Create unforgettable events out of great competitions:
UEP makes bid for World Championship 2011
In conjunction with the ongoing discussion concerning the future of the World
Chess Championships UEP makes the following statement:
UEP made a proposal for the organisation of the forthcoming World Championship
cycle. According to FIDE, UEP is the exclusive applicant for the Candidates
event in 2010 and the World Championship Match in 2011.
For the Candidates tournament, which will take place with eight players in
September 2010, UEP guarantees a prize fund of 650.000 Euros inclusive all licence
fees and after tax. The net prize money for the players is 430.000 Euros. UEP
favours for this event a classical match format. In the quarter and semi-finals
there shall be four games plus possible tiebreaks. In the concluding Candidates
final six games are planned with a possible tiebreak.
The winner of the Candidate Matches will compete against the current World
Champion in September 2011. UEP has also made a bid for this event and proposes
a prize fund of 1.500.000 Euros inclusive all licence fees and after tax.
In consideration of the well-known standards and high quality of UEP events,
the entire bid totals an amount of 3.5 to 4 million Euros inclusive all costs
for the whole package.
"In principle the organisation of the events could take place anywhere
in the world" says UEP President Josef Resch. The decisions about the venues
will be made at a later date. "We will of course first hold talks with
our partners, who contributed to the outstanding success of the World Championship
in Bonn in 2008", adds Resch.
Prior to all these decisions there will be negotiations with the World Chess
Federation FIDE during the next weeks. Carsten Hensel says: "We are waiting
for the written confirmation of our bid from the World Chess Federation. Thereafter
we should discuss the details of a contract." Hensel, who was the manager
of the ex-world champion Vladimir Kramnik for many years, has been consultant
to UEP since the 1st of January 2009.
A review of the World Chess Championship 2008 in Bonn
The World
Chess Championship 2008 was a great success. The match between Viswanathan
Anand (India) and Vladimir Kramnik (Russia) experienced huge worldwide public
interest. Millions of people all over the world followed the games in the internet.
427 media representatives from 28 countries were accredited at the venue in
Bonn (Germany) to cover the match for the most important news agencies, print
media, tv-stations and internet portals. According to independent experts the
World Chess Championship 2008 was the best ever organized chess event. UEP owes
this compliment to the support of strong partners like Evonik Industries AG
and OAO Gazprom as well as the patron and the German Minister of Finance, Peer
Steinbrück, the World Chess Federation FIDE, the city of Bonn as well as
the Art and Exhibition Hall of the Federal Republic of Germany.
Philosophy of UEP: "Chess is our passion"
UEP, based in Dortmund (Germany), was founded in 2005 and is a leader in chess
event management for premier competitions. The emphasis lies in outstanding
international chess events which are presented to the highest level. UEP undertakes
all tasks which are required for a perfect event: Overall concept, design, organisation,
execution, press and public relations management as well as marketing.
In 2006 UEP organised the World Chess Challenge between Vladimir
Kramnik and Deep Fritz (chess computer) that took place in Bonn. An outstanding
chess event, which experienced high media and audience feedback. With this performance
UEP made their first move in becoming a significant event agency.
UEP reached their highest achievement as organiser of the World Chess Championship
2008 in Bonn and looks back with great pride to this historical chess event.
The match between World Champion Viswanathan Anand and Vladimir Kramnik in the
Art and Exhibition Hall of the Federal Republic of Germany fascinated people
and the media.
Josef Resch outlines the philosophy of UEP: „Chess is an intelligent
and fascinating sport. Chess is our passion. We want to continue making exceptional
and unforgettable events for premier competitions“.
UEP news service 11th of February 2009
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