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Shamkir : why such a poor coverage ?

A super-tournament is taking place in Shamkir and there is very little attention to it compared, say, with the US championship that takes place at the same time or with the Grenke Chess Classic that happened a few weeks ago. I'm not talking about the LiChess blogs and forums, I'm talking about the overall coverage by the chess community.

The local comments are given GM Ljubojevic, who is one the last living legends since the death of Viktor Korchnoi, but is not a professional press officer. There are so many stories we could hear from a player who has played Stein, Polugaevsky, Bronstein, Tal, Benko, Najdorf, Reshevsky, Petrosian... I guess he would need the company of a true chess journalist to channel his thoughts and energy.

Sergey Karjakin praises the organisation at Shamkir after his clear criticisms about the Candidates Tournament. I can't help wondering why the difference is so big. It's the 5th edition of Shamkir Chess, so the organizers are more experienced than in Berlin. Was the sponsor more generous than in Berlin ? On the map it's not obvious that Shamkir is a touristic place with permanent infrastructures (like hotels, communication,...) for a super-tournament (I mean, not just the players but also the teams, the journalists, the public...).

A third point should also be raised and debated by journalists. Why isn't Danailov "persona non grata" in a chess event, especially one of this magnitude ? And if Topalov has nothing to do with the problems of the Bulgarian Chess Federation, why is he showing up with Danailov at a chess event (or at all) ? Standing by a friend is one thing, but this seems out of place.
(just in case a refresh on the topic is useful : http://web.chessdailynews.com/tag/bulgarian-chess-federation/ )

There would be plenty of things to say about this tournament. I'm not even mentionning the opening choices, the unusal number of draws, etc.

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