THE ACCUSED

News from worldchessnetwork.com

The chess world has been rocked by a scandal. Kommersant has learned
that the Association of Chess Professionals is about to begin an
investigation of suspicions that former world chess champion and first-
ranked player in the FIDE (World Chess Federation) rating Veselin
Topalov regular received advice from the auditorium during his
matches. It is possible that, if the investigation goes ahead, it will
use a video recording of one of his matches that is already in the
possession of Kommersant. Topalov's manager Silvio Danailov has stated
that a suit has already been filed against the German journalist whose
publication whipped up the scandal and that similar action will be
taken against anyone who tries to besmirch Topalov's reputation.

P.S. GM Larry Evans suggested that a vital part of the investigation
will be checking Danailov's cell phone records when the suspected
games at Corus were in progress.