PRESS RELEASE – 21 April 2005
The 2005 World Chess Championship
to be held 27 September – 16 October in San Luis, Argentina
under the aegis of the Province of San Luis
The World Chess Federation (FIDE: http://www.fide.com) is pleased to announce
that the World Chess Championship Tournament 2005 will take place 27 September –
16 October in the city of San Luis, Argentina under the aegis of the Province of
San Luis.
The ongoing bidding procedure concerning the World Championship 2005 has been
resolved in favour of the San Luis candidacy, whose negotiation team in Athens
exercised the option provided in article 2.5.1 of the official regulations and
offered on 15 April a prize fund of USD 1,000,000 (one million) for the event.
The offer is also backed by a financial guarantee and an agreement concerning
further organizing details has been signed by the Governor of San Luis, H.E. Dr
Alberto Rodriguez Saa and the FIDE President H.E. Kirsan Ilyumzhinov.
FIDE is positive that the games will be held successfully in San Luis and
this year's World Chess Championship will further establish the image of chess
as a competitive and educational sport not only in Argentina but in the whole
geographical region of South America. Towards this aim, the attractive image and
the positive reputation of the province of San Luis are considered as valuable
assistance to FIDE’s efforts.
The format of the tournament will be an 8-player double round robin. The
total prize fund of USD 1,000,000 will be distributed to the players according
to the final standings, as described in the official regulations, with the World
Champion receiving the valuable title and the amount of USD 300,000. Together
with this event, the total funds raised by FIDE for the World Championships have
well exceeded the figure of USD 3,000,000 (three million) for the years 2004 and
2005.
The final list of the 8 world-class Grandmasters who shall contend this year
for the ultimate title of World Champion will soon be announced, in accordance
with the official regulations of the World Chess Championship Tournament 2005.
All relevant information will also be available on FIDE's website at http://www.fide.com
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