President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov just gave an interview on chesspro.ru stating that Kramnik will play in Mexico City in September 2007.
This morning, Pierre Barthélémy, a respected chess writer for the newspaper Le Monde in Paris told me that according to Kramnik’s manager Carsten Hensel, “there will be several conversations with FIDE during the next weeks to come”.
Great! Are you following me so far?
Now, the rumor is flying that Topalov’s Manager Silvio Danailov has found somewhere between $1.5 – $2.o million for a rematch in April 2007.
OK, so we are some months after the recent World Championship scandal and the same 3 parties: FIDE – Kramnik – Topalov still cannot agree.
I for one would love to see a match between these two in a neutral country with neutral arbiters and no open letters / press releases during the match.
Stay tune for the new chapter of the “As the scandal turns”!
It is exactly 2 million and it has been o topalov’s site for a while
gooo topi!!!!
I think Kramnik should play and beat Topalov in his own country.
This is a scandal?
The “toilet champion” has to go out of chess and go find a toilet cleaning job. Kramnik is not able to produce anything but scandals. He should be beaten and imprisoned for cheating in Sofia.
Those of you who didn’t see this Topalov vs. Kramnik before may enjoy it. In my mind the smell will be back if Kramnik tries to choose his opponents. Then it will be obvious who prefers wars to be fought away from the chessboard.
with this behaviour, Kramnik seems to be a champion of cowards, not of the world. How dare he – there will be several conversations ? You are the world champion and you are obligate to play, may be there is a net in Kramniks toilet after all.
Топалов официално поиска реванш от Крамник
15 декември 2006 | 09:03 | Агенция “Фокус”
София. Водачът в световната ранглиста на Международната шахматна федерация (ФИДЕ) Веселин Топалов поиска реванш от Владимир Крамник, който отне световната му титла през октомври в мач в столицата на Калмикия – Елиста, съобщи за Агенция “Фокус” Живко Гинчев, пресаташе на българския гросмайстор. Според правилника на ФИДЕ, всеки шахматист с ЕЛО над 2700 или бивш световен шампион може да предизвика първенеца на планетата на двубой за короната. “Официалното предложение за реванш беше изпратено късно снощи в централата на ФИДЕ”, уточни мениджърът на Топалов Силвио Данаилов. България е готова да организира мача между 12 и 30 април 2007 година в София. Състезанието ще се проведе под патронажа на българския президент Георги Първанов, който пръв застана зад идеята за реванш. Българската страна е готова да осигури наградния фонд за двубоя. 1 милион долара без данъци трябва да получи световният шампион, два пъти по-малко са предвидени за претендента и 300 000 отиват за ФИДЕ. Организационните разходи са за сметка на домакина. Топалов загуби мача в Елиста след тай-брек, “редовното време” завърши 6:6. Скандалното поведение на Крамник и намерените в тоалетната му кабели за Интернет все още са обект на коментари в световната преса.
may be you must translate it in English
something like that : Topalov officially wants rematch from Kramnik, yesterday Danailov send all documents to FIDE
The above is an official release of Focus News Agency (in Bulgarian).
Translation of selected parts.
“The official proposal for rematch was send tonight (14 December) in the FIDE headquarters. Bulgaria is ready to organise the match April 12-30, 2007 in Sofia. The match will be under the aegis of the Bularian president Georgi Parvanov. $1 million non-taxed are for Kramnik, $500 000 are for Topalov, and $300 000 for FIDE. The scandalous behavior of Kramnik and the internet cables, found in his toilet are still commented in the world media.”
Браво, Николай Пилафов. Много смешна и вярна карикатура. Трябва да приготвим обезмирисители за Крамник в София.
Weldone, Nikolay Pilafov. This is very ridiculous and true cartoon. We must get deodorants ready for Kramnik in Sofia.
The scandalous behavior of Kramnik and the internet cables, found in his toilet are still commented in the world media.
Please tell me more about the internet cables. This is something new to me?
>>Please tell me more about the internet cables. This is something new to me?
Open some of the previous threads here and you will find the links in media where they publish the picture of Kramnik toilet with UTP-5 cables and the official protocol stating this finding signed by the FIDE arbiters.
I don’t know if there is a scandal or not, but I know this site seems to be much more excited about scandals than any other chess site that I know.
Azer/Baku
Марка”: Крамник разполагал с интернет връзка в тоалетната
10 декември 2006 | 13:24
Тоалетният скандал от Елиста набира все по-голяма скорост. Във вчерашния си брой мадридският вестник “Марка“ публикува снимка, на която ясно се вижда, че след направената инспекция на съдиите на ФИДЕ в тоалетната на Кармник е намерен Интернет кабел UTP 5. Както е известно, българският гросмайстор Веселин Топалов загуби мача за абсолютната титла от руснака Владимир Крамник след загуба в тайбрека с 1,5 на 2,5 точки. Скандалният двубой се игра през септември в столицата на руската република Калмикия. Мачът за световната титла ще се запомни с т.нар. “Тоалетен скандал“. Тогава българският щаб протестира срещу действията на руския гросмайстор, който в първите няколко кръга посещаваше тоалетната преди всеки свой ход или около 50 пъти на мач.
Това място беше единственото, което не се наблюдаваше от видеокамерите и от съдиите. Мениджърът на Топалов Силвио Данаилов заподозря, че има нещо нередно в това, като обвини Крамник в използването на компютърна помощ. Ходовете на руснака подозрително съвпадаха с тези на компютърната програма “Фриц 9“.
Преди няколко дни пък Крамник загуби двубоя си с компютърната програма “Дийп Фриц”. Така сблъсъкът “Човек – машина” в германския град Бон завърши при резултат 4,0:2,0 точки в полза на “Дийп Фриц”.
Миналата седмица в телевизионно интервю Данаилов сподели сензационно, че още по време на двубоя в Калмикия е намерен кабел за Интернет, но не е искал да раздухва това, за да се избегне грандиозен политически скандал между България и Русия. Освен това допинг-пробата на Топалов била изпратена в Москва и мениджърът се страхувал от манипулиране на резултата.
Според “Марка“ мачът между Крамник и Топалов ще се превърне в по-скандален дори от този през 1972 година между американеца Боби Фишер и руснака Борис Спаски. Данаилов вече получил потвърждение на съмненията си, след като техници намерили кабела в тоалетната на Крамник. Но едва два месеца по-късно българите разкриват тези подробности. Все още има толкова много въпроси, а един от тях е защо едва сега повдигат обвинения.
„Топалов беше ограбен и Крамник спечели нечестно“, заявява Данаилов пред “Марка“. „Не вярвам, че ФИДЕ може да отнеме титлата на Крамник, както ФИФА не отне световната титла на Аржентина през 1986 година, въпреки че Марадона игра с т.нар. „Божия ръка“ на четвърфинала с Англия. Миналата седмица получихме допинг пробата на Топалов и тя разбира се е отрицателна. До тогава не искахме да разкриваме, че е намерен кабел тип UTP 5. След петия мач на двубоя казахме, че искаме да проверим тоалетната и ето го резултата. На мястото имаше петима свидетели: директорът на мача, главния съдия, двама члена на официланата делегация и аз. Техниците свалиха плоскостите от покрива на банята и кабелите се показаха“, допълни той.
Откритието в тоалетната на Крамник, доведе до оставката на двама от членовете на Апелационния комитет: Фертиле Валей (Куба) и Кутин (Словения). Мистерията около мача продължава, виновни за сега няма.
СТЕФАН ХР. ИЛИЕВ
Снимки: AP, Интернет
The Madrid newspaper “Marca”, issue Dec. 10, 2007, title: “Kramnik had internet link in his toilet”. This is a Bulgarian translation of this Spanish article.
ok, with all respect, what’s the point with a half meter long text in bulgarian? how many can read that? a simple link would be enough…
Arlauk
>>a simple link would be enough…
Arlauk
No, Arlauk, a simple link is not enough for exposing the cheater because he has many blind supporters who try to argue here their way around the facts.
I don’t see a scandal in the proposal for a rematch. It’s written in the FIDE rules that every chess players above 2700 or a former world champion can challenge the present champion. A scandal to challenge according to the rules? No way.
>>I for one would love to see a match between these two in a neutral country with neutral arbiters and no open letters / press releases during the match.
And also no internet-linked toilets, doping test intimidations, and search with mine detectors.
its a shame that this blog is beeing lamely used to spread rumors…
Internet cables on the toilet? please.. u guys cant make up nothing better? how much dainalov is paying you?
NO internet cables were found nowhere this is RIDICULOUS, and if it were true it would be EVERYERE, and it would probably cost Kramniks title… so please stop being so DAMN STUPID… ughh the world is filled with danailovs =(
I do not want to see a re-match before mexico. Let the new cycle start and then we can begin to consider challeges to the world champion at that stage. It is too soon – are we to have challenges from all 2700+ players when it is convenient for them? Surely there should be some restrictions on how often the champion can be challenged?
This match would do absolutely NOTHING for chess.
>>NO internet cables were found nowhere this is RIDICULOUS, and if it were true it would be EVERYERE, and it would probably cost Kramniks title… so please stop being so DAMN STUPID… ughh the world is filled with danailovs =(
Those are the dying cries of a blind Kramnik supporter facing the ugly facts. He suddenly started typing in caps because all his lies here were of no avail. Denying the obvious in caps is putting your stamp of approval over it, poor blind man.
>>Surely there should be some restrictions on how often the champion can be challenged?
6 months before the Challenger Match is a big enough restriction. Or you want now to change FIDE rules to suit Kramnik?
>>how much dainalov is paying you?
Probably less than Kramnik’s cronies are paying you. Tell us your money and we will compare.
” Anonymous said…
>>NO internet cables were found nowhere this is RIDICULOUS, and if it were true it would be EVERYERE, and it would probably cost Kramniks title… so please stop being so DAMN STUPID… ughh the world is filled with danailovs =(
Those are the dying cries of a blind Kramnik supporter facing the ugly facts. He suddenly started typing in caps because all his lies here were of no avail. Denying the obvious in caps is putting your stamp of approval over it, poor blind man. “
THen show me a respectable news source that can backup you’re story…
can u find a CHESSBASE article? i mean.. they are the reference… can u find it here on SUSAN’s words?? where can u find it?? in a corrupt bulgarian newspaper that danailov could easily buy?
just show me a article from a MAIN chess site.. im sure if it its a fact it would be there.
PS: im not a kramnink supporter.. im a chess supporter.. and danailov is a rotten apple in the basket of chess
>>can u find a CHESSBASE article?
Oh, you read and believe only in ChessBase? Now it is clear that you are hopeless case. ChessBase-induced blindness in incurable.
>>can u find a CHESSBASE article?
No, ChessBase suppresses actively every evidence against Kramnik. That’s why it became universally known as the most biased chess medium.
“Anonymous said…
>>can u find a CHESSBASE article?
Oh, you read and believe only in ChessBase? Now it is clear that you are hopeless case. ChessBase-induced blindness in incurable.
Friday, December 15, 2006 4:59:29 AM “
ARE U FUCKIN BLIND???
i said “just show me a article from a MAIN chess site.. im sure if it its a fact it would be there.”
i didnt said just chessbase. stop arguing and show facts on a major chess site
its a shame that this blog is beeing lamely used to spread rumors…
Internet cables on the toilet? please.. u guys cant make up nothing better? how much dainalov is paying you?NO internet cables were found nowhere this is RIDICULOUS, and if it were true it would be EVERYERE, and it would probably cost Kramniks title… so please stop being so DAMN STUPID… ughh the world is filled with danailovs =(
rumors, RUMORS ? Marca is the most respected Media in Spain, and photo of the cable UTP-5 in the Kramniks toilet and THE PHOTO OF THE PROTOCOL which proof that signed by chief referee- a greek a do not know his name, Bobaev – the chief of russian chess federation and Daniolov seems to you LIKE A RUMOR ! you are funny guy
and can we get susan’s opinion on this rubish internet hoax? it would be nice to show she actually reads what we write…
“rumors, RUMORS ? Marca is the most respected Media in Spain, and photo of the cable UTP-5 in the Kramniks toilet and THE PHOTO OF THE PROTOCOL which proof that signed by chief referee- a greek a do not know his name, Bobaev – the chief of russian chess federation and Daniolov seems to you LIKE A RUMOR ! you are funny guy”
WHERE IS THE LINK TO THAT NEWS?? LINK PLEASE….
i can also say that the new york times states u are a homo.. and if i dont show proof that doest make u one
>>a greek a do not know his name
Makariopulos
>>WHERE IS THE LINK TO THAT NEWS?? LINK PLEASE….
The links were given countless times in previous blogs here. Go back and find them. Not worth losing time to do that for a clown like you.
> The links were given countless times in previous blogs here. Go back and find them. Not worth losing time to do that for a clown like you.
sureeeeee that sounds pretty convincing… 😎 hahha
Am I correct in thinking Topalov by virtue of winning the FIDE title has no place in Mexico because he lost this subsequently to Kramnik but the 2nd, 3rd and 4th do?
>>Am I correct in thinking Topalov by virtue of winning the FIDE title has no place in Mexico because he lost this subsequently to Kramnik but the 2nd, 3rd and 4th do?
This is exactly the situation at the moment. Except for shrugging shoulders and saying that those are contractual obligations, nobody does anything about this.
There is a long history among World Champions of choosing not to play particular players if it can be avoided. But the fact is that Topalov challenged Kramnik for his classical crown and failed (who cares about the offical FIDE title – Kramnik beat Kasparov who beat Karpov etc). Why on earth should Kramnik play him again? Give someone else a chance.
This ignores completely Topalovs disgraceful behaviour, and the large majority of the chess world agrees he disgraced himsel. topalov should accept the consequences of his actions and move on…
>>Topalovs disgraceful behaviour, and the large majority of the chess world agrees he disgraced himsel.
That some anonym repeats over all threads the word “disgrace” does not mean that the whole chess world thinks so. It becomes increasingly evident that the “toilet champion” is a disgrace. The final proof is coming fast.
In fact, all 8 players from San Luis qualified atleast to the candidate matches with a chance to qualify for Mexico. So from losing the match with Kramnik, Topalov, the winner of San Luis, is worse off than all other players who played inSan Luis.
This is because Kramnik declined to enter earlier, otherwise Kramnik would have been in the cycle so that swapping places would not have benn so bad.
Why should Toopalov be penalised for Kramnik’s earlier refusal to play is what it comes down to. The swapping rule is unjust in this case, which was foolishly agreed to.
A guy, from early days hailed as the greatest chess player of his generation, is hit by a chronic debilitating illness and gets criticised for a drop in form!
His early games are amazing and people should applaud the mans achievements of winning 2 matches against 2800+ players…it is nice to see people win against the odds.
Maybe he will never again become the player he was or could have been but..so what? Its not his fault!
It was good of Kramnik to agree in principle to play in the world championship tournament.
I like Topalov’s play but was disgusted by his conduct. It is ridiculous to suggest that Kramnik could or should play a match in Bulgaria. This is a “scandal” .
Is Topalov stronger than Anand?Maybe he should challenge the Indian for a place in the tournament.
>>I like Topalov’s play but was disgusted by his conduct. It is ridiculous to suggest that Kramnik could or should play a match in Bulgaria. This is a “scandal” .
I don’t find anything ridiculous and scandalous for Kramnik to play in Bulgaria. Topalov played in Russia where Kramnik waited for him as a spider in his internet-equipped trap. Now all FIDE rules are observed and complied to. If there is something scandalous, it is Kramnik’s behavior.
well in case that Kramnik is playing the Mexico event, Toplov would become the loser – as he is not alowed to play in Mexico either.
The only option these guys have is to challenge Kramnik for a match six month before Mexico starts.
Anyway – and now the big laughs come:
even if Topalov wins – according to his manager – he would lose his title – as he is not playing Mexico
hahahahahaha
cheers
If Topalov beat Kramnik, would they not just swap places again so that Topalov is in Mexico while Kramnik is out?
>>If Topalov beat Kramnik, would they not just swap places again so that Topalov is in Mexico while Kramnik is out?
If Topalov beats Kramnik, it’s up to Topalov to make the magnanimous gesture to allow Kramnik play in Mexico to challenge him.
>>with this behaviour, Kramnik seems to be a champion of cowards, not of the world.>>
How can you say that when he was brave enough to spot Topalov a free point and still beat him? Topalov, on the other hand was too afraid to play at all if he had to earn that point.
Sorry, but we must see the world as it is, rather than as we wish it were. Have you heard the English expression “People who live in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones?” That means that if you support a big fat coward, then you shouldn’t try to make too big an issue out of cowardice. Talk about something else.
“No, Arlauk, a simple link is not enough for exposing the cheater because he has many blind supporters who try to argue here their way around the facts.”
I agree completely. Topalov should be suspended from rated play for at least a year for what he did.
>>I don’t see a scandal in the proposal for a rematch. It’s written in the FIDE rules that every chess players above 2700 or a former world champion can challenge the present champion. A scandal to challenge according to the rules? No way.>>
I think the scandal is that Topalov is trying to break the rules. AGAIN. They’re very specific. No matches within 6 months of Mexico City, yet he’s trying to push for an illegal match in April.
>>I for one would love to see a match between these two in a neutral country with neutral arbiters and no open letters / press releases during the match.
The rules already prohibit public accusations. Topalov broke the rules without consequence. What good would it do to agree to something that’s already in the rules? Simply punish the violator.
>>That means that if you support a big fat coward, then you shouldn’t try to make too big an issue out of cowardice. Talk about something else.
>>
And you better shut up instead of supporting the stinking cheating coward Kramnik.
Now it is easy to see why Kramnik makes those rumors about his participation in Mexico. He is afraid of a match with Topalov and pulls the Mexico card because of date conflict. When the time comes to confirm his participation, he will pull out his medical certificate. What a stinker!
>>
Kramnik should be suspended from chess for life because of cheating and send to clean toilets.
>>
And Topalov should be suspended from Rated Play. The FIDE Ethics Rules are quite explicit:
Rule 2.2.9: Players or members of their delegations must not make unjustified accusations toward other players, officials or sponsors. All protests must be referred directly to the arbiter or the Technical Director of the tournament.
The penalty for violating this rule is a suspension from rated play of up to 3 years (See Rule 3.2). We can debate Kramnik’s guilt, but Topalov’s guilt in this matter is undeniable. No matter what Kramnik did or didn’t do, Topalov is guilty.
>>Now it is easy to see why Kramnik makes those rumors about his participation in Mexico. He is afraid of a match with Topalov>>
Wasn’t it Topalov who tried, unsuccessfully, to dodge the last match? And then tried to break it up after 4 games. It seems clear who’s afraid of whom. Anything else seems to be wishful thinking.
>>Wasn’t it Topalov who tried, unsuccessfully, to dodge the last match?
No, it wasn’t Topalov who tried to dodge the last match, it was the dodger Kramnik as usual. Topalov accepted Kramnik’s unfair conditions, including the match venue – Russia, only because he wanted this match to happen. Don’t turn events upside down, you do not have kindergarten readers here.
>>. No matter what Kramnik did or didn’t do, Topalov is guilty.
No matter that Kramnik cheated, Topalov is guilty by default. You are ridiculous 🙂
>>All protests must be referred directly to the arbiter or the Technical Director of the tournament.
Then why Kramnik gave his protest against the Arbitrage Comittee decision to the media? He breaks the Ethics Rules, doesn’t he?
>>Now, the rumor is flying that Topalov’s Manager Silvio Danailov has found somewhere between $1.5 – $2.o million for a rematch in April 2007.
No, it is not a rumor, it is an official and published fact. The rumors come from Kramnik’s side. The stench too.
>>No matter that Kramnik cheated, Topalov is guilty by default. You are ridiculous 🙂
>>
If you admit your statement is ridiculous, then what are you grousing at me for? You’re the only one who said it, I said something completely different.
As for Kramnik cheating, read the words of your own hero:
“I believe that [Kramnik’s] play is fair, and my decision to continue the match proves it. We are humans, and sometimes we make mistakes.” — Veselin Topalov, Game 6 Press Conference
As for Topalov being guilty by “default”, don’t be ridiculous. He’s not guilty by “default”, he’s guilty because he broke the Ethics Rules against publicly accusing players or sponsors. That was stated quite explicitly. There’s no “default” about it. The crime was public, the evidence is in. The rules against such things are no different in Bulgaria than anywhere else.
Clear now?
>>Clear now?
Yes, it is clear that Kramnik pays you to spread disinformation here.
>>typical russian (at least the few ones I see around here in US)… that much is clear.
The flower of KGB went to USA to become the nucleus of the Russian mafia. They brought with them the methods of extortion learned over the many years of communist rule. There are other Russians, too, which are honest and good people but they are pressed in the corner by that scum.
Kramnik’s strategy for out-of-the-board play:
1. Bargain with FIDE and agree in principle to participate in Mexico September 12, 2007.
2. On the basis of this supposed participation refuse the match with Topalov, scheduled for April.
3. In July or August, 2007, refuse to play in Mexico on the basis of ill health.
A strategy of a coward.
Before assuming Kramnik will not want to play the match, did anyone consider the money he may get from such a match?
>> Before assuming Kramnik will not want to play the match, did anyone consider the money he may get from such a match?
A good point. However, considering Kramnik’s actions, he is not going to play even for million dollars.
>>Before assuming Kramnik will not want to play the match, did anyone consider the money he may get from such a match? >>
Yeah, a million dollars minimum. But we also shouldn’t assume that Topalov is serious about wanting it. FIDE regs provide 5 months preparation time for a match like this. They also specify no matches within 6 months of Mexico City. Since 6+5=11 and since Elista ended less than 11 months before Mexico City, it was impossible from the get-go to have a rematch until after Mexico.
He probably knows he can’t have it and just wants sympathy for being refused. He doesn’t deserve it. Never in the history of chess has anyone gotten a rematch in a mere 5 months. Not a defeated champion, and certainly not a defeated challenger. He’s asking for an unprecedented advantage.
>>But we also shouldn’t assume that Topalov is serious about wanting it.
Don’t you find depositing $2 million a serious enough act? I certainly do.
Greaat!
If that’s true we will se another duel Kramnik-Topalov and WC tournament soon afterwards!
>>Don’t you find depositing $2 million a serious enough act? I certainly do. >>
Not if he knows he’ll get it back. But it’s a quibble. Even if he’s serious, the rules are plain.
>>A good point. However, considering Kramnik’s actions, he is not going to play even for million dollars. >>
What actions? Refusing Topalov an unprecedented advantage? Get serious.
If Topalov hadn’t ducked the first match for so long, there would have been time for a rematch before Mexico City. There isn’t time now. He’s got no one to blame but himself.
>>What actions?
For instance, spreading the rumor for participation in Mexico. Even you here admit that Kramnik does this in order to evade the match.
>> If Topalov hadn’t ducked the first match for so long
It was Kramnik who ducked the first match. It is high time that you stop lying here for obvious facts. Read old news and educate yourself.
>> Not if he knows he’ll get it back.
Knowing for sure that Topalov is getting his money back is knowing for sure that Kramnik will refuse the match.
Do we smell here a whiff of Kramnik’s stench?
Good cartoon, Nikolai.
Isn’t it really interesting that the President of Bulgaria pays such an amount of money? At least that’s what I figure out of the announcement.
Once upon a time Kramnik indeed was a DEEP GREAT Creative chess player. His illness of the last few years has seen his chess suffer, but ofcourse he has a reputation to maintain. Secondly chess has rapidly moved on and Kramnik is slowly lacking behind, many Kramnik supporters blindly fail to notice this. From a 2700+ point of view Kramnik’s chess has been in slow decline,his blunder rate and consisitency of his play questioned. The reason Kramnik agreed to short draws was kind of masking his illness due to chess falability. Topalov’s claim in Elista is 100% valid, ”A CHESS PLAYER SHOULD NOT BE TAKING REGULAR WALKS IN A SMALL TOILET WITH THE DOORS CLOSED”!!! Kramnik has Powerful Freinds (RUSSIA/GERMANY/CHESSBASE), They protect him.. when will the naive world learn that this World is evil?, full of dubious deeds to protect one’s interest. That is the Bottom line. NOBODY CARES ABOUT YOU THE PUBLIC. Self interest first Do not let Kramnik’s noble front Deceive you? He has devious freinds in Power. Please open your eyes and learn to reason for your self rather than be totally media dependent i.e. chessbase and all those biased forums that don’t see the light.
If Topalov had won the match, would there be such a clamour that he, Topalov, should give Kramnik a rematch? Doubt it.
It seems less a principle, more a “anyone-but-Kramnik” position.
Chess is full of such clever people, but with the amount of gossip, negativity (even just on this blog alone), who would want to sponsor chess?
The slagging off of anyone who doesn’t look right, fit the mould, doesn’t fit the bill seems to attract lots of oppobrium
(the women GMs have to be of a type like Humpty rather than Kosteniuk…there is only allowance for one type), the male GMs have to be all whizz-bang-Tal-like in their play rather than “boring”-positional-like…marketing
/controversy/charismatic personalities help a sport…puncher-counterpuncher…
sponsors, are they going to get any joy sinking their monies into chess?
Root for a favourite without slagging off others that don’t fit the same mould.
If Kramnik is in Mexico, ok; if no, chess goes on…so, what?
There’s a new generation coming through – hopefully, though probably not, things can improve.
Hope things go as people want re the USCF, and we can see how things go..
🙂
I think Kramnik will seriously consider that offer.
You know,there are one million reasons for that:)
And I bet he is going accept the challenge!
As concerns chessbase comment (that Topalov has to cancel Morelia tournament in order to meet 6 months schedule/deadline for the match to occur) it’s moronic to even question that.
There are 500 000 reasons for Topalov ,his crazy manager wouldn’t propose the challenge without Topalov knowing for it,and finally :Topalov thinks he can beat Kramnik and is eager for the rematch.
P.S.
Susan,what’s your opinion:Will there be a rematch?
Topalov had a great image before Elista, but Danailov spoiled everything there and Kramnik won the match fair in the rapids!
The rest is history and the future will show us who’s the best player in the world!
Gooooo Topi
There are only 2 parties here, Susan, not 3!
Only FIDE and KRAMNIK!
Who cares about this frustrated ex-pseudo WorldChampion!
i hope they DO NOT give him the rematch! He doesn’t deserve it!
Fide is now building a good structure for the future of Chess World Championship cycles! Don’t let this clown and his even more clownish manager screw the good plan of fide up, thank you!
Chess has been developing in the right direction since unification! Let’s keep it that way.
The Topalov team (all respect to the player Vaselin, but no respect to his match tactics used in Elista!!) will try complicate matters! (propose dates that are impossible and such…
FIDE should go on with the idea. Topalov should accept defeat. Kramnik is the World Champion! And he deserves this!!!
If and only if someone can put some controls on Danailov and Topalov concerning accusations during a rematch. If they can be controlled to behave. Then I would favor Kramnik picking up a cool Million Dollars so easy. It would be like taking candy from a baby. Beating Topalov is nothing. Topalov is not such a good chess player at all. He had a brief few good games and now he has collapsed. Judit Polgar crushed him and deserves a shot more than Topalov. Come on guys. Topalov can not even beat a woman.
Go Judit Go.
IGEN ÖN NÉMET
Topalov: «El Kremlin nunca reconocerá que mató al espía ruso, ni Kramnik que hizo trampas»
POR FEDERICO MARÍN BELLÓN. FOTO LUIS ÁNGEL GÓMEZ. BILBAO.
14-12-2006 09:05:35
Ioannis, your conjecture is totally wrong. The president of Bularia is not paying the money. He is a patron of the proposed rematch which means that he imparts it seriousness and formality. It is necessary because of the powerful mafia connected friends of Kramnik who will undoubtedly try to spoil the rematch as they spoiled the match.
Hehehe, Vohaul, the smell is not from a rat. It comes from Kramnik’s toilet. Tune your olfactory bulbs a little better.