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Erklärungen der Verbände
29 September 2006
To the President of FIDE
Mr K Illumzhinov
To the Organisation Committee of the match for the world chess championship V
Kramnik – V Topalov,
Elista
Declaration of the Russian Chess Federation
The Russian Chess Federation expresses its regret that Grandmaster Topalov
(Bulgaria), in his match for the world championship against Vladimir Kramnik
(Russia), should have resorted to incorrect methods of behaviour. Such events
should be decided in an honest struggle at the chessboard, and not by poring
over video footage of Kramnik in his rest room, and counting how many times
he visits the toilet. The protest by the Topalov team reflects the weakness
of their playing position in the match.
The Russian Chess Federations demands:
- The cancellation, as being unethical, of the decision of the Appeals
Committee to allow the video footage of the players’ rest rooms, taken by
the judges, to be made available to the members of the two players teams.
This is because we believe such action is a breach of the privacy of the
players, and also allows the opposing team to see how the player thinks and
reacts to his opponent’s moves.
- The cancellation of the decision of the Appeals Committee to close the
individual toilets attached to the players’ rest rooms.
- The replacement of the members of the Appeals Committee.
That the match Kramnik-Topalov be continued, with the score 3-1 in favour
of Kramnik, under the exact conditions in which the match was started. The
Russian Chess Federation hopes that the President of FIDE and the
Organisation Committee will act wisely and not allow the Topalov team to
terminate a match, which has begun badly for them.
The Russian Chess Federation
Translation: Steve Giddins
Bulgarian Chess Federation Supports Veselin Topalov
30 September 2006
We have learnt that the Bulgarian Chess Federation is firmly supporting
the demands of the FIDE world champion Veselin Topalov, "so the fight for the
title could continue in normal conditions that exclude all doubts for getting
additional help during the games.” This is part of the declaration published
in the official website of the
Bulgarian Chess Federation.
“We support the decisions of the Appeal Committee of the match and insist
all parties to abide to them. All demands for change of members of the
committee are an attempt to discredit the International Chess Federation and
its president. The chess should be played on the stage, at the TV cameras and
in front of the spectators," the declaration says.
