It was worse than a crime; it was a blunder
It was worse than a crime; it was a blunder.
Antoine Boulay de la Meurthe
This letter, which seems to have been never published, dated May 13th, 1988 was addressed to Florencio Campomanes. At the height of the confrontation between FIDE and recently established Grandmasters Association (GMA) the signers, who were the most famous chess-players of that time, in terms of an ultimatum demanded to renounce the introduction of ratings and titles for active chess. What were they guided by? It was worse than a crime; it was a blunder
It was worse than a crime; it was a blunder.
Antoine Boulay de la Meurthe
This letter, which seems to have been never published, dated May 13th, 1988 was addressed to Florencio Campomanes. At the height of the confrontation between FIDE and recently established Grandmasters Association (GMA) the signers, who were the most famous chess-players of that time, in terms of an ultimatum demanded to renounce the introduction of ratings and titles for active chess. What were they guided by? Florencio Campomanes: Let there be an "active" champion every year! (published in "64. Chess Review", Vol. 3, 1988, February)
Florencio Campomanes: Let there be an "active" champion every year! - Mister President, as is known, at the FIDE Congress in Seville there was widely debated an issue about so-called “active chess”. To say the truth, we’ve never known that we play passive one… Florencio Campomanes: Let there be an "active" champion every year! (published in "64. Chess Review", Vol. 3, 1988, February)
Florencio Campomanes: Let there be an "active" champion every year! - Mister President, as is known, at the FIDE Congress in Seville there was widely debated an issue about so-called “active chess”. To say the truth, we’ve never known that we play passive one… Andrzej Filipowicz: "It can be neither allowed nor prohibited" (published in "64. Chess Review", Vol. 8, 1988, April)
Andrzej Filipowicz: "It can be neither allowed nor prohibited" The chairman of the FIDE Qualification Committee joins in with the conversation. - It is greatly to be feared that top chess-players will not become Grandmasters in active chess due to an accidental failure connected with the imperfection of the system. - Developing the project of the qualification system for active chess, I tried to protect titles of classical chess preventing their devaluation. Andrzej Filipowicz: "It can be neither allowed nor prohibited" (published in "64. Chess Review", Vol. 8, 1988, April)
Andrzej Filipowicz: "It can be neither allowed nor prohibited" The chairman of the FIDE Qualification Committee joins in with the conversation. - It is greatly to be feared that top chess-players will not become Grandmasters in active chess due to an accidental failure connected with the imperfection of the system. - Developing the project of the qualification system for active chess, I tried to protect titles of classical chess preventing their devaluation. Letter to Florencio Campomanes (13.05.1988)13.05.88 Urgent attention: Florencio Campomanes FIDE President Dear Campo, The following recommendation has been signed en masse by all top players in the world, including Kasparov, Karpov, Timman, Ljubojevich, Korchnoi, Andersson, Speelman, Yusupov, Short, Hjartarson, Van der Wiel, Kavalek, Agdestein, Chandler, Pinter, Sosonko, etc: Letter to Florencio Campomanes (13.05.1988)13.05.88 Urgent attention: Florencio Campomanes FIDE President Dear Campo, The following recommendation has been signed en masse by all top players in the world, including Kasparov, Karpov, Timman, Ljubojevich, Korchnoi, Andersson, Speelman, Yusupov, Short, Hjartarson, Van der Wiel, Kavalek, Agdestein, Chandler, Pinter, Sosonko, etc: The World Active Chess Championship (published in "64. Chess Review", Vol. 8, 1988, April)The World Active Chess Championship (published in "64. Chess Review", Vol. 8, 1988, April) FIDE Congress approved the rules about the World Active Chess Championship (30 min control) as well as ratings and awarding of titles for active chess. The main feature of this championship is that it shall be held within 12 months. |