Крамник - Топалов: что пишут?

Ну и мерзавец (Данаилов)! Все с ног на голову поставил. Про Жукова говорит и даже не упоминает, что тот глава РШФ и выступал именно в этом качестве. Заработал "г-н менеджер" рыло в пуху и теперь требует, чтобы "вся Болгария" его поддержала. Ну и врет опять же, постоянно врет: ведь если матч прервется, Россия со своим имиджем это как-нибудь переживет, а вот на самом Данаилове пятно "туалетное" до конца дней останется. Какая сволочь, все-таки! Слов нет!

Мне почему-то кажется, что Крамник выйдет на партию. И я очень его в этом внутренне поддерживаю. Очень хочется увидеть, как раскатают Топалова до асфальта.

На сайте http://www.veselintopalov.net/ появилась более полная английская версия приведенного выше интервью Данаилова (которое, естественно, было сначала опубликовано на болгарском в газете Standart. И сам перевод несколько иной.

"The truth behind the events in Elista"

- Will there be a match tomorrow?
- Yes, there must be. It is an order from higher political circles in Russia

-*What does that mean?*
- By all means there must be a game, if not it will be bad for the image of Russia

-*How much time did the negotiations continue last night?*
- A lot. We decided the bathrooms problem. We let Kramnik keep the one he wants. However, it will be inspected by our people. Rooms will not be changed, every player has it's own. For Kramnik is the bigger one because he likes to walk a lot. There will be audio and video vigilance in the rooms. One arbiter is assigned just for that. The question is decided.
Now the question is about the score. There is a lot of pressure on us the game to continue from 3:1. But how can we accept this since all our actions were according to the law? We just sent a protest declaration to the appeals committee because strange things were happening. 9 hours the video records have been revised and 5 people decided that there is something wrong. Nobody ever said that there was something (red. meaning a device or other type of aid). But it was very strange. We had a meeting with the FIDE president and Mr. Kramnik was very arrogant.

-*Arrogant?*
- Well, yes, he believes that he has political support behind his back. I asked him, "Why don't we change the toilet?" and he answered, "Because I can do whatever I want. I decided about this toilet and you cannot tell me what to do." The new one that was offered to him was 4 meters away from the playing area. I told him, "You are a chess player, you have to be more on the scene." Mr. Kramnik cannot be away most of the time. He answered, "This is my right, I can do whatever I want." He behaved as a man with a lot of support, as if everybody was doing what he orders.

-*Do you believe Mr. Kramnik has a health problem?*
- No, we know each other for 20 years. He claims that he needs to go to the toilet 30 times per game. But in the airplane from Moscow both delegations traveled together for two hours and then we were 3 hours around Elista. Five hours he did not step in the toilet.

-*Probably it is the pressure during the games and it is different*
- No matter how worried you are, you can go 5-10 times, not 30. We asked doctor Mihail Iliev, the doctor of the soccer national team, and he said that the only case is that Kramnik has problems with the prostate. First, he is too young and it is not probable that he has such. And if you know that you have such a problem and an important match is to come you have to find some solution.
When a man goes out of the toilet he washes his hands and does typical movements. There is no such a thing with Mr. Kramnik and it is obvious from the video. Inside there is a screen with the game on it. What does Kramnik do? He talks to himself and watches it. He gets an idea and goes to the toilet. He stays for a minute and goes out. Than he goes in again.
One more time I insist, there is no proof that he gets outside help, but his behavior is more than strange.

-*You made a compromise with the bathroom. What do you expect from their side?*
- Nothing, just the game to go on. There is an official score. For example if Levski and Chealsea play and the English team decides to stay in the locker rooms, the referree will blow the whistle and the score will be 3:0. Imagine now that Chealsea decides that they want to fire the whole appeals commission of UEFA and replay the game two days after? If they say that the score is 3:1 we quit. We did everything possible the match to continue. However, one man tries to play with FIDE with his childish requests.

-*People say this is the biggest scandal in the history of chess?*
- For sure a bigger scandal was the game between Krochnoi and Karpov, maybe Spaski and Fisher. These are matches with a lot of interest, but the times were different. The fun things were less, especially in countries like Bulgaria and Russia. The match should continue, it will be a shame if it doesn't. We are the first that want the match to go on, but it is not simple.

-*What do you think about the definition "WC match"?*
- It is good that everybody around the world talks about chess. As an American friend of mine says, "Even the bad ad is an ad". There is great interest and if the match continues it will be a good promotion for chess, no matter if people connect it with the WC. People will remember the Topalov-Kramnik game was different.

-*Do you have any other contracts, besides the one for the match?*
- The people I work with are above money at this time. The sums that are in the Wcc are not big. All of us believe that the match can make a revolution in professional chess. And if the Grand Slam becomes reality it will be great.

-*What is the opinion of Topalov?*
- Veselin has great desire to play, but he is disturbed by the behavior of Kramnik. As I said, we know him for 20 years and he has never behaved like that. Besides, he did not even greet Veselin in the 5th game. He was offended to wait an hour on the board while Kramnik was relaxing in his room.

-*Will Topalov shake hands with Kramnik?*
- We will see. For sure he does not want to give press conferences with him. Kramnik was very arrogant to him. Besides, he was constantly offering him draws and making him nervous. Maybe a handshake in the name of fairplay will be present.

-*Kramnik wants a written excuse from you*
- This is childish and he will not receive one. There is nothing to apologize about. In Russia and around the world his family and friends made a PR campain against us. They called us cheaters. Then the public opinion formed. He plays his own games but the trick will not work.

-*Russian journalists ask how you understood he goes to the bathroom*
- There are records and our technical experts requested them. The referee did not say much, except that he has noticed the fact. Even people that do not play chess noticed the fact that when Kramnik comes out of the toilet he plays almost immedeately. That is not normal and we requested the records.

-*The manager of Kramnik claims he likes to drink a lot of water and walk around.*
- The "likes to drink water" part is not true. For 5 hours he drank half a cup. "Did you even see that?" Kramnik asked me. Yes, and it is on the records. Regarding the walks, he enters in the toilet and closes the door. The toilet is a very small place and he spends a lot of time there.

-*Kremlin is behind Kramnik. Do you feel alone in the battle?*
- The vice premier of Russia, Alexander Zhukov, said that the match should continue with score 3:1. He is a politician and, besides, he should be neutral since he is a part of the organizing comittee. I believe it is not a bad idea Bulgarian politicians to show some support because we are under a lot of pressure.

Надо сказать, здесь он идет даже дальше - особенно в рассуждениях о здоровье Крамника. А самая смешная фраза - вот: "Besides, he did not even greet Veselin in the 5th game." - Это после их заявлений насчет отказа от рукопожатия! Просто супер!

Прошу простить, переводить сил уже нет. До завтра.

В статье Карпова есть забавный пассаж. Речь о Топалове: "В первой имел форсированную ничью, во второй - пассивный выигрыш".
Не думаю, что Анатолий Евгеньевич мог ввести этот новый термин... Осталось только понять, какой именно выигрыш был у Топалова во второй партии.

Официальное заявление и протест В. Крамника на решение ФИДЕ

Президент ФИДЕ благодарит участников за решение продолжить Матч

А. Кентлер "Скандалы у шахматного трона"

Очень надеюсь, что, в конце концов, Владимир сможет позволить себе широким жестом подарить это "сортирное очко" своим оппонентам!

Заявление Крамника перед 6-й партией:

http://www.worldchess2006.com/main.asp?id=1031

Обратите внимание на следующую показательную оговорку:

"Я очень сожалею о неспортивном и беспрецедентном поведении моего соперника, которому ФИДЕ подарила победу в партии без борьбы за шахматной доской, используя свои грязные трюки. "

Чьи грязные трюки? Из предложения ясно следует, что это трюки ФИДЕ... В устной речи такое бывает. Но на письме это невозможно не заметить. Интересно, каково было Кирсану читать такое...
Хотя, конечно, он понял, что имелось в виду. И кто.

Фраза совершенно недвусмысленная. Кирсан и не такое выслушивал.
И где теперь Каспаров?

Каспаров взял творческий отпуск!. Для написания хороших книг. Вот отдохнёт и ка-а-а-к вернётся!
Да как спросит со всех...

Да я, Григорий, все прекрасно понимаю. На место этого нелепого слова могу вставить еще с десяток разных слов и конструкций. Да только какой смысл копаться в подсознании нерадивого журналиста?
Но все равно странно получилось. Анатолий Евгеньевич - нет тот человек, чьи слова можно вот так перевирать. Такие вещи проверять надо...

Кстати, Карпов как раз высказался довольно необычно прямо. Возможно из-за того, что РШФ тоже четко обозначила позицию без обиняков.