23 March 2016

Gennady Timchenko Visits The Candidates Tournament

He also gave an interview for the Match TV.

Series of lectures of professors of the Higher School of Economics were arranged at the Russian Chess House as a part of the candidates tournament program. A crew of Match TV all-Russian sports channel visited the event and interviews Gennady Timchenko, member of the Board of Trustees of the Russian Chess Federation, founder of the Charitable Foundation of Elena and Gennady Timchenko, and one of the richest men in Russia. 

According to Timchenko, playing chess is very useful for everybody and especially for children, as it develops logical thinking and calculating ability. This is the reason why his charity fund supports many chess-related projects.

Full interview is available in Russian on YouTube.