Who’s Britney’s manager?
December 23, 2008 by Arne Moll · 23 Comments
Do you know who Britney Spears’ manager is? Do you care? Okay, I admit having read a news item about the breakup between Britney Spears and her previous manager, but, of course, that was not because of the news itself, but because it involved Britney. And I have absolutely no idea who her new manager is.
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Kamsky-Topalov: contracts signed
November 20, 2008 by Peter Doggers · 11 Comments
Today the teams of Topalov and Kamsky have signed the contracts for their match, and so Sofia as the venue, and 16th to 28th February, 2009 as the dates, are now official. We have the full press conferences with Danailov (manager of Topalov) and Sutovsky (manager of Kamsky) on video. Read more
“Kamsky-Topalov in February in Sofia” (3nd update)
November 18, 2008 by Peter Doggers · 22 Comments
3nd update, November 20: Silvio Danailov confirmed that today both parties have signed the contracts.
Today all parties involved reached an agreement on the Kamsky-Topalov match. The match that should provide a challenger to world champion Anand is now scheduled to take place in February 2009 in Sofia. Read more
New open letters, but no news
November 15, 2008 by Peter Doggers · 16 Comments
The Kamsky-Topalov match / FIDE saga continues with two more open letters: one by the Bulgarian Chess Federation and one by Kamsky’s manager Chernenko, but there’s not much new under the sun. Read more
Kamsky asks USCF board to unite
November 8, 2008 by Peter Doggers · 23 Comments
In an attempt to support Gata Kamsky in the FIDE/Topalov match saga, the board of the United States Chess Federation once again revealed its internal disunity. We received several “open emails” by different board members quibbling. The sanest person seems to be Kamsky himself, who requested “all USCF Board members to unite and find ways to make sure that justice and fairness will prevail.”
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Ilyumzhinov reconsiders, gives Chernenko one more day (2nd update)
November 6, 2008 by Peter Doggers · 46 Comments
2nd UPDATE: open letter by Rustam Kamsky
Update: No Chernenko money, Iluymzhinov gives Bulgarian Chess Federation another chance.
By now nobody believes the Kamsky-Topalov match will still take place before the end of the year, if at all, but after receiving another letter by Kamsky’s manager Chernenko, FIDE President Ilyumzhinov decided to reconsider his personal guarantee and set Mr Chernenko another ultimatum: one more day. Article updated. Read more
