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Bulgaria will bid to host World Chess Championships match

Bulgaria will bid to host World Chess Championships match

9/4/2009 2:41:00 PM

Bulgaria will run for hosting the World Chess Championships match early next year, Bulgarian PM Boyko Borissov said after meeting with grandmaster Vesselin Topalov and his manager Silvio Danailov. Mr Borissov accepted an invitation to chair the Committee responsible for the final’s organization and called on Bulgarian business and banks to sponsor the event. The final clash between Vesselin Topalov and Indian Viswanathan Anand is expected to be early next year. The cities of Grozny, Dubai and Delhi have also been willing to host the match.

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