World Championship Moscow – inspecting the venue
5/9/2012 – Two days before the start of a World Championship match the players, their seconds and the organisers visit the venue to see if everything is satisfactory. Unsurprisingly the inspection in the theatre of the Engineering Building in the State Tretyakov Gallery met with the approval of Vishy Anand and Boris Gelfand. In 48 hours they will commence hostilities here. Big pictorial report.
Everything ready in the Engineering Building
Viswanathan Anand and Boris Gelfand inspect match venue
In accordance with the match regulations for the chess crown, the world champion and the challenger for this title conducted an inspection of the match hall in the Engineering Building of the State Tretyakov Gallery.
The ceremony was attended by Chairman of the Management Board of the Russian Chess Federation Ilya Levitov, Chief arbiter Ashot Vardapetyan, Match supervisor FIDE Deputy President Georgios Makropoulos, Appeals Committee Chairman Kurt Jungwirth, FIDE Vice President Israel Gelfer, Assistant to the FIDE President Berik Balgabaev and Chairman of the Israeli Chess Federation Moshe Slav.
Boris Gelfand and Vishy Anand satisfied with the arrangements. In the background:
FIDE vice president Israel Gelfer, Advisor to President Ilyumzhinov Berik Balgabaev,
Anand team member Hans-Walter Schmitt
Both chess players were satisfied with the match venue and organisation. After inspecting the match area, Viswanathan Anand and Boris Gelfand gave an interview to channel “Russia-24”.
The Theatre in the Engineering Building of the State Tretyakov Gallery
Under construction: the stage where the World Championship games will be
played
Cleaning up before the players arrive
World Champion Anand tests the arrangement, chief organiser Ilya Levitov and...
... Anand's wife Aruna look on
Challenger Boris Gelfand arrives and checks the arrangements
Well, yes, everything appears to be fine
Watchful eye: FIDE Deputy President Georgios Makropoulos
In just a few dozen hours these two will be at each others' throats –
across the chessboard
Anand gives an interview to the TV channel “Russia-24”...
... after which Boris Gelfand follows suit
The above pictures were taken by tournament photographer Eteri Kublashvili,
seen above with Anand team member Eric van Reem. This photo by H-W Schmitt.
We heroically resisted posting this image at the top of our report –
to drive our readers nuts!
Karlovich Anastasiya sent us the above picture of the military parade in Moscow's Red Square. It was taken from the window of the official hotel of the match Anand-Gelfand, the Baltschug Kempinski. "Victory Day" commemorates the defeat of Nazi Germany and is celebrated on May 9. It is also known as "Gitler kaput" (really – google it).
World
Chess Championsip 2012 – match details
The World Chess Championship 2012 will be a match between the current World Champion Viswanathan Anand of India and Boris Gelfand of Israel, winner of the Candidates tournament. The match will be held under the auspices of FIDE, the World Chess Federation. The prize fund is US $2.55 million, the winner getting $1.53 million (60%), the loser $1,02 million (40%).
Schedule
Days of play, with live commentators on Playchess.com. Note that the games start at 15:00h local time = 13:00 CEST, 07 a.m. New York or here in your location.
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Links
- Official web site of the World Championship match
- All ChessBase reports on the World Championship
- Official web site of the World Championship match (report)
- Bios of the players Anand and Gelfand
- Rules and regulations for the match (PDF)
- Pre-match statistics
- Leading player on the match (opinions of Svidler, Kramnik, Karpov, Averbakh, Korchnoi)
- Accreditation, travel and accommodation details
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