World Chess Championship 2012 in Moscow?
Moscow will send a bid for the Anand – Gelfand 2012 match
As Chessdom informed a few weeks ago, there are no official bids, but there is certainly interest in organizing the World Chess Championship 2012 after the large media success of the 2010 edition of the event. The match Anand – Gelfand is rumored to be wanted by India and several other countries, but the first one to make a move is Russia.
Moscow will send a bid for the World Chess Championship match 2012 between Anand and Gelfand. This news came via the Russian Chess Federation, cited by Moskovski Novosti, and the rumor quickly spred through the local media. The last world championships organized in Moscow were the 1985 match between Kasparov and Karpov, and the 2002 knockout World Championship won by Ponomariov.
The information about Moscow has been confirmed by Ilya Levitov according to the Russian media. Berik Balgabaev countered, “Yes, indeed there is interest from Moscow, but who has submitted a bid I will tell when I have the right to. For now I can only say that the information did not come initially from us and I cannot confirm it, but let me note that there is high interest from India and Israel also.”
The deadline for the Anand – Gelfand bids is 31 July 2011, and the full details on the bidding procedure are here
They should hold it in Crossville, Tennessee.
there isnt a more impotent chess association as india`s. they never bid nor give their due to anand and humpy
I guess the arrogant officialdom of Indian chess, think that impotent and important are one and the same!!
Ever heard of the Indian crab story? A successful Indian is always resented by his people.