Ponomariov interview
Posted: Fri Feb 25, 2011 7:01 am
http://www.crestbook.com/en/node/1429
As noted by mishanp at chessintranslation.com, this is one those "trees falling in the forest" type moments:
As noted by mishanp at chessintranslation.com, this is one those "trees falling in the forest" type moments:
And then there was also a curious situation during the first game of my final match against Gelfand. He made a move and went off somewhere. I replied quickly and also left the board to go and drink some water. Coincidentally, the arbiters had also gone somewhere at that point, and there were absolutely no spectators in the hall – nobody! It struck me as a very depressing spectacle for chess. Given a situation like that it would be strange if the journalists didn’t want to liven the atmosphere up a little, even if only with such interviews, don’t you think? It seems that FIDE are threatening to hold the World Cup in Khanty-Mansiysk again next time round. Dear chess fans, please come and support this beautiful and uncompromising game!