On the Arrangements for his match against Peter Leko:
Kramnik: Until the end of June this year I had no say in these
matters, because all rights were held by the Einstein company. I could
only give them my contacts. If I had been involved in the business side of
things earlier, the match might already have taken place. Einstein lacked
professionalism. My match against Peter Leko is a true world championship
match. Leko is the official challenger who beat everybody else. He meets
the defender of the title. I could have had a $2 million match against
Kasparov at any time, but it is a question of principle and not money.
Stefan Löffler: “At the Dortmund tournament in August, you and
Peter Leko mostly just bored the public.”
Kramnik: If you want fun games, look for them in an open
tournament. I would rather watch a soccer game between France and Italy
that ends 0:0 than a second division game that ends 7:6. It's all about
the quality of play, and true chess lovers think exactly the same way. I
can guarantee that our match will produce very good chess.
here is the full link to Kramnik's interview
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