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Sofia: %-lgaria: fro2 ;< to 9= Fe5r-ar3 988>: in = ga2es ?and tie 5rea+er if necessar3@ for a priAe 2one3 of USD 948:888 to 5e di,ided eB-all3 5etween t)e two pla3ers6 1a2s+3 Tea2 $& E2il S-to,s+3: $& E,geni3 NaCer: $& !ndrei #olo+itin6 Tea2 Topalo,: $& I,an C)eparino,: $& #alleCo Pons: $& Erwin D!2i6 Official we5site: www6wccc988>6co2 Strea2ing on )ttp:EEc)ess6e,olin+6net:=;=;Ec)ess &atc) Topalo, 0 1a2s+3: Sofia %U Topalo,: #eselin 00 1a2s+3: $ata F 0 F ?7<@ $r-enfeld Defense 1a2s+3: $ata 00 Topalo,: #eselin 80; ?79@ Spanis) %erlin Topalo,: #eselin 00 1a2s+3: $ata F 0 F ?7G@ $r-enfeld Defense 1a2s+3: $ata 00 Topalo,: #eselin ;08 ?G7@ Spanis) Haitse,

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746 c9 5JK ! terri5le 2ista+e t)at will cost t)e entire !2erican6 74 666 cc= 7<6 cJ was slig)tl3 )ig)er for w)ites: 5-t of co-rse pla3a5le for 1a2s+3L 7<6 M%JL T)e 5eginning of a series of forced 2o,es6 7< 666 aN5J 7G6 NdJL Pro5a5l3 t)e ti2e forgotten 53 1a2s+36 7G 666 f=L oser pawn on t)e second fail-re6 7G 666 MC9 lost after 7=6 Nd< Nd< 7>6 a= O )G J86 eJ O c9 win t)e To-r6P 7G 666 NdJ 7=6 NcG f= not lost a single piece 666 7=6 Nd= Nd= 7>6 NcG NcG J86 a= O )G J;6 eJ O g= J96 M%J c< O J76 g; c; O JJ6 )9 c9 J46 e;L

T)e %-lgarian is acc-rate to t)e endL No piece is left in gear6

J4 666 f= J4 666 M!9 J<6 O e= )G JG6 NfG wins6 J<6a7 59 J< 666 M%7 JG6 5J O M%J J=6aN5J eG J>6gJ d< 486 g7 d4 4;6 fJ cJ 496g4 M%J 476gN)< gN)< 4J6 f4 cJ 446 f< dJ 4<6 NfG eJ 4G6 g< wins6 JG6 5J O g= J=6 g9 e4 J>6 gJ 59 J> 666 d4 O 486 f7 protectsL 486 O c= )G 4;6 cJ M!7 496 NfG 5J 476 cJ 5G O 4J6 g; f7 446gJ ;08

1a2s+3: $ata ?9G94@ 0 Topalo,: #eselin ?9G><@ (orld C)ess C)allenge Sofia ?J@: 9;6896988> .$& Ro5ert Fontaine/

J9 666 fG 1a2s+3 )as a good ad,antage at t)e end of Heitnot6 T)e U6S6 will 2iss a nice gain: 5-t little e,idence to seeL J76 5J .J76 Nf= MD9 JJ6 c;L T)e idea is to target t)e 5oN )<6 JJ 666 Nf= J46 Nf< ?J46 MD9K lost after J4 666 Nc<@ J4 666 FD= J<6 $F;L T)e co-p of t)e 2ost diffic-lt option6 T)e To-r is now d9 fro2 t)e diagonal and left open for t)e ad3 c;6 J< 666 9D< JG6 f4L gNf4 ?JG 666 Nf<K J=6 N)< O g= J>6 gG Q@ J=6 N)< O g= J>6 Nd< Nd< 486 Nd< NeJ 4;6 5= O gG 496 M%4 wit) a decisi,e ad,antage6/ J7 666 M%J JJ6 NdG NdG J46 Nf< e< J<6 d4 f= JG6 f7 gG J=6 c7 a< J>6 cG d< 486 e9 g= 4;6 M%4 M!9 496 5G a; O 476 )9 MD4

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T)e Ca,alier is 2-c) 2ore powerf-l t)an t)e %is)op in t)is position6 For a pla3er t)e cali5er of 1a2s+3: t)e rest Ris C-st a 2atter of tec)niB-eLR <; 666 f= <96 54 )4 <76 g7 c; <J6 5= O fG <46 5G O f= <<6 f9 c9 O <G6 f; c; O <=6 e9 c9 O <>6 d7 Ng9 G86 aG eG G;6d< d= G96 c4 e= G76 )G 666 T)= 2onitoring ;08

1a2s+3: $ata ?9G94@ 0 Topalo,: #eselin ?9G><@ (orld C)ess C)allenge ?9@: ;=6896988> Spanis) %erlin .C<4/ .Ro5ert Fontaine ?$&@/ ;6eJ e4 96 f7 c< 76 54 f< J6808 c4 46 Ne4 NeJ ! line t)at see2s -n-s-al e,en for 5lac+s6 <6 e9 Ne4

G6dJ ()ites get a good ad,antage for de,elop2ent6 %-t Topalo, deli,ers t)e speed and it is good t)eorist: will eB-aliAeL G6 NeJ eG =6dJ c<L T)e onl3 good s)ot t)at eB-aliAes6 >6 NeG O NeG6 G 666 eG G 666 eG is less 5eca-se of =6 NeJ g< >6fJL c< ;86 d7 d4 ;;6 e9 f4 ;96 d9 wit) a good ga2e on t)e 5lac+ 5oNes: incl-ding e46 ;08 S)iro,: ! ?9GJ4@0$risc)-+: ! ?9<84@ E 1O FIDE (CH: New Del)i IND 98886 =6dNc4 Nc4 >6 c7 g< ;86 )4 1a2s+3 c-stod3 logicall3 adies to ta+e ad,antage of its lead de,elop2ent6 ;8 666 c< ;;6 g4 f< ;96 !E; #is-all3 w)ites are 5etter6 Topalo,Ds tea2 co2posed of t)e fait)f-l C)eparino,: #alleCo and t)e new: D!2i: )owe,er well prepared t)is 2atc) and 5lac+s will contin-e wit) t)e 5est s)ots 666 R35+aL

;9 666 e< ;76 d7 808 ;7 666 fNg4K ;J6 Ng< O f= ;46 e7 gi,es ()ite a good ad,antage6 ;J6 d9 d4 ;46fJ c4 O ;<6 ); ;<6 e7 faced ;< 666 dJ ;G6 Ng< N)4 ;=6 N)4 dNe7 ;>6 Ne7 d= wit) eB-alit36 ;< 666 dJ ;G6 f4K

;G6 Nc4 see2ed stronger 5eca-se after ;G 666 Nc4 ;=6 cJ O )= ;>6 e9 eJ 986 5J c4 9;6 d4L position was s-5stantiall3 eB-al6 ;G 666 fGK Topalo, 2a+es politeness pla3ing too fast 666 ;G 666 eNfJ see2ed a distinct ad,antageL (it) o,er an )o-r against t)e cloc+ for ;8 2in-tes 1a2s+3 t)ere in t)e first t-rn of t)e ga2eL ;=6 MFJ ?If ;=6 MFJ Nf4 ;>6 Nf4 Nf4 986 d< FD= %lac+s attac+ed t)e &ad Ca,alier d< and c4: and t)-s will necessaril3 get t)eir piece6 9;6 Nf4 dNc7 left 5lac+s wit) a piece of netL@ ;= 666 dNc7L &a3 5e forgotten 53 t)e ti2e Topalo,6 %lac+s sacrifice Da2eL ;>6 e< O ?;>6 MC7 Nf4 986 Nf4 Nf4 9;6 Nf4 fe= gi,es a distinct ad,antage in t)at final6@ ;> 666 Ne< 986 Nc4 cNd9 9;6 d; MFJ 996 d< g4 976 MD9 ?976g7K loses after 97 666 !D= 9J6 a7 gJ@ 97 666 !E= see2s ,er3 good for t)e 5lac+s 666 ;=6 eJ d4 ;>6 Ng< )Ng< 986 MD4 986 Ng< f= 9;6 g7 f4 98 666 cNd4 9;6 d< 1a2s+3 is doing fairl3 well and C-st needs to deal wit) )is ti2e6 ()ite Ti2e eft: 4> 2in-tes6 %lac+ Ti2e eft: 8= 2in-tes ;7 seconds6 9; 666 cG T)ere are onl3 J 2in-tes 1a2s+3 to reac) t)e J8t) ti2eL 996cJK 996 Nc= won a piece: 5-t lea,es a lot of ga2e to 5lac+sL 99 666 aNc= 976 Ne< MC9 9J6 5J N59 946a7 d7 9<6 Ee; 5< followed 53 a4 and T!9 a lot of ga2e to pla3 for t)e 5lac+s less6 Note t)at 5lac+s alread3 )a,e 7 pieces for t)e &ad6 99 666 dNc7 976 MC7 dJL

T)e %-lgarian pla3er increases t)e press-re of ti2e and t)e positionL Tc9 t)reat and it re2ains eNactl3 t)e 92in9= !2erican to 5rea+ t)e 5ad passwordL

9J6 5J dG 946 f9 a4 9<6 a7 54 9G657 9G6 M%4K M%4 9=6 Ne< c; O 9>6 f; Nf; Q 9G 666 5J 9=6 59 a< 9>6 eJ 9>6 cJ 54 786 d9 c4 followed 53 cd7 wins6 9> 666 !C< T)e gain see2s ine,ita5le 5lac+ 666 786 g; c9 7;6g7 Pla3ed wit) ;7 seconds on t)e cloc+L 7; 666 d7 796 d; 796 5; Nf9 776 Nf9 ?776 Nf9 c9 O 7J6 g; d9 746 f9 dJ wins6@ 77 666 d9 HarleB-in 59 no longer case6 T)e gain is acB-ired 5lac+6 79 666 f4 80;

(it) a losing position and 8 seconds on t)e cloc+: 1a2s+3 deposits weapons6 ! )-ge ,ictor3 for Topalo, set t)e perfect tone: it will pla3 to gain wit) ()ites and %lac+sL T)e 2atc) pro2ises to 5e diffic-lt for t)at 1a2s+3 Topalo, will )a,e to ta+e on a 2ore t)eoretical and less tec)nical 666 $ata 1a2s+3 0 #eselin Topalo,6 Part J6 P)oto S www6wccc988>6co2 #eselin Topalo, 0 $ata 1a2s+36 Part 76 P)oto S www6wccc988>6co2 $ata 1a2s+3 0 #eselin Topalo,6 Part 96 P)oto S www6wccc988>6co2 #eselin Topalo, 0 $ata 1a2s+36 Part ;6 P)oto S www6wccc988>6co2 T)e progra2 &atc) Fe5r-ar3 ;< 00 Fe5r-ar3 ;G 00 Fe5r-ar3 ;= 00 Fe5r-ar3 ;> 00 Fe5r-ar3 98 00 Fe5r-ar3 9; 00 Fe5r-ar3 99 00 Fe5r-ar3 97 00 Fe5r-ar3 9J 00 Fe5r-ar3 94 00 Fe5r-ar3 9< 00 Fe5r-ar3 9G 00 Fe5r-ar3 9= 00 ;=688 EEST ?;<688 UTC@ ;4688 EEST ?;7688 UTC@ ;4688 EEST ?;7688 UTC@ Da3 Off 00 ;4688 EEST ?;7688 UTC@ ;4688 EEST ?;7688 UTC@ Da3 Off 00 ;4688 EEST ?;7688 UTC@ ;4688 EEST ?;7688 UTC@ Da3 Off 00 ;4688 EEST ?;7688 UTC@ ;4688 EEST ?;7688 UTC@ Tie 5rea+s 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 Opening cere2on3 Part ; Part 9 Part 7 Part J Part 4 Part < Part G Part =

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Dear friends c)esspla3ers: !s 3o- +now: t)e FIDE initiall3 too+ t)e decision to grant t)e c)allenger 2atc) Topalo, 0 1a2s+3 in t)e %-lgarian C)ess Federation: w)ic) )as offered a priAe a2o-nt of ;48:888 USD6 $ata 1a2s+3 T)en: after cons-lting 5ot) parties: FIDE )as gi,en t)e opport-nit3 to !leNander C)ernen+o: 2anager of $ata 1a2s+3: to find a winning 5id: in ,i,: a cit3 proposed 53 &r6 C)ernen+o6 Since t)en: FIDE )as recei,ed se,eral letters fro2 t)e 5an+s eNpected to cooperate wit) &r6 C)ernen+o: indicating t)at t)e f-nds were Ren ro-teR6 %-t so far: despite n-2ero-s re2inders to !leNander C)ernen+o: no 5an+ g-arantee )as 5een pro,ided and: of co-rse: no transfer of f-nds )as 5een 2ade to t)e 5an+ acco-nt of FIDE6 !t t)is stage: I 2-st sa3 t)at I regret deepl3 t)at I )ad t)e confidence gi,en to !leNander C)ernen+o as to t)e relia5ilit3 of its s-ppl36 T)e actions of &r6 C)ernen+o indicate an a5-se of t)e rig)t to in,o+e t)e g-arantees t)at I )ad gi,en in good fait): after )is reB-est: to )elp ens-re t)e necessar3 f-nds6 In addition: I -nderstand t)e co2plaints of t)e %-lgarian C)ess Federation on t)e proced-re: e,en if FIDE )as onl3 tried to i2pro,e t)e financial conditions of t)e two pla3ers6 To restore t)e proced-re for )olding t)is ,er3 i2portant 2atc): FIDE anno-nced t)e following: a@ T)e e,ent is assigned to t)e %-lgarian C)ess Federation: if it agrees in writing 5efore ;J No,e25er 988= at ;9:88 $&T: to )old t)e 2atc) for a priAe 2one3 of USD 948:888 pl-s USD 48:888 contri5-tion to FIDE6 In t)is case: t)e date of t)e 2atc) Topalo, 0 1a2s+3 re2ains as pre,io-sl3 anno-nced: fro2 9> No,e25er to ;9 Dece25er 988=6 #eselin Topalo, 5@ On ;J No,e25er 988= at ;9:88 $&T: 5ot) pla3ers 2-st 5e officiall3 confir2ed in writing in a clear and eNplicit: t)e3 are going to pla3 t)is ga2e6 If #eselin Topalo, ref-ses to confir2 )is participation: w)ile $ata 1a2s+3 will B-alif3 a-to2aticall3 for t)e (orld C)a2pions)ip in 988>6 If $ata 1a2s+3 ref-ses to confir2 )is participation: it will 5e replaced 53 !leNei S)iro, ?for second place at (orld C-p 988G@6 c@ If t)e %-lgarian C)ess Federation is -na5le to confir2 t)at it accepts t)e financial reB-ire2ents of ?a@: a tender process will 5e la-nc)ed wit) t)e deadline of 7; Dece25er 988=6 T)e e,ent ?to 5e )eld in Fe5r-ar3 or &arc) 988>@: will 5e awarded to t)e 5est offer6

T)e treat2ent of t)e -nfort-nate sit-ation 53 &r !leNander C)ernen+o led -s to a point w)ere t)e deadlines are ,er3 tig)t6 (it) t)is proced-re: t)e ga2e presents t)e FIDE c)allenger on t)e rig)t trac+ and wit) a clear ti2eta5le6 (e are all anNio-s to see a great 2atc): w)ic) will prod-ce a c)allenger wort)3 of (orld C)a2pion #is)3 !nand for t)e 3ear 988>6 $ens Una S-2-sL 1irsan Il3-2A)ino, President of FIDE Free translation of t)e article: www6fide6co2Eco2ponentEcontentEarticleE;0fide0 newsE7J=>0c)allenge02atc)05ac+0on0trac+ Fe5r-ar3 97 988>6

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