2006 World Chess Championship...what the @$%& is going on?

WCC, Game Five: Topalov came to play, but now Kramnik was a no-show...

As I posted before, Veselin Topalov lodged a complaint with the arbiters about Vladimir Kramnik's frequent bathroom breaks during the match games. The Arbiters Committee apparently overstepped their bounds and forced both players to use the same bathroom that would be basically under surveillance...this is also in violation of their player contracts. Topalov then is ready to play, but now Kramnik was upset and refused to play Game Five, which has now been apprently categorized as a forfeit for Kramnik. There is a strong possibility that the match may not continue, and this would be a very bad thing for chess as a sport. What are these guys THINKING? I have FIRST GRADERS in my Kid Chess classes that behave better than this!

You can read up on the latest details of this developing story at Chessbase.

Here's to hoping that there is a Game Six tomorrow (or a rescheduled Game Five, as some are calling for)...a game at all would be nice!