9 March 2009
GM Susan Polgar
Dear Susan,
I am glad to appoint you as Co-Chairperson of the Commission for Women’s Chess with immediate effect until the next FIDE Elections in 2010.
I am aware of your enormous contributions in the development and popularisation of chess and am confident that you and your members will further the good work.
Our General Secretary Mr Ignatius Leong will liaise with you and your Commission. Thank you.
Yours sincerely
Kirsan Ilyumzhinov
President
> Co-Chairperson GM Alexandra Kosteniuk Russia (Women’s World Champion)
> Secretary IM Martha Baquero Fierro Ecuador
> Councilor 1 GM Xie Jun China (former Women’s World Champion)
> Councilor 2 GM Maya Chiburdanidze Georgia (former Women’s World Champion)
> Member 1 GM Antoaneta Stefanova Bulgaria (former Women’s World Champion)
> Member 2 GM Xu Yuhua China (former Women’s World Champion)
> Member 3 GM Zhu Chen Qatar (former Women’s World Champion)
> Member 4 GM Nona Gaprindashvili Georgia (former Women’s World Champion)
> Member 5 Mrs Franca Dapiran Italy
Susan, are you going to take up the position? If you do, congrats,good luck and hope you keep posting analysis/games on this blog.
-MG42
They appointed her. It’s a done deal.
Congratulations!!!
Hi Susan,
Can you give an overview of what this FIDE Commission does or will do and what your duties as co-chair will be? Thanks.
Jan Newton
goddesschess.com
Congratulation on your appointment as Co-Chairperson of the Commission for Women’s Chess fo FIDE i know you will have big aportations to the comission and great things will happen for chess and specially for the American Continent.
George Pérez-Borrero, CPA
Treasurer
Puerto Rico Chess Federation
As long as those idiots on the USCF board like Goichberg, Berry, Hall and Bauer don’t keep discriminating against successful women and get out of the way of progress, women’s chess can bloom nicely.
Great move by FIDE!
Congratulations!
Argh, Susan Polgar’s success is DRIVING ME INSANE!
Where are my crazy pills?
She is trying to KILL ME with chess!
Don’t worry Marcus. The men from the rubber room will come and get you soon.
Congrats Susan !!
Congratulations! I am so happy that your ongoing contributions to the development of womens chess have been recognized. Now you have another high profile position/platform to do even more globally! But even though you obviously don’t sleep, where does all that energy come from?
Thank you Peter. I’ve spent my whole life fighting for women’s chess. I will do everything I can to make a positive difference, no matter how big the obstacles are. I love what I do and that is where I get my energy from.
Best wishes,
Susan
Jan,
I suspect raising women’s chess in many aspects such as playing levels, playing conditions, opportunities, earning potentials, etc. At least those are my goals 🙂
Best wishes,
Susan
this is wonderful acheivment appointing u womens chess committee congradulations best of luck as always remember u dont need idots on uscf board u have nothin to prove they just dont like women in charge shame on them goodluck b well
great news for all women they will prevail with u on there side fighting for chess rites n other important issues goodluck
Congratulations. Well done. Good job.