Dear
colleagues of the international press,
we would like to draw your attention on a press conference on
Wednesday, May 12
at Raffles Hotel Vier Jahreszeiten
in Hamburg (Germany)
from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
The Classical
World Chess Championship will be held at the Centro Dannemann in Brissago, on
the shores of the Lago Maggiore, Switzerland, from September 25 until October
18, 2004. A total of 14 games is to be played under classical time controls.
Vladimir Kramnik is defending the title he won from Garry Kasparov in 2000
against Hungarian GM Peter Leko, who qualified at the Dortmund Candidates in
2002.
At the
press conference you will have interview opportunity with
Ø
Vladimir Kramnik (World
Champion)
Ø
Peter Leko (Hungarian
Grandmaster)
Ø
Joel Lautier (President of the
Association of Chess Professionals / ACP)
Ø
Hans Leusen (President of Dannemann
Brasil)
Ø
Representative of the Swiss
region Ticino
The
participants will share information on the
Ø
details
of the competition
Ø
current questions about
professional chess and the world chess championship
Ø
increasing importance of
sponsoring in the chess world
Ø
current and future new
opportunities of electronic participation on mayor chess events
Ø
planned fringe events during the
competition at the Centro Dannemann
Ø
the registration opportunities
for journalists
Please
schedule the date. Prior to the press conference you will have the opportunity
for photo shootings with the attendees. We will invite officially by a separate
letter. You will be asked to register. We kindly ask you to direct your
advanced questions to
Jochen
Leufen at
jochen.leufen@wuelfing-kommunikation.de
Ira Wülfing
at ira@wuelfing-kommunikation.de
Rosanna Pierantognetti
at r.pierantognetti@centrodannemann.com
Please look
for further information at
www.centrodannemann.com
www.chess-players.org
Munich, April
08 2004
