Kamsky responds to Shirov

Submitted by SonofPearl on Fri, 05/30/2008 at 12:50pm.

Kamsky prepared to play in Bulgaria

Following on from Alexei Shirov's open letter (reported here), a representative of Gata Kamsky has issued a statement denying that Kamsky has officially declined to play in Bulgaria.

To FIDE President Mr. Kirsan Ilyumzhinov

May 29, 2008

Awaiting FIDE determination regarding the bid made by Mr. Oleksandr Chernenko for the Kamsky-Topalov match and the official contract from FIDE that determines the rights and obligations of both players, on behalf of Gata Kamsky I would like to address disturbing rumors that are being spread in press by Aleksey Shirov.

Since Gata Kamsky intends to play against Vaselin Topalov and did not officially decline to play against him, it is inappropriate for A. Shirov to offer his candidacy before official FIDE resolution on that issue has been made.

Accordingly please provide a working draft of the documents that FIDE anticipates GM Kamsky and GM Topalov to execute.

Sincerely,
Bella Kamskaya

Will FIDE still try to look for a better sponsorship deal or will they settle for the Bulgarian bid? And who exactly will Topalov end up playing? The endgame of this contest is still in the balance...

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by luzganoem - 6 months ago
Philippines

Member Since: May 2008
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I partly agree with Phobetor, especially with the first part of his arguments.However, in the end I am considering that we must give extended understanding to the FIDE administration and let them explain the situation...Peace.

by jumeir - 6 months ago
NUEVA ECIJA Philippines

Member Since: Mar 2008
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Dear Friends,

I AM HAPPY THAT I READ THE LATEST DEVELOPMENT IN CHESS REGARDING WHO WILL CANDIDATES IN F.I.D.E CHAMPIONSHIP I HOPE GM TOPALOV WILL WIN THE GAME.

REGARDS,CRISPIN

by SonofPearl - 6 months ago
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The latest rumours are that Kirsan will make an announcement today that the match will be held in Lviv, Ukraine, after all...

by Phobetor - 6 months ago
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Thanks SonofPearl for keeping Chess.com up to date on all the chess news and chess scandals

On-topic: With Kirsan in charge, things have become a mess before (Kramnik vs. Topalov for example) and this is no exception. FIDE should put clear deadlines, and since Kamsky did not deliver the money in time, FIDE should have made a decision. They could have said something like "Since the bid didn't come through, the match will be held in Sofia. If Kamsky declines, a new match will be arranged between Shirov and Topalov instead.", but instead they kept quiet. Why?

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