Update on Kamsky – Topalov match
Chessdom has just received a letter from the FIDE office in Athen
FÉDÉRATION INTERNATIONALE DES ÉCHECS
Athens, 11 February 2008
BIDS FOR THE WCC CHALLENGERS MATCH KAMSKY – TOPALOV 2008
FIDE has accepted an offer for the WCC Challengers Match Kamsky – Topalov 2008 by the Bulgarian Chess Federation. This offer included a net prize fund of 150,000 USD and has been approved by the FIDE Presidential Board since June 2007.
However, after the recent FIDE Presidential Board meeting in Singapore and following discussions with all parties involved, FIDE has decided the following in order to try to improve the financial terms and conditions for both players:
a) if by 11 April 2008, FIDE receives a bid with a net prize fund of 250,000 USD (minimum) from any country other than USA, Bulgaria, Russia and Spain, then the match will be organised in that country with the highest bid.
b) if by 11 April 2008, FIDE receives a bid with a net prize fund of 250,000 USD (minimum) from USA, Russia or Spain, the organisers in Bulgaria will be requested to match that bid by 30 May 2008. If Bulgaria matches the new bid, the event will be organised in Bulgaria. If Bulgaria refuses, then the match will be organised in the bidding country.
c) if by 11 April 2008 no such bids arrive, the match will be organised in Bulgaria with a net prize fund of 150,000 USD.
In order for a proposed bid to be considered, it should be accompanied by a 2-month term recognised bank guarantee covering the amount of prize fund (minimum 250,000 USD), the FIDE contribution (20% over and above the prize fund), and 35,000 USD covering expenses of FIDE as described in articles 3.17.4 and 3.17.5 of the match regulations. Within 30 days of a bidder being awarded the event, the amount of the bank guarantee should be transferred to the bank account of FIDE.
Each bid shall also contain the following particulars:
a) Proposed exact dates of the event between 26 November and 11 December 2008.
b) Proposed tournament venue.
c) Proposed prize fund.
d) Commitment to cover all organisation costs, in accordance with the match regulations.
e) Special rates for hotel rooms, including meals.
f) A statement that the applicant accepts the regulations of the Match without any reservations.
g) The applicant’s name, signatures and authentication.
h) An invitation for at least one member of the World Chess Championship Committee to inspect the proposed venue and examine the other conditions, with all expenses paid by the bidder.
No bidder can propose a sponsor which shall be in conflict with the regulations of the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
The bids, including all original documents and particulars, shall arrive by registered post to the FIDE Secretariat in Athens, Greece by the deadline of 11 April 2008.
Source: www.chessdom.com
I read in CHESS LIFE that Kamsky did not have a second because he could not afford one. Is kamsky ready? I mean I don’t know much about him only what my father/coach has told me about when kamsky was young.
Playing against Topalov in Bulgaria would be basically the same thing as playing against Castro in Cuba. You will lose and you might die.
02/11/2008 | 11:38
Alleged Daughter and Widow Claim Fischer’s Estate
The lawyers of chess legend Bobby Fischer’s alleged 7-year-old daughter in the Philippines, Jinky Young, said they will try to reach a compromise with his Japanese fiancé Miyoko Watai, who now claims to be Fischer’s widow.
According to The Chess Plaza Weekender, lawyers Samuel Estimo and Rudy Racorda have evidence that prove Jinky really is Fischer’s daughter, including DNA samples, Fréttabladid reports.
Jinky and her mother Marilyn allegedly visited Fischer in Iceland in September 2005.
Fischer, who became an Icelandic citizen in 2005, died in January. According to his own wish, he was buried at a private ceremony in the remote Laugardaelakirkjugardur in southwest Iceland. Watai came to Iceland to attend the ceremony.
Click here to read more about Bobby Fischer.
Bulgaria happens to be one of the safest places on earth.
Sorry to disappoint the numerous Americans.
They are very intelligent 😉
It does not seem very nice to have the Chess Federation of one player providing the prize fund. On the other hand, one would wonder if the other federation (USCF in this case) would be capable of doing the same under these rough financial strains. In the land where more than $1 billion is raised and spent on publicity for the US elections, it would be nice to have $250K raised in order to host the Kamsky-Topalov match in the US.
In any case, it looks as though no one else was interested in bidding for this match. That’s pretty sad.
what about the toilets ?