Story by FIDE FIDE Deputy President, Georgios Makropoulos, together with ECU President, Zurab Azmaiparashvili and ECU General Secretary, Theodoros Tsorbatzoglou, after an official invitation received, met with the Bulgarian Minister of Youth and Sports, Krasen Kralev in Sofia on...
Court of Arbitration for Sports ruled against Ignatius Leong, an ally of Kasparov
The CAS has dismissed the case brought by Mr. Ignatius Leong against FIDE. The Court of Arbitration for Sports rules that: 1. The appeal filed by Mr. Ignatius Leong against the World Chess Federation with respect to the decision...
Serbia in the turmoil with European Championships
Following the police investigations in Bulgaria,Montenegro, Croatia and in connection with bank accounts in Slovenia and chess offshore companies in Delaware, the question of corruption in chess will apparently be raised in Serbia too. According to the information from...
Dirty Chess Politics, Complete Incompetence, or Something Else?
Dirty Chess Politics, Complete Incompetence, or Something Else? By Paul Truong One of the big problems in chess is there is so much corruption, incompetence, and hanky panky when it comes to the governance aspect of the game. I recently...
“Philippine Chess Is Very Sick”
Quo vadis, PH chess? By Samuel D. Estimo Philippine Daily Inquirer 03:11 AM November 17th, 2015 PHILIPPINE chess is sick. Very sick. Former Surigao Rep. Prospero Pichay, the chair, president and Fide delegate of the National Chess Federation of...
The investigation into the legality of the Kasparov-Leong contract continues
Putin’s Press Relishes Chess Icon Garry Kasparov’s Bribery Scandal Pillar of Moscow’s intellectual set banned for paying for delegate support for FIDE Presidency By Mikhail Klikushin • 11/02/15 11:00am World-renowned chess legend Garry Kasparov spends most days in his $3.5...
Potential Legal Problems for Kasparov or Much Ado About Nothing?
01:20 09.09.2015 (updated 01:36 09.09.2015) The Assistant to FIDE President said that the US authorities have grounds to start prosecution of former World Champion Garry Kasparov. MOSCOW (Sputnik) — The US authorities have grounds to start prosecution of prominent Russian chess player,...
Chess corruption strikes again!
Last week at a national press conference it became known that BCF is investigated for corruption by the local sports ministry and the country’s chief prosecutor, based on a report by the National Agency for Financial Inspection that cites...
Corruption scandal rocks the Bulgarian Chess Federaition
Chess was once again on TV in the European Union, in a central show on Bulgarian television viewed by more than 2 million people. However, this time the news is not positive for the community, as the topic of...
No One Is Bigger Than Chess
Disclaimer: As a matter of fairness, I will publish articles, letters, and information from both parties when I receive them. No One Is Bigger Than ChessBy WIM Beatriz MarinelloFormer President of the US Chess Federation Why didn’t the U.S....