Talk:FIDE World Chess Championship 1998
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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)