World Chess Championship match between reigning champion Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand and challenger world number one Magnus Carlsen in November would be one of the best in the entire history of the event, FIDE Vice-President Israel Gelfer said today.
Addressing the media after the final inspection of the venue for the prestigious tie here, Gelfer said he was fully satisfied with the arrangements made so far and expected that the event will be a spectacular one.
He said he had been involved in organising almost a dozen World Championship matches and he was sure that this tie would be one of the best organised, if not the best.
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Gelfer recalled FIDE's association with Hyatt group of hotels as early as 2000 during the World Championship match held in New Delhi.
"As millions of fans from all over the world will be watching the match live from various parts of the world through internet, we have ensured that the internet connections were of high quality to ensure that the server does not crash during the event," he said.
The FIDE vice-president said that Aruna Anand, manager and wife of Anand, was also present during the inspection and was very much satisfied with the arrangements made by the organisers.
Earlier, Carlsen, who was on a visit for inspection last week, had also confirmed that he and his team were extremely happy with the venue and other arrangements.
