Chess:reunification world champion match

[david02]

Topalov vs Kramnik, the world championship title reunification match has started yesterday

The FIDE worldchamp against the classical worldchampion. The fierce fighter against the solid defender!

Kramnik leads 2-0 after two games

more info on www.chessbase.com

[manker]

I didn't even know that the world was divided

[Busyman™]

I didn't even know that the world was divided

[david02]

whoops, that was a bit silly of me I corrected it

[Barbarossa]

I didn't even know that the world was divided

Totally. It's divided into black and white squares. Chess is going to be pretty tricky if they take that away

[DanB]

My money is on whoever is playing with the black pieces.

As Wesley Snipes said " Always bet on black"

[Darth Sushi]

I lost interest when Kasparov and Short looked for a new sponser. I frown on Kramnik for avoiding Kasparov for too long and FIDE is just simply corrupted to the core. The title claims have become like boxing.

[david02]

Topalov is suggesting that Kramnik is cheating and threatens to quit the WC!!

read the story here

http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=3370

It's all part of the psychological warfare but still 50 times average using the bathroom is a lot!

after 4 games it is 3-1 for Kramnik

[david02]

I lost interest when Kasparov and Short looked for a new sponser. I frown on Kramnik for avoiding Kasparov for too long and FIDE is just simply corrupted to the core. The title claims have become like boxing.

Yeah , I mostly agree with you, but I like these matches more than for instance the sudden death knockout system used by FIDE to determine the World champ.. call me oldfashioned but the standard of games seem to be higher that way

I also think that draws should be ignored in these matches like fischer said

[david02]

Kramnik refused to play today because what Topalov's team mentioned in the press earlier.. see above