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InDepth headlines national business sports cricket regional entertainment technology world travel autos health | BGN announcement is unfair to Vishwanathan Anand 20.02 IST 17th July 2001 Even as the chess fraternity discusses the BrainGames Candidates cycle, the question that begs is: Was the announcement by BGN that it would use the Dortmund Meeting 2002 as the Qualifier for its next Challenger a fair thing to do to a player like Vishwanathan Anand in the middle of a tournament like this? It is believed that Anand knew about it even before the start. He had been spoken to in Mainz, yet he stuck to his commitment of playing in Dortmund 2001, when clearly there would be enormous pressure on him. Would BrainGames have done the same if Garry Kasparov had been playing or would Dortmund have taken a chance to do so and get itself mired in a controversy? Sure, Dortmund seeks a slice of the BrainGames pie, by lending its tournament as the Qualifier. But it also means the Dortmund Chess Meeting 2002 edition could turn out be one of the weakest in recent memory. Kramnik will not be there, simply because he is the champion awaiting a challenger, and Kasparov and Anand are unlikely to find the ends of the tournament justifying their participating. So without the top three, who Keene admitted publicly are ''way ahead of others'' can the tournament be called the strongest in the world? For the present, as Anand says, ''I still have a tournament to play (the Dortmund 2001) and let's stick to that.'' It is unlikely he will make any grandiose refusals, but doubtless he will not accept the situation, even if Kasparov does to attempt a shot at Kramnik and get the world title. But Kasparov over the years hates shoot-outs, which is what mini-matches like the ones planned for the BGN Qualifier will be. For Anand, it is now a wait for the FIDE announcement on when their official world championships will be. If FIDE plans well, they could have World Cups, too, and a larger number of tournaments to offer to the players. But then for most players, playing both – as they did in the days when PCA existed alongside FIDE - two world championships means more money. But for the likes of Anand, Kasparov and Kramnik, it goes beyond money. -UNI |
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