On 10 November 2016, the CAS dismissed the appeal filed by Ignatius Leong against the decision of the FIDE Ethics Commission which found Mr Leong and Mr Kasparov guilty of breaching Article 2.1 of the FIDE Code of Ethics...
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...
Breaking News: Kasparov and Leong banned for 2 years
ETHICS COMMISSION JUDGEMENT Upon due consideration by the Ethics Commission of the factors relevant to the sanction, including the gravity of the offence and the presence of aggravating and mitigating circumstances, the Ethics Commission imposes the following sanction: Mr...
From Mr. Leong to federations: Kasparov represents change
LETTER FROM IGNATIUS LEONG TO THE FEDERATIONS: KIRSAN AND HIS PROMISES The 2014 FIDE Election Campaign of the 19-year incumbent Kirsan Ilyumzhinov is certainly the dirtiest we’ve ever seen. His mudslinging and cheap shots are the acts of a...
Election blog from Mr. Leong
Peter Long on Chess Player Experiences, www.fidexfiles.blogspot.com Today Ignatius Leong has quietly started his blog – clearly a platform of his own to address the many ridiculous allegations, even outright lies, made against him by certain of his misguided...
Response by FIDE – Chess election war continues
31 January 2014 To: All National Chess Federations, Chess Media Dear chess friends, During the last days there has been an orchestrated attack to the FIDE President and FIDE officials concerning the FIDE/AGON contract. Although the truth is very...
Statement by Morten Sand regarding the Kasparov contract
January 20, 2014 News Release: Statement by Morten Sand To: Chess Federations, Chess Colleagues, Chess Friends, and Others It came to my attention yesterday that someone had published an anonymous and fierce attack on me personally, based on a...
27th SEA Games
The 27th SEA Games are being held in the Nay Pyi Taw, the new capital of Myanmar. This is a biennial multisport games event hosted normally by rotation among the 11 nations of the ASEAN, Association of South East...
Game plan to promote chess in Singapore
Game plan to promote chess at various levelsThe Sunday TimesTuesday, Dec 10, 2013 SINGAPORE – The Singapore Chess Federation (SCF) thanks Dr Yik Keng Yeong for highlighting the fact that a small country can produce world champions if it...