This was just sent to us by our friends at chessdom:
GM Dušan Popović playing the most important game in his life
Serbia Chess Federation address to public
Friends with great hearts…We ask you to help one young talented man to continue his life!
25-year old Dušan Popović, chess Olympic player and state team member, today plays the most important game in his life, GAME FOR HIS LIFE, and only with your help the result will be in his advantage!
Departure of this chess player, who is in top 10 chess players in Serbia, to the 2008 European Championship in Plovdiv has been unexpectedly canceled due to the cruel game of destiny when both his kidneys stopped working in the middle of March. His health situation is also difficult because of his blood group 0 -, which is the reason why none of the family members could be the organ donor.
Yet, there is a solution. That’s transplantation from unknown donor, which should be performed in Russia. For this operation, financial assets in amount of 70.000 € should be provided.
We ask you to be part of team which will enable Dušan successful continuation of life by making a payment to one of the following accounts:
• Foreign currency account of Komercijalna Banka with codes:
SWIFT code: KOBBRSBGNS,
IBAN code: RS35205200122725837328
• Serbian dinar (RSD) account of Komercijalna Banka
908-20501-70
No : 205-1001525128000-14
Dušan Popović was born in Sombor on 28th February 1983. He is a forth year student of Economics Faculty in Novi Sad. Dušan is multiple cadet chess winner of Yugoslavia. He is one of the youngest Olympic players who made forth best result on his table in Olympic Games in Torino 2006. The same year World Chess Federation officially recognised Dušan as grand master (which is the highest title in chess). At the beginning of 2008, Dušan won the first prize in highly competitive international tournament in Bizovac, Croatia.
We expect that the best Dušan’s results are yet to come in the future, and the first one is successful end of health crisis.
Serbia Chess Federation and “Svi za Duleta” team members
Is anyone able to confirm the truth of this?
It might not be true – kidney transplants can be performed across blood groups.
It is very kind and humane of you to post this plea.
The plea could also be read at the Serbia Chess Federation website earlier http://www.serbiachess.net/english.htm and Chessbase today http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=4571
Russians have developed artificial organs. Do they have kidneys?
this is a scam to get money.
I’d rather call it a scam to save a young lad’s life.
I’d think twice about having my dog given shots in russia, never mind a kidney transplant.
Anonymous said…
this is a scam to get money.
Wednesday, April 16, 2008 10:40:00 PM CDT
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Some other people seem to have doubts about this. The story is up at http://www.chessvibes.com but with some strong caveats. It was also published earlier on chessbase.com but has since been taken down without explanation. More information would be welcome.
Dusan is in the hospital, I talked to him on the phone this morning. He knows about the article on Chessbase and I didn’t have a heart to tell him that they removed it since.
Montenegro chess federation, clubs from Spain, numerous grandmasters, including Svetozar Gligoric, have already donated to the fund.
He can stay on dialysis for few months, but this transplantation is the only way to save his life.
Goran,
Thanks for the update. I promise I will not remove this article. Please send my best wishes,
Susan Polgar
Susan, thank you for your support.
Although I believe this story, I must confess that having just read a detailed article on an elaborate money scam with the same modus operandi certainly doesn’t help the credibility of this story.
Susan, can we at least know what Dusan’s Elo rating is?
Chess players’ FIDE ratings are available at http://www.fide.com
Grandmaster Dusan Popovic:
http://ratings.fide.com/card.phtml?event=927031
“The truth is more important than the facts” Frank Lloyd Wright
To update: the story is no longer up at chessvibes.com. On the other hand, chessdom.com stands behind the campaign: http://www.chessdom.com/dusan-popovic
Assuming someone in the US wants to give money, I point out that wire transfers are much less routine and more expensive in the US than in Europe. Suppose you wanted to send $10? The fee would be prohibitive. Small contributions from the US can’t be collected unless someone with a US bank account volunteers to take checks and forward them.
chessbase quickly removed their article because their attorney said that they must be absolutely sure that the money is for a legal transplant, so they investigate details for the time being, but the player’s problem and everything is real, unfortunately
What is legal or illegal transplantation? Are they concerned that he will get a turnip instead of a kidney?
Come on, a man’s life is stake here!
http://www.svizaduleta.weebly.com
http://www.bmj.com/cgi/content/full/330/7491/559-b Transplants do occur in Russia.
This request for help seems credible to me. If you can readiy afford to help, please do so.
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