President of the Russian Chess Federation Andrei Filatov, the oldest Grandmaster in the world Yury Averbakh and world vice-champion Grandmaster Sergey Karjakin participated in the TV show “Nablyudatel” (Observer) on the “Culture” channel. Culturologist Boris Lanin and the host...
Filatov: My main goal is to make chess popular
ANDREY FILATOV: MY MAIN GOAL IS TO MAKE CHESS POPULAR Three years ago, Russian businessman Andrey Filatov became the President of the Russian Chess Federation (RCF). Now he takes a step back to assess the work he and the...
President of Moldova visits Central Chess Club in Moscow
During the official visit to Russia, Igor Dodon, President of Moldova, visited the Central House of Chess Player and RCF Chess Museum. The delegation from Moldova also included Dumitru Bragis, the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Andrei Neguta, Deputy of...
Multi-Tasking Success
To: Andrey Filatov FIDE Vice President, President of Russian Chess Federation Dear Mr. Filatov, I congratulate you on Russia winning the Bronze Medal in the Open Section in the recently completed Baku Olympiad. This is the first time that...
Filatov: I feel that only a gold medal could be considered a total success
The World Chess Olympiad in Baku concluded last week and Sport-Express published a big interview with RCF President Andrey Filatov. Russia’s men’s team won bronze medals. The women’s team, three-time Olympic champions, has ceded their title, having finished at...
Can New Team Captain Turn Russia’s Olympiad Misfortune Around?
Russian Olympiad Team in Baku Vladimir Kramnik (2808) Sergey Karjakin (2769) Alexander Grischuk (2754) Evgeny Tomashevsky (2731) Ian Nepomniachtchi (2740) Andrey Filatov is the captain of the team
Art Russe
ART RUSSE TO OPEN DEDICATED SOVIET RUSSIAN ART GALLERY IN THE UK AT BEAULIEU 20 June 2016 London – Art Russe and Lord Montagu of Beaulieu have signed an agreement to establish a permanent showcase of Russian art at...
The Telegraph apologized for error regarding RCF President Filatov
Representatives of the UK newspaper The Telegraph have confirmed that President of the Russian Chess Federation and Vice-President of FIDE Andrey Filatov is not associated with Telecom Ltd Express, a company mentioned in the article Chess Drawn in the...
Vladimir Putin awards a medal to Andrey Filatov
RUSSIAN CHESS FEDERATION PRESIDENT ANDREY FILATOV HONORED WITH STATE AWARD Moscow, 16 May 2016 Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on awarding the President of the Russian Chess Federation and Vice President of the International Chess Federation Andrey...
Andrey Filatov awarded Order of the Legion of Honour
On March 2, 2016, His Excellency Mr. Jean-Maurice Ripert, Ambassador of France in Russia, presented Andrey Filatov, President of the Russian Chess Federation, with the Legion of Honor. The award ceremony took place in the building of the first...