The relief was palpable as Vladimir Kramnik approached the board, shook hands with his opponent, sat down and played 1. ...d5 to begin Game 6 of the World Chess Championship Match. After four days of tumultous uncertainty stemming from Topalov's accusations of cheating and continuing with Kramnik's refusal to play Game 5, it was great to see the FIDE Champion and the Classical Chess World Champion again push the pieces in this long-awaited reunification match. The drawn game was a fairly benign 31-move Slav.
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The World Chess Championship Match will resume October 2 at 7:00 a.m. Eastern. The Match will restart with Game 6; the score being 3-2 in favor of Kramnik. FIDE President Ilyumzhinov has appointed a new Appeals Committee that has arrived in Elista. Watch Game 6 here via our 
Former FIDE presidential candidate, Bessel Kok and chess journalist and webmaster of the popular chess site 
The Stillwater Montessori School Chess Club in Old Town begins its academic year meetings this Wednesday, October 4th. The Club will meet every Wednesday when school is in session from 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Chess players who are in K-8 are especially invited to attend but players of all ages and abilities are welcome.
After the first round of negotiations with both teams, the FIDE President answered questions from journalists and provided the chess community with his comments on the status of the match. He stated that both parties are ready to continue the match. However, one of the stumbling blocks is the score: Will it be 3:2 or 3:1?
The Fall Chess Challenge, a K-12 Chess Tournament, will take place on Saturday, October 14th at the Cape Elizabeth Pond Cove School Cafetorium. This is the first in a series of chess tournaments hosted by the Cape Elizabeth Chess Boosters and Cape Elizabeth Community Services. The tournament will be a round robin event with trophies to all participants.
In overnight developments, the FIDE President has accepted the proposal from Cheif Arbiter Geurt Gijssen to postpone today's game and has stated there will be a game tomorrow. He has also written a letter to both players asking them to come together to reach an agreement. We will keep you posted as things progress.
The World Chess Championship Match is in crisis and things are happening fast. FIDE President Ilyumzhinov has cut short a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin and is on his way to Elista. In the meantime, Kramnik's team has sent another open letter to Ilyumzhinov agreeing to play Game 5 if conditions--including a written letter of apology from Topalov's team and toilets connected to the rest areas--are satisfied. In addition, Grandmaster Yasser Seirawan, world-class player, organizer and broker, contributes his propsal to break the impasse.
Accusations, counter-accusations, open letters, complaints and demands permeated the atmosphere at the Topalov - Kramnik Match for the World Chess Championship in Elista, Kalmykia. The fifth game was officially forfieted by Kramnik earlier today when he refused to arrive at the board thus allowing his game time to run out. We bring you an update on the series of events that has left this reunification match hanging in the balance.
