Nobody wants the Chess WC

Kageri · 2014-05-05T01:14:08-07:00

according to a german newspaper the FIDE seems to have trouble to find a host for the upcoming chess world championship this year. Paris, New York, Miami, Dubai, Khanty-Mansiysk have declined and even Norway seems not interested. It's just too expensive (~3,5 million Euro for prize money and al

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May 8, 2014

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My chess club will gladly host the competition if the participants can manage a 7pm till 11pm time frame on Thursdays...and DON'T bring in their own refreshments.

We'll throw in the scoresheets and the winner will have his sandwiches paid for. You can't say fairer than that !