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BAKU PUZZLED BY SECOND REFUSAL TO HOST CANDIDATES TOURNAMENT
PanARMENIAN.Net
February 22, 2012 - 12:03 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - SOCAR Energy Georgia director and vice-president
of Azerbaijan's Chess Federation Mair Mamedov said they "did hope
that Armenian grandmaster Levon Aronian would agree to participate
the Candidates Tournament in Baku."
"His arrival is not the same as the boxers' visit," Mamedov said.
He said there were only two bids on January 31 to stage the next
Candidates Tournament for the World Championship, from Bulgaria
and Azerbaijan.
"Following the FIDE Presidential Council in the United Arab Emirates
we were informed that if Agon undertakes organization of all candidate
cycles for the coming 10-12 years, the tournament will be held in
London while we will participate in terms of funding stipulated by
the bid," chess-news.ru quoted Mamedov as saying.
Aronian has twice refused to play in Baku. The Candidate Tournament
2011 was held in Kazan, and London will host it in 2012. This year
he issued a letter to President of FIDE Kirsan Ilyumzhinov and
Presidential Council members in early February to notify he won't
participate in a Baku-hosted tournament. Following this, Ilyumzhinov
announced that World Championship Candidates Tournament will be held
in London from October 23 to November 13.
"No circumstances, if they are not chess-related, should prevent the
grandmaster from demonstrating all of his skills. Unfortunately, at
this moment no Armenian can find favorable or adequate psychological
atmosphere in Azerbaijan, whereas that is something absolutely
necessary. In my opinion, all the participants should be in equal
conditions, which is impossible in case of holding the tournament in
Azerbaijan. Security guaranties and any kind of additional support
cannot be a remedy," Aronian said in his statement.
PanARMENIAN.Net
February 22, 2012 - 12:03 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - SOCAR Energy Georgia director and vice-president
of Azerbaijan's Chess Federation Mair Mamedov said they "did hope
that Armenian grandmaster Levon Aronian would agree to participate
the Candidates Tournament in Baku."
"His arrival is not the same as the boxers' visit," Mamedov said.
He said there were only two bids on January 31 to stage the next
Candidates Tournament for the World Championship, from Bulgaria
and Azerbaijan.
"Following the FIDE Presidential Council in the United Arab Emirates
we were informed that if Agon undertakes organization of all candidate
cycles for the coming 10-12 years, the tournament will be held in
London while we will participate in terms of funding stipulated by
the bid," chess-news.ru quoted Mamedov as saying.
Aronian has twice refused to play in Baku. The Candidate Tournament
2011 was held in Kazan, and London will host it in 2012. This year
he issued a letter to President of FIDE Kirsan Ilyumzhinov and
Presidential Council members in early February to notify he won't
participate in a Baku-hosted tournament. Following this, Ilyumzhinov
announced that World Championship Candidates Tournament will be held
in London from October 23 to November 13.
"No circumstances, if they are not chess-related, should prevent the
grandmaster from demonstrating all of his skills. Unfortunately, at
this moment no Armenian can find favorable or adequate psychological
atmosphere in Azerbaijan, whereas that is something absolutely
necessary. In my opinion, all the participants should be in equal
conditions, which is impossible in case of holding the tournament in
Azerbaijan. Security guaranties and any kind of additional support
cannot be a remedy," Aronian said in his statement.