Interview with Topalov
Veselin Topalov and his manager Silvio Danailov arrived yesterday at Sofia airport. They were glad to share some thoughts on the WCC 2006. Veselin was met by a crowd of journalists and fans. He gladly answered some questions. The resulting interview was published on the inofficial Topalov web site, www.veselintopalov.net . Question: Veselin, how do you feel? Topalov: I am happy to be in Bulgaria again. I would like to thank all the people that supported me. I am sorry I could not achieve more. Are you sorry that the match took place in Russia? No, Elista is a great place with very nice people. The organization was perfect. The problems that occured could have occured at any other place. How did the match go? I was dominating the game, but Kramnik was defending well and used his chances. Did you expect a tie break? No, I thought I would win the match in the regular games. I had not prepared for a tie break at all. Why did all the games start with a Slav? That was my strategy. I always h...