Bent Larsen.

What were Ulf’s interactions with Kasparov like? How did Kasparov differ from Karpov in personality?

What was it like to meet and play Soviet legend GM David Bronstein? What about his friend GM Jan Timman?

Ulf discusses an infamous loss against IM Michael Basman, known as “The Immortal Waiting Game.”

Ulf discusses the 15-hour, 300-plus board simul he played in 1996.

Ulf gives his perspective on the epic clash between Gukesh and Abdussatorov at this year’s Olympiad.

Ulf discusses the top current Swedish players’ approaches to maintaining their nerves and playing fighting chess.

Ulf discusses his interactions with GM Viswanathan Anand.

Shirov’s famous move Bh3! Was inspired by a game against Ulf. Does Ulf know this story?

How did Ulf achieve his peak rating in his 40s? What are the differences between open and closed tournaments?

Ulf discusses his correspondence chess career.

Ulf describes his life in Germany and Arboga, Sweden.

Ulf discusses coaching the Argentinian Olympiad team in 2014.

Does Ulf do any coaching?

Ulf’s favorite games.

What are Ulf’s favorite chess memories?

Kasparov-Karpov Seville 1987

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Chapters

How did Ulf end up living part-time in Germany?

How does Ulf keep up with the chess world today and how did he improve in his earlier years?

Has faster time controls decreased the quality of endgame play?

Who are GM Ulf Andersson’s favorite modern players?

What did Ulf think of Magnus’ decision not to defend his title?

What are Ulf’s memories of GM Mikhail Tal?

Why does Ulf find tournament chess more stressful now?

What was it like to play Fischer at the peak of his power?

What were GM Ulf Andersson’s impressions of Korchnoi?

Ulf describes his matches with legendary Danish GM Bent Larsen.

What were Ulf’s interactions with Kasparov like? How did Kasparov differ from Karpov in personality?

What was it like to meet and play Soviet legend GM David Bronstein? What about his friend GM Jan Timman?

Ulf discusses an infamous loss against IM Michael Basman, known as “The Immortal Waiting Game.”

Ulf discusses the 15-hour, 300-plus board simul he played in 1996.

Ulf gives his perspective on the epic clash between Gukesh and Abdussatorov at this year’s Olympiad.

Ulf discusses the top current Swedish players’ approaches to maintaining their nerves and playing fighting chess.

Ulf discusses his interactions with GM Viswanathan Anand.

Shirov’s famous move Bh3! Was inspired by a game against Ulf. Does Ulf know this story?

How did Ulf achieve his peak rating in his 40s? What are the differences between open and closed tournaments?

Ulf discusses his correspondence chess career.

Ulf describes his life in Germany and Arboga, Sweden.

Ulf discusses coaching the Argentinian Olympiad team in 2014.

Does Ulf do any coaching?

Ulf’s favorite games.

What are Ulf’s favorite chess memories?

Kasparov-Karpov Seville 1987

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EP 300- Swedish Chess Legend, GM Ulf Andersson on his Encounters with Kasparov, Karpov and Fischer and How he Keeps up With Chess Today.