Larry Parr wrote:
"In principle Kramnik can play the winner" lied FIDE president Kirsan
Ilyumzhinov (9/24/05).

Yet it's quite clear from the Chessbase report that FIDE scuttled the
$l.4 million challenge to Topalov offered by Kramnik.

And so it goes.


Surely Topalov could play with Kramnik for the money but not for the title.
Kramnik has no legitimacy to challenge Topalov today.