[chessmind] Dennis Monokroussos: Weird World Championship (Semi-Final) News: Topalov vs. Kamsky - the Russian(??) in Elista?

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Posted by Dennis Monokroussos:
Weird World Championship (Semi-Final) News: Topalov vs. Kamsky - the Russian(??) in Elista?
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   From [1]Chess Today #2625:

     Topalov vs. Kamsky in Elista?! by GM Mikhail Golubev

     A Russian language website www.elista.org cites the main (after
     Ilyumzhinov) local chess organiser Mr. Bovaev, who said that
     Topalov vs. Kamsky match could take place in Kalmykia. Elista was
     proposed as a neutral territory! There may be a problem here â in a
     recent interview (in Russian) for Sankt-Peterburgskie Vedomosti
     Gata's father Rustam said that they would write a letter to
     President Putin (no less!), requesting Russian citizenship for
     Gata.

     Also, it is hard to believe that the Bulgarians would be happy to
     meet Bovaev again. One may read an interview last year with Bovaev
     (conducted by our CT colleague Vladimir Barskij). Bovaev gave his
     version of the Elista 2006 events. One quote: "I came to the Chess
     City and told Silvio: "You remember, we have an agreement! If you
     publish the protocol, I will make an official statement that your
     team consists not of chess players, but of spies armed with special
     equipment! Maybe they declared it when crossing the Russian border,
     I don't know. But I'm afraid they have a chance to stay here longer
     than usual. Go ahead, consult them."

   This is crazy on so many levels, and the thought that Kamsky might
   forsake his U.S. citizenship is disappointing, too. But for now, this
   seems more like rumor than fact to me. If anyone knows more about
   this, please let us know; likewise, I'll keep everyone posted as I
   hear more about this.

References

   1. http://www.chesstoday.net/