Official statement from my sister Judit from Lubbock, Texas (as posted on her facebook account as well)
BREAKING NEWS!? GM Hou Yifan vs. GM Judit Polgar Match in Sept. 26th – Oct. 2nd 2012 in China.
Well, I find it very strange and unfortunate that based on the writing of a Chinese insider chess blog some mainstream chess websites present false information about me putting it up as a fact. They not only say that a match between me and the woman world champion has been officially announced, but also go into details, as of date and organization plans (4 classical and 4 rapid games).
I firmly have to say that the information is FALSE! I neither know anything about this match, nor agreed to sign any kind of contract whatsoever! If there is a real determination for such a historic clash, then I wait to hear about it in an appropriate way. Until then I just enjoy time with my family! 🙂
RENDKĂŤVĂśLI HĂŤREK! ? GM Hou Yifan vs. GM Polgár Judit páros meccs 2012. szeptember 26 – OktĂłber 2, KĂna.
Hát, egy kicsit furcsának Ă©s nem tĂşl szerencsĂ©snek tartom, hogy egy bennfentes kĂnai sakk blog informáciĂłira alapozva vezetĹ‘ sakk honlapok hamis informáciĂłkat közölnek velem kapcsolatban, mindezt tĂ©nykĂ©nt beállĂtva. Nem csupán azt állĂtják, hogy a hivatalosan is megtörtĂ©nt a bejelentĂ©se a nĹ‘i világbajnok elleni páros mĂ©rkĹ‘zĂ©semnek, hanem mĂ©g olyan rĂ©szletekkel is elĹ‘rukkolnak, mint a lebonyolĂtási forma (4 klasszikus Ă©s 4 rapid játszma). Határozottan kijelentem, hogy sem ilyen mĂ©rkĹ‘zĂ©srĹ‘l nem tudok, sem nem Ărtam alá semmilyen megállapodást ezzel kapcsolatban. Ha valĂłban megvan a szándĂ©k egy ehhez foghatĂł törtĂ©nelmi összecsapásra, akkor ezzel kapcsolatban várom a megkeresĂ©s megfelelĹ‘ mĂłdját. Addig is örĂĽlök, hogy a családommal tölthetem az idĹ‘met! : )
Why did they make this up? Strange.
Where there is a smoke, there is a chance of fire too!!!
There was a Chinese news article that said China Chess Federation is looking for a sponsor for this match later this year (I think they are looking for $500-750k for the match). There is a good chance that a sponsor will emerge. Of course this is not a sure thing, but facts could easily be changed by translation software I suppose.