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Topalov to Mexico?

PeterDoggers
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Since I'm playing myself in Budapest (a First Saturday IM tournament) I'm still not able to write much about the chess news. But okay, I can mention the news that was brought by Chessdom today (since they mentioned me as well!): the "case Topalov" is "put in the agenda" by FIDE. There are already some comments on this subject under the Rybka article so hereby we'll definitely open the discussion, with this article and with a new poll. Should Topalov still be allowed to play in Mexico or should he stop dawdling? Does this top player belong in the tournament or signed is signed, go home and cry there?

First some explanation. The Bulgarian Chess Federation and Mr Danailov have sent letters to FIDE in which they ask for reconsidering Topalov's participation in Mexico. When he signed for the Wch match, he agreed that the loser would not play in Mexico but, the Bulgarians are argumenting, Topalov signed because as a 2700 player he could challenge Kramnik anyway, at any moment. But because this rematch could not be arranged in time, it's sad that the world's no. 2 can't play in Mexico. Well, I'm inclined to think: too bad. He should have thought of that earlier. And thinking that you could stuff this rematch somewhere in the agenda before Mexico, was a bit naive. But... as a chess fan I would love to have Topalov added to the field in Mexico, that would really be a fantastic tournament...
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Peter Doggers joined a chess club a month before turning 15 and still plays for it. He used to be an active tournament player and holds two IM norms. Peter has a Master of Arts degree in Dutch Language & Literature. He briefly worked at New in Chess, then as a Dutch teacher and then in a project for improving safety and security in Amsterdam schools. Between 2007 and 2013 Peter was running ChessVibes, a major source for chess news and videos acquired by Chess.com in October 2013. As our Director News & Events, Peter writes many of our news reports. In the summer of 2022, The Guardian’s Leonard Barden described him as “widely regarded as the world’s best chess journalist.”

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