Last time there was an English-speaking challenger, it wasn't. And the time before that, FIDE failed to convince him to defend his title under their auspices.NickFaulks wrote: ↑Wed Mar 28, 2018 3:26 pmIt would still be the FIDE World Championship.Chris Wardle wrote: ↑Wed Mar 28, 2018 3:04 pmSo any time we have an English-speaking challenger, FIDE are stuffed. An English-speaking sponsor will come along and blow them out of the water.
If we aren't afraid of the players using the nuclear option and organising the match themselves, why even entertain the idea of moving the match from London?