Silvio Danailov

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Silvio Danailov (born 21 April 1961) is a Bulgarian International Master chessplayer and the manager of two former FIDE world chess champions, Veselin Topalov[1] and Ruslan Ponomariov.[2]

Danailov attained notoriety during the FIDE World Chess Championship 2006 by making accusations against Topalov's opponent Vladimir Kramnik (who subsequently won the match).

  • On September 28, 2006, Danailov complained to the match organizers and the press about Kramnik's repeated visits to the bathroom. He noted that the bathrooms are the only place not under audio or video surveillance, and called the frequency of the breaks "strange, if not suspicious". Danailov suggested that Topalov would abandon the match if the concerns were not addressed.[1]
  • On October 4, 2006, Danailov issued a press release that identified what it labeled "coincidence statistics" showing the percentage of times that Kramnik played a move that would be recommended by Chessbase's Fritz 9 chessplaying software in that position.[3]. The press release did not state the comparable percentage for Topalov.

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Topalov threatens to abandon the World Championship Match. ChessBase (2006-09-28). Retrieved on September 29, 2006.
  2. ^ Kasparov: no laughing matter!. ChessBase (2003-08-28). Retrieved on October 20, 2006.
  3. ^ "Silvio Danailov accuses Kramnik of using Fritz 9", Chessbase, October 4, 2006.

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