The cartoons exposed in Grand Hotel Sofia

(Sofia, May 12, 2006) The famous Bulgarian caricaturist Chavdar Nikolov painted the super chess tournament M-Tel Masters 2006. Each of the six participants in the competition is presented in a separate caricature, connected to his personality and nationality.

The World Champion Veselin Topalov is presented as the Bulgarian ruler Tzar Ivan Alexander. Viswanathan Anand is painted as a fakir from hid motherland India. In the friendly take-off of the grand master from Ukraine there is a political element – he is portrayed as a supporter of the “Orange revolution”. The Russian chess player Peter Svidler plays cricket, while the Frenchman Etienne Bacrot moves a chess piece that represents his motherland’s symbol – a rooster. The American grand master Gata Kamsky is presented as a Tatar warrior. He is riding a knight and is waving the flag of USA.

From today the six cartoons can be seen in the Shades of Red restaurant in Grand Hotel Sofia.

The author Chavdar Nikolov is one of the most prominent Bulgarian caricaturists. His drawings have been published in many Bulgarian newspapers and magazines. He is the winner of the Grand Prix for caricature of the Union of Bulgarian Artists for 2004. Since 2005 he is the political caricaturist of Novinar daily newspaper.