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BAKU WAS REJECTED BY ARONIAN AND THIS LOOKED NATURAL FOR EVERYONE, VESELIN TOPALOV SAYS
news.am
July 27 2010
Armenia
NEWS.am posts an open letter by Bulgarian GM Veselin Topalov available
on Chessdom website.
"Dear President of FIDE, Dear members of the PB,
I am writing an open letter to you regarding the next World
Championship Cycle. After many promises and changes I learn that a
new place for the Candidates matches is being discussed, the one of
Kazan, Russia.
I believe that it is a strategic mistake to stage almost all the cycle
in one country. Four events of the FIDE Grand Prix, the World Cup,
and now possibly Candidates Matches are in Russia. This transmits
the message that FIDE can't find sponsors and Organizers from other
countries, which is very sad.
I would also like to state that for me the venue of Kazan, or any
other venue in Russia, is totally unacceptable for another reason.
Everybody still remembers the unpleasant situations which my team
and I had to face during the WCC Match in Elista 2006.
Having in mind all this, I would like to declare that I would not
participate in any stage of the cycle for the World Chess Title that
takes place in Russia, in order to avoid problems and conflicts that
already took place there.
The venue of Baku was rejected by Aronian and this looked natural
for everyone. Before that, FIDE have changed their own rules and
regulations to avoid the WCC rematch Topalov-Kramnik with Sofia as a
venue. I believe it is logical to ask, if I play any matches in the
future, (especially against Russian GMs), that they should be outside
of Russia.
With respect, Veselin Topalov"
From: A. Papazian
news.am
July 27 2010
Armenia
NEWS.am posts an open letter by Bulgarian GM Veselin Topalov available
on Chessdom website.
"Dear President of FIDE, Dear members of the PB,
I am writing an open letter to you regarding the next World
Championship Cycle. After many promises and changes I learn that a
new place for the Candidates matches is being discussed, the one of
Kazan, Russia.
I believe that it is a strategic mistake to stage almost all the cycle
in one country. Four events of the FIDE Grand Prix, the World Cup,
and now possibly Candidates Matches are in Russia. This transmits
the message that FIDE can't find sponsors and Organizers from other
countries, which is very sad.
I would also like to state that for me the venue of Kazan, or any
other venue in Russia, is totally unacceptable for another reason.
Everybody still remembers the unpleasant situations which my team
and I had to face during the WCC Match in Elista 2006.
Having in mind all this, I would like to declare that I would not
participate in any stage of the cycle for the World Chess Title that
takes place in Russia, in order to avoid problems and conflicts that
already took place there.
The venue of Baku was rejected by Aronian and this looked natural
for everyone. Before that, FIDE have changed their own rules and
regulations to avoid the WCC rematch Topalov-Kramnik with Sofia as a
venue. I believe it is logical to ask, if I play any matches in the
future, (especially against Russian GMs), that they should be outside
of Russia.
With respect, Veselin Topalov"
From: A. Papazian