Both candidates and their tickets now have their websites in full gear.
For the Right Move Group, headed by businessman Bessel Kok, it is http://www.rightmove06.org.
For FIDE, headed by the current FIDE President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov, it is http://www.chessfidelity.com.
Both candidates and their teams have different strengths and weaknesses. Karpov recently commented on the election here http://www.chessfidelity.com/elections.php?txt_id=75. Do you agree with him?
There are three major issues that are very dear to my heart:
1. Women’s Chess: We need to restore credibility to the Women’s World Championship cycle. Women’s Prize Funds must improve since I firmly believe that women can play a very big role in promoting chess. There is something wrong when the top 3 rated women players (Judit, myself and Xie Jun) do not bother to compete in the Women’s World Championship. If there are $1 – $2 million on the table for the Women’s World Championship, let’s see how many of the best in the world would compete.
2. Corporate Sponsorships: We can do a better and more efficient job in this field. No matter which team will win, FIDE must bring in professionals that can do this job. Good Marketing and PR is vital to the future of chess worldwide. We need to do a better job to market our stars.
3. Global Scholastic Chess: Chess is booming globally. However, there are still a lot of room to grow. Chess and Education is my passion.
I will continue to push these issues full steam ahead. I will personally request a face to face meeting with the winning party to discuss these very important issues for the sake of our chess community. 
I think #2 will solve #1.. and you’re doing a good job on #3 Susan.
I want Bill Gates as president. That will be good for chess!
Not to mention that rarely are Jewish players allowed in world championships under the current leadership.
Susan I know very little about global chess strategy but I think a President change is in order. I think if Mr. Kok focuses on professional chess first then the rest will all fall into place. If you look at the history of professional sport from some of the games like baseball or football, the professional game inspired the novices to play the games and wide interest grew. An ever growing audience is what any sport needs. For example when Bobby Fischer played for and won the Chess World Title, all of America took great pride and interest in chess! Chess sets were being sold out and most everyone began to play chess. Mr Fischer turned down an offer from a game company that could have netted him millions because he didnt decide fast enough to the game company to market the Fischer endorsed chess sets before Christmas. I think a successful businessman will breath life into a stale state of affairs in FIDE. Sometimes any change is better than none.
P.S. I agree that a 1 or 2 million dollar purse would really brighten up The Womans game with stars like yourself, Judith, Xie Jun, and maybe even the young Kosteniuk
TFK