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Roger de Coverly wrote:http://www.fide.com/component/content/a ... ment-.html

Not a great surprise that it's in Khanty-Mansiysk, but who was it who said that he wanted to bring world chess out of Siberia?

Presumably this makes Svidler the favourite for the wild card place.

Mick Norris wrote:Grischuk did well in the Grand Prix and may be the wild card

I can't see them choosing a non-Russian

In a telephone comments for our customers Chairman of the Board of RCF Ilya Levitov admitted that the selection of party candidates tournament between Svidler and Grischuk was very painful:

"They're both my friends, and make friends with each other ... I had to cut to the quick."

"First, the decision-making period were very limited - FIDE required to name the candidacy until November 5. Because of this it was not possible to organize a match or maybe even match tournament. But this idea was. Easiest would be to plant them to the board and let determine who is better at the moment is playing chess. But playing rapid chess and blitz in this case is irrelevant - someone cut down the flag and someone will get in applicants. Better, perhaps, to throw a coin .. . A classic play is not that they have refused, but simply had no time. Both have recently played in the club Eurocup, and two days later began collecting a team championship of Europe.

In my eyes, Svidler and Grischuk - roughly equivalent candidates. Both have their pros and cons. Sasha higher the rating, and he played well in the Grand Prix, Peter champion like Russia, it is better addressed in the World Cup and the Candidates tournament in London. Which of them is being overwhelmed, very difficult to understand. Especially because Grischuk did not play in the national championship, so we let him go, that he was prepared for the two team tournament.

The right decision in this matter, unfortunately, was not. But we still decided to opt for Petit. The main criterion decided to read the result in London, and Peter played well there. And indeed in such tournaments he plays well - you can remember and San Luis in 2005, where he shared 2-3 places with Anand ... "

Angus French wrote:Hmm... FIDE have announced that Peter Svidler is the organiser's nominee.

Mick Norris wrote:Straight choice with Grischuk

Google translate gives me from http://chess-news.ru/node/13821

In a telephone comments for our customers Chairman of the Board of RCF Ilya Levitov admitted that the selection of party candidates tournament between Svidler and Grischuk was very painful:

"They're both my friends, and make friends with each other ... I had to cut to the quick."

"First, the decision-making period were very limited - FIDE required to name the candidacy until November 5. Because of this it was not possible to organize a match or maybe even match tournament. But this idea was. Easiest would be to plant them to the board and let determine who is better at the moment is playing chess. But playing rapid chess and blitz in this case is irrelevant - someone cut down the flag and someone will get in applicants. Better, perhaps, to throw a coin .. . A classic play is not that they have refused, but simply had no time. Both have recently played in the club Eurocup, and two days later began collecting a team championship of Europe.

In my eyes, Svidler and Grischuk - roughly equivalent candidates. Both have their pros and cons. Sasha higher the rating, and he played well in the Grand Prix, Peter champion like Russia, it is better addressed in the World Cup and the Candidates tournament in London. Which of them is being overwhelmed, very difficult to understand. Especially because Grischuk did not play in the national championship, so we let him go, that he was prepared for the two team tournament.

The right decision in this matter, unfortunately, was not. But we still decided to opt for Petit. The main criterion decided to read the result in London, and Peter played well there. And indeed in such tournaments he plays well - you can remember and San Luis in 2005, where he shared 2-3 places with Anand ... "

Angus French wrote:Sceptical about the relevance of the London Candidates and the Russian Championship. Peter S only played in 2 of the 4 qualifying Grand Prix tournaments to which he was invited and is lower rated.

Mick Norris wrote:

Angus French wrote:Sceptical about the relevance of the London Candidates and the Russian Championship. Peter S only played in 2 of the 4 qualifying Grand Prix tournaments to which he was invited and is lower rated.

A family bereavement torpedoed Svidler's involvement in the Grand Prix, according to TWIC

Angus French wrote:

Mick Norris wrote:

Angus French wrote:Sceptical about the relevance of the London Candidates and the Russian Championship. Peter S only played in 2 of the 4 qualifying Grand Prix tournaments to which he was invited and is lower rated.

A family bereavement torpedoed Svidler's involvement in the Grand Prix, according to TWIC

In two of the Grand Prix events? Does sympathy trump performance?