FIDE, the International Chess Federation has officially
given rights to organise the Anand v Topalov World Chess
Championship title match to Sofia.
The dates are not confirmed, which are likely to be
April 5-24, 2010. It will be a 12-game classical match.
In case of a 6-6 tie, there will be a 4-game rapid
play-off to decide the title.
The venue is Topalov's home country and the capital
city. The last time a world title match was played at
one players home nation was in 1993 when Garry Kasparov
played Nigel Short in London and when Anatoly Karpov
played a part of his 1993 match against Jan Timman in
the Netherlands.
July 07 2010 - This is to inform all chess
players / organisers / officials that any chess event organized
under the banner of "Chess Association of India" is not
recognized by the All India Chess Federation... more news
Kind Attention : Tournament Organizers / State
Associations
May 06 2010 - Please be informed that the FIDE has announced that, here after
all the rating tournaments should be registered 30 days in
advance. We therefore request all the organizers / State chess
associations to send their Bidform along with prescribed fee to
organize any FIDE rating events, 45 days in advance to All India
Chess Federation for onward submission to FIDE and enable us to
allot the FIDE / AICF event code for the event. Download the Bidform
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