According to GM Mikhail Golubev in the latest issue of Chess Today (http://www.chesstoday.net/), here is the view from the Bulgarian side: The Bulgarian chess federation and Danailov himself are [still] not protesting officially, because [in principle] they have nothing against the organisation of the match in Lviv. They understand efforts of Kirsan Ilyumzhinov and other […]
To Lvov or not to Lvov
Today is May 22, 2008. It is 7 days past the latest extension by FIDE President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov for bids in the Topalov – Kamsky match. There is still no word from either side other than skepticism by Topalov’s manager IM S. Danailov. The last news is the “official” bid from Lvov (or Lviv) is […]
Still quiet on all fronts
Today is Tuesday, May 20, 2008. It is 5 days after the last extension date after a gazillion delays granted by FIDE before that and there is no still word from any of the 3 sides (FIDE, Topalov and Kamsky). The last we heard is the money was supposed to be transferred but there was […]
Shhhhhhh…What’s up with Lviv?
It is Monday (May 19, 2008) and there is no update regarding the bid from Lviv, Ukraine. Here are some of the recent development: https://chessdailynews.com/questions-surrounding-kamsky-match/ http://www.fide.com/component/content/article/1-fide-news/2950-press-release-kamsky-topalov-2008 https://chessdailynews.com/the-bid-the-bid/ https://chessdailynews.com/deal-or-no-deal/ https://chessdailynews.com/another-topalov-kamsky-delay/ https://chessdailynews.com/topalov-kamsky-2/ https://chessdailynews.com/topalov-kamsky-bid-delay-again/ https://chessdailynews.com/topalov-on-kamsky-mtel-and-other-things/ Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar