Author: Brett Clark
Date: 18:00:54 06/02/99
(From the Las Vegas Review Journal 6/2/99) "Chess Tournament Scheduled for July" The World Chess Championships -- delayed this past winter in a move to placate defending champion Anatoly Karpov -- will be held next month in Las Vegas. Karpov's agent said Tuesday the champion would not participate. Caesars Palace will play host to the event, with 100 of the world's top players beginning competition July 30. Final play is set for Aug. 22-28, with closing ceremonies Aug. 29. Shiloh Quinn of Montreal, who represents Karpov, said the Russian champion would not be on hand to defend his world title but would file a lawsuit to try to block next month's tournament. "He absolutely will not participate," Quinn said. "He's already scheduled to do things. They were supposed to consult with him, and they didn't do that." Karpov was scheduled to hold a news conference in Munich, Germany, today to discuss the actions he planned to take to block the Las Vegas competition. Karpov won the world title in January 1998 and was to have held it for two years. The World Chess Federation decided the championship should take place annually. A total of 150 countries belong to the federation. Plans to hold the tournament Nov. 29 through Dec. 27, 1998, in Las Vegas were scrubbed, in part because of Karpov's opposition to the plan and his vow not to participate. In addition, opposition existed to a change in rules that would have had Karpov competing from the start of the tournament. In the past, 100 top chess players from around the world have competed against each other, with the lone survivor playing the reigning champion for the world title, Quinn said.
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