Friday, September 29, 2006

Toiletgate?

If you thought the article yesterday about the world championship match was interesting, there's more. Rather than give you my summary, here are the short teasers from the chessbase site. If you want to read them, go to http://www.chessbase.com and check them out!

Kramnik may stop playing the match
29.09.2006 The team of Vladimir Kramnik has issued a statement rejecting the decision of the Appeals Committee and demanding that it be replaced because of its obvious bias in favour of their opponent. "The protests of the Topalov team and the suspicions in the press release of Mr. Topalov are utterly disgraceful and are touching Mr. Kramnik’s privacy." Will the match be interrupted?

Silvio Danailov: Players must be accompanied to the bathroom
29.09.2006 Just two hours after the FIDE ruling on the Bulgarian appeal the Topalov team has fired off another protest, demanding that the players must be accompanied by an assistant arbiter when they go to the bathroom. If the match continues Topalov won't shake hands with Kramnik.

FIDE decides: common toilet for both players
29.09.2006 The Appeals Committee of FIDE has taken a decision on yesterday's protest by the Bulgarian delegation. After viewing the video tapes it was found that the frequency of Kramnik's visit to the toilet had been exaggerated, but that the private WCs would be closed and a common toilet opened for both players. They also decided against the publication of the tapes. Toiletgate.

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