On the follow-up:
I heard that the winner of the Anand-Kramnik match will face a challenger to be determined as follows:
The winner of the World Cup (a knock-out tournament to be played in december) will face
Topolav in a match. The winner of this match is the next challenger for the title,
and will face the winner of the Anand-Kramnik match.
Although I am a fan of Topalov, this seems an outrageous procedure if true.
As a matter of fact, the same goes for Kramnik's right to a return match.
He well knew the rules, when he signed to play reunion match. With the help of the Fide
he succeeded ducking Topalov's challings under the rules that where in place till july or august this year,
and on top of that he suddenly had the first right for a revanche match (apparsntly without obligation to put up a prize fund). I find this slightly immoral from the man who denied Kasparov a revanche match, after having got to challenge Garry after being knocked out of the qualification cycle.
Finally I am perfectly satisfied with Anand as the new world champion. He won this title in a strong field, showing hardly any weaknesses. In order to prepare against Kramnik, perhaps he should consider strengthening his seconds-team.
Perhaps Shirov would be motivated...
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