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Sunday, May 5, 2013

World Chess Championship 2013 in Chennai: Papers Signed in Baku Today

Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2013

Hi everyone, 

FIDE presidential board meeting which is in progress at Baku, Azerbaijan today confirmed Chennai as the venue of the World Chess Championship Match 2013 between Viswanathan Anand and Magnus Carlsen. The agreement has been signed today at Baku by Bharat Singh Chauhan, Honorary Secretary, All India Chess Federation and Kirsan Ilyumzhinov, FIDE president. A note has been put up at the All-India Chess Federation website, though confirmation from FIDE is awaited. 


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5 comments:

  1. Jason BourneMay 5, 2013 at 11:48 AM

    It's confirmed on All India Chess Federation website but not on Fide site

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  2. Amrit Puri, Knights Chess Club, New DelhiMay 5, 2013 at 11:49 AM

    Pretty cool if it is so.

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  3. Chris, NYMay 5, 2013 at 12:02 PM

    Fide office is closed until May 7 for Easter says site so maybe we get final confirmation after that.

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  4. Theo, LondonMay 6, 2013 at 7:04 AM

    I think it's not decided until the players sign the contract.

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  5. Mahendran JMay 21, 2013 at 10:06 PM

    Thanks for sharing the information.

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