Not long after the last game of the Anand-Gelfand World Championship had been played, we spoke with main sponsor Andrei Filatov. What exactly does he do? Was he satisfied about the match? And what about his new plans? Last Thursday, after the tiebreak, we did a brief interview.

In the video below, Filatov says that he intends to support a new event next year, which will be a cooperation between a French and a Russian museum. Apparently the Louvre in Paris has already confirmed to host half of what will be an Alekhine memorial with the world's best players. 

The idea is to have something in a Russian museum and a French museum. As you know the Louvre in Paris has already confirmed its participation and we're thinking of a Russian museum in Saint Petersburg or another famous Russian museum. The general idea is to continue the system of cultural exchanges that are linked to chess championships and tournaments, so that people can see at the same time the beauty of the game and the beauty of the culture of each other's nations. The way it stands now we are planning a classical tournament with the best chess players in the rankings. We're thinking of April next year.