[chessmind] Dennis Monokroussos: More Topalov-Kamsky troubles

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Posted by Dennis Monokroussos:
More Topalov-Kamsky troubles
http://chessmind.powerblogs.com/posts/1222486681.shtml


   The following link was sent by reader and regular commenter
   Jaideepblue:
   [1]Bulgarian Chess Federation with yet another protest about Topalov -
   Kamsky
   According to this protest letter by the President of the Bulgarian
   Chess Federation, everything is in perfect shape for the upcoming
   match between Topalov and Kamsky except that there is no location, the
   dates aren't set and the contracts are unsigned. This seems strange,
   as although I don't know if the players have received or signed any
   contracts, this [2]FIDE press release sets a time and place for the
   match. Also strange (as Jaideepblue noted in his email to me), though
   in a different way, is the BCF President's referring to both this
   match and the Anand-Kramnik matches as "semi-finals". There's a sense
   in which that's true, of course, as the winner of T-Ka plays the
   winner of A-Kr, but the latter match is, and the former is not, a
   world championship match in its own right, all by itself.
   So what's going on? Will the Topalov-Kamsky match take place? And is
   the problem Ilyumzhinov or the Bulgarian crew? (Or both? I'm reminded
   of something Botvinnik said when he was asked who he'd rather be
   stranded with on a desert island, Karpov or Kasparov. His answer: I'd
   rather be alone.)

References

   1. http://reports.chessdom.com/topalov-kamsky-protest
   2. http://www.fide.com/component/content/article/1-fide-news/2970-fide-president-guarantees-topalov-kamsky-match