
The FIDE World Chess Championship will take place in the Hotel Potrero de
los Funes Complex, in the Province of San Luis, Argentina, from September 27
to October 16, 2005.
WCC San Luis 2005 Press Release
Kasimdzhanov:
“He who deals best with the pressure will probably prevail”
When talking to the Press Office of the World Chess Championship San Luis
2005, Rustam Kasimdzhanov said that this competition will be very interesting
and full of fight. The player from Uzbekistan assured that, “at the end,
the pressure will be very high, and he who deals best with it will probably
prevail”. For the 2004 FIDE world champion “Anand is perhaps the
best at the moment”. The tips for winning will be “energy, plus
good nerves”. He was a little bit ironic when asked why people shouldn’t
miss this event: “Maybe because there will be the strongest players playing
the best chess?” Talking about Argentina, he named “tango, steak,
and Capablanca-Alekhine match in Buenos Aires”.
Ten questions
1. What are your expectations about this important competition?
I expect it to be very interesting and full of fight, because all eight players
will be trying to win.
2. How do you evaluate the way of play of this competition? (Double round-robin)
Playing 14 rounds of classical chess is very exhausting. At the end, the pressure
will be very high and he who deals best with it will probably prevail.

3. Which are your favourite players among your seven opponents? And who
will be the toughest?
Anand is perhaps the best at the moment; although in such an event they will
all be equally tough.
4. How are you preparing yourself for the WCC Argentina 2005?
I would not open the details of my preparation yet; nor would others!
5. Do you think that you will be coming being in your best competition
level?
I hope so.
6. Which will be the "tips" to win the competition?
Energy, plus good nerves.
7. Will this tournament be very different from all the others you have
already played?
The format and participants resemble Linares very much.
8. Will the spectators be seeing "new things" in the way of
playing?
A lot of new opening ideas to be sure!
9. Why should spectators not miss this championship?
Maybe because there will be the strongest players playing the best chess?
10. Name the first things that come into your mind when you think of Argentina.
Tango, steak, and Capablanca-Alekhine match in Buenos Aires.
Short biography
Rustam Kasimdzhanov: Grandmaster. born on December 5th, 1979 in Uzbekistan.
With a solid game and excellent theoretical preparation he was the great surprise
at Tripoli 2004 World Championship, defeating world’s best players Vasily
Ivanchuk, Zoltan Amasi, Alexander Grischuk, and Veselin Topalov among others.
In the final match he defeated British Michael Adams becoming FIDE’s
World Champion. His Elo: 2670.
Source: Press Office of the WCC San Luis 2005