On Wed, 02 Jul 2003 08:49:54 +0100, Andreas Walkenhorst
wrote:


I completely agree, IMO there's a simple reason for those demands: To
prepare for a match Pono needed to engage one or more good GM's for
training and a team for the match. He may have made contracts for
that. The GM's need to be paid. Their contracts have to be changed due
to the changed date of the match. And additional money is needed. The
reason is solely a FIDE matter, so they have to pay.

Why does FIDE have to pay? Chess events are organized by sponsors.
FIDE only sanctions the events. I doubt that Pono hired any GMs or, if
he did, he paid them a few hundred dollars tops.

Sam Sloan