EP.100 - Carsten Hensel (Author, Former Manager of GM Vladimir Kramnik)
b"My guest this week is Carsten Hensel.\\xa0He is a chess organizer and author who\\xa0has also spent time as the manager for two elite players- GMs Vladimir Kramnik and GM Peter Leko. Much to the benefit of chess fans, he has written a book about his experiences managing GM Kramnik, called\\xa0Vladimir Kramnik - The Inside Story of a Chess Genius.\\xa0The English version of this book will be published by\\xa0Quality Chess\\xa0later in November. The published excerpts and this interview suggest that this book will be a must read for those interested in GM Kramnik and/or modern chess history. Here are a few of the highlights of what Carsten Hensel and I discussed:\\xa0How did he first encounter GM Kramnik, and how did they come to develop a working relationship?\\xa0Carsten reflects on some of Kramnik's most famous matches- a disappointing Candidates loss to GM Alexei Shirov in 1998,\\xa0followed by a thrilling World Championship victory over Garry Kasparov in 2000.\\xa0What was it like to be the manager of both World Championship participants in the 2004 Leko-Kramnik World Championship match? As a high-level chess organizer and promoter, what are his thoughts on how to pitch corporations on sponsoring chess players and events? This was a fascinating conversation, as Carsten has had a ring side seat to much of modern chess history. Thanks to Carsten for chatting- you can email him\\xa0here.\\xa0If you are interested in learning more about hearing Fred WIlson's old interviews (as mentioned in the introduction)\\xa0\\xa0go to the Perpetual Chess Patreon here:\\nBen Johnson is creating Perpetual Chess Podcast | Patreon\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices"