Prague Agreement to reunite world championship

In May 2002, the Prague Agreement was established to address the fragmentation of the world chess championship. This initiative was spearheaded by American grandmaster Yasser Seirawan, who aimed to unify the title that had been divided between different organizations. The agreement outlined a clear path for reuniting the championship by proposing a series of matches. Under this framework, Garry Kasparov, a prominent figure in chess, was set to compete against the reigning FIDE champion, Ruslan Ponomariov, for the FIDE title. The winner of this match would then face the victor of another match between Vladimir Kramnik and Peter Leko, which was intended to determine the unified world champion. However, the execution of these matches faced significant challenges, particularly in terms of financing and organization, leading to delays in the Kramnik-Leko match.