Talk:FIDE World Chess Championship 1998
Latest comment: 2 years ago by Pier4r in topic Kramnik (ranked 2nd in the world) declined participation on the grounds that Karpov's direct entry into the final was unacceptable
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Kramnik (ranked 2nd in the world) declined participation on the grounds that Karpov's direct entry into the final was unacceptable edit
In his interview Kramnik said he opposed not "Karpov's direct entry into final" but little-to-no rest for the winner of preliminary rounds. Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=THb6f8_lOPU (russian lang) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 91.241.13.27 (talk) 07:20, 26 November 2020 (UTC)
- Can confirm. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=THb6f8_lOPU timestamp from 59:30 , subtitles are available in English. --Pier4r (talk) 20:42, 5 January 2022 (UTC)