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If Khadaffi pays my expenses, especially the journey Suriname-Libya vv and my lost income, I will accept.

[quote author=Uberdeker link=1161006534/15#15 date=1161194359]Or even the biggest [color=#cc0000][b]nuclear[/b][/color] menace of all : the United States of America! [/quote]

Really?  :o

BTW, the current administration in the White house prefers the term [color=#cc0000][b]nucular[/b][/color] menace.  ;D

By the way. We're all invited by Kadaffi to play in Libya for the World Title.
Fide and Lybia host:


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Well now, it could have been worse. It might have been Iran, Palestine or North-Korea.

Perhaps I didn't understand the point of the recent match.
But I think it was to be a reunification to bring the World Championship under Fide-rule.
If that is the case, I think present Fide rules apply to Kramnik until the next cycle.

But given Fide's track record I will not be surprised if the rules will be changed again
during the current cycle

As for Kramnik and his "supporters" this is only self interest.
The current rules make it much harder to hold on to his title:
a) Under current Fide rule he has the obligation to face any challenger putting up the price money.
b) The title will be determined in the Mexico Tournament anyway.
Kramnik must have been well aware of these arrangements. To try and change them now
just shows his "high moral standards".

The candidates have allready been hurt by the Fide-decision. 
As far as I understand it the original system was as follows:
a) 5 GM's were placed directly on the result of the previous WC-tournament.
b) 16 GM's have emerged from the initial candidate tournament.
they would play matches for 8 places in Mexico.
c) The current WC is placed.

Well stage [b] is out of the window (or down the Toilet). Instead there will be a tournament in Elista
to the determine the 8 GM's going to Mexico.
In Kramnik's proposal these 16 GM's have an even much more difficult path to get a shot at the title.
(I wonder if any of these supported the "Kramnik petition"  ; at least I dont think Kamsky signed).

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Well, I agree, that would have been ideal if it was announced earlier. That was my view earlier. Something that happened in my work (totally unrelated to chess) made me change my view. Doing that may be consistent for FIDE. But, it is not the right thing to do.

What about principle of promissory estopple? How can you downgrade Mexico city, now? It would be absolute injustice done to the 19 GMs in the fray who hope to become a WC after Mexico City. Unilateral shift at this point without the consensus of GMs involved would be absolutely unjust. 

Look at it this way. 2 rounds of Candidate matches and Grand Finale in Mexico City is what the GMs were working on. (Read Gelfand’s open letter?) Now, the fans want FIDE to say, “No, no, it’s a semi final candidates round robin followed by a CatXX tournament to find a challenger for Kramnik. And Topalov will play instead of Kramnik who was to play instead of Topalov”. 

I’ll be happy if it can happen that way after a dialogue with the affected GM’s. If they do not agree, then Candidate matches and Mexico round robin is the way forward. Kramnik puts in his title there and Topalov sits out. That’s what they and FIDE agreed upon. We can hope for a saner cycle for post Mexico scenario. Any unilateral change at this point would be as bad as Danailov.

I thought this story showed that Topalov was a sore loser but it is true that Fide Statutes allow for any 2700 player to challenge if they have sufficient funds.

The problem is that this kind of formula is ridiculous- as others have stated use Mexico as the qualifier to play Kramnik and allow Topalov to participate.

Of more concern to me is the reference to the Match Regulations having a provision that allows a rematch. I thought we got rid of that with Karpov.

In any event, the Match Regulations need to be a public document so that we know everything in case of disputes, rematches etc.

Andrew

I consider a rematch a completely ridiculous proposal, because the match Kramnik played with Topalov was a "UNIFICATION MATCH" and of course both players know that this is more than a FIDE title. This situation, only demonstrates a week FIDE, and not professional body where players can do and say what they want. 
Of course Kramnik will not play and FIDE needs to arrange rules that are logical. The only way is for Topalov to play in Mexico 2007 and then the winner will play a match with Kramnik, because FIDE must know that a match is a long tradition and if Kramnik not played in San Luis, why on earth he will play in Mexico 2007? Another wrong decision in San Luis was the presence of Peter Leko, because he was eliminated in a match with Kramnik, but FIDE is just like that, totaly without professionalism and logical decisions. I hope Kramnik will teach them the wright way...

I dont really see the point of this REmatch-"tradition".
There has already been a MATCH - and a winner decided.
I dont understand why the loser should have some second chance....
If he is worthy another match he has to qualify to play for the WC as everybody else.