世界{gj}阿南德发言:"I am very happy to be here, it was a longer trip than we expected. The main thing I came here for is to play chess. Mr. Makropoulos described very well the situation. I want to thank FIDE for the understanding and I hope the chess fans will see a good match."
世界{gj}挑战者托帕洛夫发言:"This is an historic event for Bulgaria, we are a small country. We cannot organize Olympic games and this championship is a very effective way of promotion for the country. For 5 years Anand and I have dominated the chess world, and this match should have happened long time ago."
April 24 – 17.00 EEST (14.00 UTC) - Game 1
April 25 – 15.00 EEST (12.00 UTC) - Game 2
April 26 – Rest Day
April 27 – 15.00 EEST (12.00 UTC) - Game 3
April 28 – 15.00 EEST (12.00 UTC) - Game 4
April 29 – Rest Day
April 30 – 15.00 EEST (12.00 UTC) - Game 5
May 1 – 15.00 EEST (12.00 UTC) - Game 6
May 2 – Rest Day
May 3 – 15.00 EEST (12.00 UTC) - Game 7
May 4 – 15.00 EEST (12.00 UTC) - Game 8
May 5 – Rest Day
May 6 – 15.00 EEST (12.00 UTC) - Game 9
May 7 – 15.00 EEST (12.00 UTC) - Game 10
May 8 – Rest Day
May 9 – 15.00 EEST (12.00 UTC) - Game 11
May 10 – Rest Day
May 11 – 15.00 EEST (12.00 UTC) - Game 12
May 12 – Rest Day
May 13 – Tie breaks