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Toilet time stalemate continues in World Chess Championship

Elista, Russia, Oct 1 (UNI) The sixth Game of the World Chess Championship between Vaselin Topalov of Bulgaria and Vladimir Kramnik of Russia, which was scheduled for Saturday, has been postponed as the ''toilet time'' stalemate remained unresolved here.

FIDE President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov has accepted the proposal of match Chief Arbiter Geurt Gijssen to postpone the sixth Game, FIDE said in a statement.

Ilyumzhinov has written letters to the two players requesting them to meet him and discuss the actual situation to solve the ''toilet time'' problems.

Topalov wanted to continue the match with a score 2-3 while Kramnik insisted to continue with a score 3-1 and to replay Game number five.

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