The first attempt by an external organization to manage the world championship was in 1887–1889, but this experiment was not repeated. A system for managing regular contests for the title went into operation in 1948, under the control of FIDE, and functioned quite smoothly until 1993. However, in that year reigning champion Kasparov and challenger Short were so dissatisfied with FIDE's arrangements for their match that they set up a breakaway organization. The split in the world championship continued until the reunification match in 2006; however, the compromises required in order to achieve reunification had effects that lasted until the 2010 match. After reunification, FIDE retains the right to organize the world championship match, stabilizing to a two-year cycle.