The trouble was some the players calculated to preserve energy assuming there would be tiebreaks, as in China's World Cup (2001). The meeting called urgently was to clarify this point. With this indaba (accepted meeting in Zulu!) being impromptu many were not there. Mr. Abundu, the Chief Arbiter was shouting please read your FIDE handbooks on the World Cup. This we reported on. Upon scrutinising the documents that IM Watu received as I was managing his trip, I see a major blunder! The organiser had allowed the players to sign on conditions similar to China's World Cup. They then assumed correctly that the sophomore will be the same. On arrival, and in the players' meeting, this was not highlighted. However, an emphasis was placed on the players to familiarize themselves with the "Koya" system. Now this totally threw many off course. After Teimour won, the Radjabov family found that Papa Radjabov miscalculated the way through for the young maestro. He truly did not know this muted point! So the teenager of all the bereaved players has had a hell of a time accepting this! He says he could have played differently by even cockily promising everybody (FIDE & Organisers) that he would have qualified easily! They simply agreed and claimed it was not their fault!

Now this is sad. In Moscow during the FIDE World Chess Championship, he was thrown-out in a complaint against GM Jaan Ehlvest for not have noticing that the clocks were not set properly! Ehlvest won the game with incorrect times! But if one looks at it objectively, he holds his own against top players with relative ease, a sure talent in this sport. He came second in Moscow's Grand Prix behind only GM Garry Kasparov. A FIDE official accepted his near tears plea (A day after needing to launch a protest!) by acknowledging that he will no doubt become champion, but for now he must read English carefully! Threats of legal action are in the air!