Sergey RUBLEVSKY: "I HAVE TWO CHILDREN - I HAVE SOMETHING TO DO!"
The Russian chess player Sergey Rublevsky who was knocked out in Round 2 against Alexander Areshchenko (2.5-3.5) shared his impressions from the World Cup and his future achievements with the journalists:
- It is an enormous tension, - recollects Sergey his decisive match. – The most terrible was the first tie break game for me. At one point it seemed to me that I am in a time trouble. Then I made a wrong move. In the fourth game I could not properly press the clock. It never happened with me before. In general I did not like the new tie breaks system. It is not right to play 4 rapid games in a row. It is the same if you would make the soccer players have additional match after 90 minutes of the main game. And we have to play the next day! As a conclusion I must confess that we both did not show an impressive game. I feel ashamed of myself as well as of my opponent – our game did not look like chess…
- Your estimation of the tournament organization?
- It is better and better with every Cup. The weather, to say the truth, left much to be desired. But it is not that important. It is a pity that I have to leave such a nice city so early. Anyway I am sure that the World Chess Olympiad 2010 in Khanty Mansiysk will be organized on a very high level.
- Lately you don't play much… What is the reason?
- I have two children – I have something to do (laughing)
- Did you decide to spend more time with your family?
- No, I just don't want to play trifling tournaments having 2700. In principle there are no tournaments for me. Open tournaments are not considered by me. I think you should play rarer but better.
- What is your opinion on the FIDE Grand Prix tournaments?
- I have no opinion, for I was not invited. I was a reserve player, though my rating was higher than two other participants. What was the system of invitation, I don't understand by now…
- Perhaps per rating average?
- I don ' t think so . I was the first in the reserve list. Two participants refused from participation in the Grand Prix series, but other players were included: Rustam Kasimjanov ( Uzbekistan ), Pavel Eljanov (the Ukraine ), Evgeny Alexeev ( Russia ). Only the latter player had a higher rating. In general my opinion is that they should make more clear system of Grand Prix in order to exclude such cases as mine.
- Would you like to take part in the FIDE Grand Prix tournaments?
- Of course.
- Are you planning to take part in the Super finals of the Russian Chess Championship?
- I doubt it….
- Perhaps you'd better hire a professional manager who would take care of your business?
- I don't think it would help. The calendar has such strong super tournaments like Tal Memorial, for instance. Or “unremarkable” tournaments which I don't care. For the players like me, there is only one worthy tournament: in Poikovsky. I can consider “ Aeroflot Open ” as well . Actually this is all .
- Do you work a lot on chess?
- For the number of the tournaments I take part – it is enough. I try to be aware of all chess news.
- You were in a team of Vladimir Kramnik when he played the World Chess Championship. Did it influence your career somehow?
Source: http://www.ugra-chess.ru/eng/interv_48.htm