Timman tough sound off

Ilyumzhinov FIDE president is a criminal
INTERVIEW, From our reporter Rob Rt Misset
published on October 13, 2008 02:45,
updated on October 14, 2008 22:19
Translation by Google (The translation is undoubtedly bad but I am sure you can get the drift)

ARNHEM – With the reunification match between Kramnik and Anand is the chaos in the chess yet to resume, says the 56-year-old grandmaster. It is not very credible that the numbers 5 and 6 at the world championship play.

Fifteen years after Garry Kasparov broke with FIDE world chess federation will find the starting Tuesday in Bonn Reunification match between Vladimir Kramnik and current FIDE champion Viswanathan Anand. Again a legitimate match for the world ‘, says Jan Timman, in 1993 the alternative-duel for the FIDE world title from Anatoly Karpov lost.

But this duel does not guarantee that the World Cup cycle back to normal and continued problems in the chess sport are resolved. It is a disadvantage that Anand and Kramnik with the numbers 5 and 6 of the FIDE world rankings to play. It undermines the credibility of this match. I also find it strange that she prizes of a half million parts, which is very unusual for a World Cup match.

With the revolution of Kasparov, who in 1993 a new organization (PCA) up to his world title against Briton Nigel Short to defend all the misery began, said the 56-year-old Timman.

In 1989 we had with the Grand Masters Association is an excellent agreement with the FIDE. It was a players union with prestige, who is also the existence of the world chess federation official.

Kasparov FIDE just wanted to blow up, but his behavior was very inconsistent. He was a projectile caused. The one time he looked closer to the then FIDE President Campomanes, then he claimed opposition. Very basically, it was not. Kasparov now also allow those outside the Short match with FIDE to have been a false choice. The schism in the chess also led to a procession of sometimes minor masters, which differs from the FIDE world champion could mention.

Timman, in a cafe in his hometown Arnhem: Ponomariov was still a great talent. But Khalifman became world champion in a knock-out tournament, where the luck factor played a major role. He is now even outside the tophonderd cases.

Khazimdzjanov also won the world title after knock-out matches. In ancient Rome they were called emperors soldiers.

Timman just benefited from the division. In 1990, the Dutch chess icon in the final of the then matches candidates lost no chance of Karpov. Three years later invited the FIDE him again against the Russian former world champion to play for the FIDE title vacant. It was Timman accused that he borrowed for a cheap play, Kasparov was the true champion. Timman: I felt uncomfortable with me there. My main motive was to take revenge for my defeat against Karpov in 1990. Everyone knew of course that there is no alternative to the real world played.

Smilingly: Except Karpov then, he thought it was very pleasant to listen to his old are restored. All of that status, he also true in 1994 with great force majeure by the top toernooi to win in Linares.

The accusation that the Englishman Short Timman properly earned the rebellion of Kasparov, took him deep. The Dutch media were negative, that it was not simply a part of the duel with Karpov in the Netherlands to organize. I’ve never understood this criticism. I think nothing could be criticized?

The dictatorial regime of Russian President Ilyumzhinov FIDE, the chess sport, according to Timman further backward cast. In 1996, Ilyumzhinov is ridiculous by the World Cup match in Baghdad want to organize. As a result, the FIDE lost not only a major sponsor, but also its credibility.

Timman would never want to cooperate with Ilyumzhinov. In 1997 he wanted to talk to me about the future of chess. I soon noticed that it was a pointless meeting. Ilyumzhinov is not a man who idea? N others take over.

Timman in 2000 wrote a critical article in New in Chess, with the headline: The FIDE is bankrupt. Ilyumzhinov was furious. But there is nothing changed since 2000.

From the street poor, Russian republic Kalmykia part Ilyumzhinov as governor had already made a one-man business. Timman: In chess olympiad in the Kalmykia in 1998, the Russian Larissa Joedina activist killed under shadowy circumstances. The clan around Ilyumzhinov was involved. He is also responsible for a political assassination. We are talking about a criminal, who is not FIDE president would be.

For the 2006 Olympics in Turin lost in the Dutch businessman Bessel Kok, friend and former sponsor of Timman, the election for the presidency of FIDE Ilyumzhinov. It was shocking to see that Ilyumzhinov on a large scale had bought votes, Timman says.

Apparently he was not sure of his case. I had it included. It was brave of Bessel Kok to fight among themselves. But it’s not easy Ilyumzhinov of the network to break.

Now Kok is working with its Global Chess together with FIDE, but in a position that is unworthy of him. His Grand Prix Circuit, is not a great success. That tournament cycle fog allure, because too few top players going on with it.

You notes of everything that Ilyumzhinov prefer the reins himself in the hands hold. Cook does not have the power to the FIDE actually reorganize. It is noble that he remains committed to chess. But Cook Ilyumzhinov used only damaged the image of the FIDE to shine.

Timman had been indirectly involved in a coup against Iljoemzjinov. When I do that story in 2000 about the FIDE wrote, there were initiatives for an alternative chess federation. The American grandmaster Yasser Seirawan was very active in the United States. It was a major setback that he was not supported by the American federation. This made the creation of a new association almost impossible.

For Bessel Kok in 2006 for election as FIDE president said, I still with his lawyer Erik Keizer about the creation of intense interest. Emperor felt that the FIDE from the inside had to be reformed, but that is unfortunately not succeeded. The world chess federation is still not democratic progressive.

Nobody knows how soon also go to the World Cup cycle. Timman:

• The first new world champion plays against the winner of the duel between Topalov and Kamsky, who last year won the World Cup. For example, the World Cup cycle confusing. Those candidates matches of the past were so bad, then there was a clear pyramid to the World Cup match.

Timman is also concerned that the new world champion figure will be not binding. You can say a lot of Kasparov, but he had a tremendous charisma. With world champion Kramnik as the Russian Federation are powerful position in the FIDE reserve. Anand never occurs in the foreground. A world champion should be sports promoter. But by his lack of decisiveness nothing will change in the FIDE.

It is waiting for a young sky bestormer as world champion is Magnus Carlsen, Timman says. I am sure that he chess will give a positive impetus.

A Dutch grandmaster as challenger of the world sees Timman not quickly get up.

• The Max Euwe Center wants an English training Magnus Carlsen. The chance daaarop is not very big. Carlsen of Norway came from nowhere, his breakthrough has a magical character.

The current generation of leading an anonymous existence, finds Timman. It’s nice that Jan Werle the tournament in Liverpool has won. But otherwise I see no great performance from the Dutch. They do not speak to the imagination. Smeets and Stellwagen are intelligent, nice guys. But they do not have the look of a Hein Donner.

And Loek of Wély is understandably bad, you can not expect much from him. I find it remarkable that he is making such poor results. At his age I was at the top.

Here is the Dutch article.