Q:Garry Kasparov openly accused Silvio Danailov, your manager, that he bears
most of the blame for the failure of the match. Were there any additional
financial claims from your side?
("24 hours" daily, Bulgaria)

A:I think this is ridiculous. My opinion is, that the match was canceled by
Ilyumzhinov and he alone bears all responsibility in this case. What were
his real motives, I cannot understand. He alone single-handedly took that
decision. Perhaps when he was in Moscow he called Garry Kasparov to consult
him how to act in this situation. Perhaps Garry Kasparov was scared of the
match taking place in Ukraine. This could be the reason.

Yeah, that's why Kasparov had signed the contract and Pono
didn't...Kasparov signed on to play because he was afraid...