FIDE President arrived to the FIDE Presidential Board meetingFriday, 04 February 2011 11:20 FIDE President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov arrived to Antalya, Turkey where on 4-5 February he participates in the work of the FIDE Presidential Board. This meeting of the governing body of the World Chess Federation is the first one after the elections which were […]
Turkish Chess Federation Open Letter
TÜRKİYE SATRANÇ FEDERASYONUTURKISH CHESS FEDERATION 19 January 2010Ankara OPEN PROPOSAL FOR EUROPEAN INDIVIDUAL WOMEN CHESS CHAMPIONSHIPS 2011 Dear Mr.President, Silvo Danailov, As you know due to insult and humiliation of your General Secretary, we have protested and finally, because we did not get any answer from your side for a long time we withdrew from […]
FIDE President supports TCF
Courtesy of ChessBase Yesterday, I was informed about a blog published in the New York Times written by by Mr. Dylan Loeb McClain. The 2012 World Chess Olympiad was given to Istanbul in Dresden in November 2008 by 90 votes against 45 votes which reflect the big majority of the FIDE General Assembly. The Turkish […]
TCF President says that NY Times claim factually untrue
Ali Nihat Yazici, the President of the Turkish Chess Federation, sent a letter to Chessdom.com this afternoon presenting his point of view. Official Answer of Turkish Chess FederationI have read the NYT report saying that we got 2012 World Chess Olympiad by paying bribes to delegates, according to our own auditing reports. This claim is […]
Texas Tech freshman Andre Diamant shines at World Chess Olympiad
Texas Tech freshman Andre Diamant shines at World Chess OlympiadPosted: October 10, 2010 – 12:03am The World Chess Olympiad just ended Oct. 3 in West Siberia, Russia. Approximately 1,500 players, coaches and captains of 264 men’s and women’s teams from over 150 countries were in Khanty-Mansiysk for two weeks to battle for the individual and […]
Ali Nihat Yazici nominated CIS Chairman
FIDE Chess in Schools CommissionAli Nihat Yazici nominated CIS Chairman Dear Friends, The President of FIDE, Mr. Kirsan Ilyumzhinov, decided to nominate me Chairman of the Chess in Schools Commission (SCH) for the term 2010-2014. That makes me very proud, even more motivated, and I will focus my full energy on FIDE’s Chess in Schools […]
Chess boom in Turkey
Chess boom in Turkey I recently had a chance to sit down with Mr. Ali Nihat Yazici, President of the Turkish Chess Federation, during the Khanty-Mansiysk Chess Olympiad. I first met him in 2004 at the Calvia Chess Olympiad. Since then, he has done tremendous things for chess in Turkey, especially in the arena of […]
New leadership at ECU
Mr. Silvio Danailov is the new President of the European Chess Union29 September 2010http://danailov-for-president.com He won the election with 30 votes. Second is Mr. Ali Nihat Yazici, the President of the Turkish Chess Federation with 24 votes. Congratulations and good luck for Mr.Silvio Danailov and his team! The ticket of Silvio Danailov, which will be […]
I will be fair
Disclaimer: As a matter of fairness, I will publish articles, letters, and information from all parties when I receive them. Dear friends, As you know we have never used the word “I” in our Campaign, but here I should use it. I have received a lot of feedback from distinguished delegates and the federations of […]
Why do I support and help the We R Europe team?
Disclaimer: As a matter of fairness, I will publish articles, letters, and information from all parties when I receive them. Kevin Explains: WHY DO I SUPPORT AND HELP THE “WE R EUROPE” TEAM?http://www.wereurope.org We publish a new article written by a gentleman Mr.Kevin O’Connell. Kevin is a FM, International Arbiter and FIDE Senior Trainer. All […]