The interviews in this book span over twenty years, over two decades.
For
years I went with my recording device to tournaments like Wijk aan
Zee,
Frankfurt Chess Classic, Hoogeveen... often to interview the interesting
player
of the moment in some hotel bar or quiet interview room. 31 out of the
35
interviews came about this way. That is... until March 2020, when out of
nowhere,
covid broke out. Suddenly chess tournaments were no longer held and a
live
interview with chess players was no longer possible.