Rematch Kramnik-Topalov will not

In Antalya, at the FIDE Presidential Council, it was decided not to hold a rematch in the near future for a world chess crown between Russian Vladimir Kramnik and Bulgarin Veselin Topalov.

Everything was decided on the first day of the Council - there will be no match. The commentary on this topic Radio "Mayak" was given by FIDE President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov.

“The commission was met, led by Morten Sand, this is a legal consultant FIDE. We cannot even theoretically take responsibility to hold a match, because according to the signed and approved rules, the fight should end six months before the next world championship. September 11 in Mexico starts the planet’s championship, and the Revenanship, which should begin no later than February 11th, is impossible. So that the holding of the rematch Kramnik Topalov is excluded.

The first day of the Council was productively, about twenty important issues were considered. For fans and residents of the Sverdlovsk region, I will inform you that the FIDE Presidential Council voted to hold the command women's world championship in Yekaterinburg, the beginning of the competition on May 19th. FIDE has never held such championships, this is the first such championship and it will be held in Russia. This is good and this is an indicator of the successful work of Vice President FIDE, Honorary President of the Russian Chess Federation Andrei Selivanov. ”