Athens, 6 December 2015 Following the announcement by the US Department of the Treasury that the US levied sanctions against Kirsan Ilyumzhinov, Russian citizen and FIDE President, Mr. Ilyumzhinov has informed the Presidential Board that he will withdraw from...
FIDE President offers to temporary suspend his powers
Kirsan Ilyumzhinov offers to temporary suspend his powers as FIDE President (updated) Dec 6, 2015 The 4th quarter Presidential Board meeting is being held in Athens, Greece, today 6th of December 2015. Among the topics like the World Championship...
20th anniversary as FIDE President
Twenty years ago today, Kirsan Ilyumzhinov was named President of the World Chess Federation (FIDE). He talks to Sport Express about the most memorable events of his time as president. Kirsan Ilyumzhinov has accomplished a lot in 20 years:...
Ilyumzhinov: “all of my connections with that country and many others are purely humanitarian”
U.S. Announces Sanctions on 2 Accused of Dealings With Assad or ISIS By JULIE HIRSCHFELD DAVISNOV. 25, 2015 WASHINGTON — The Treasury Department on Wednesday announced sanctions against a Syrian construction executive it said was helping President Bashar al-Assad...
LA, NY, or Chicago to host 2016 World Championship?
In the interview to Chess-News, Kirsan Ilyumzhinov announced that the World Championship match has been scheduled for October 2016 and will be held in the United States of America. “It’s all decided,” – he added. The exact city to...
The King of Football and FIDE President
On September 24, “The King of Football” Pelé celebrated his 75th anniversary. The FIDE delegation headed by Kirsan Ilyumzhinov and FIDE Vice President, President of Russian Chess Federation Andrey Filatov, was invited to London for the celebrations, which were held...
RCF President Filatov’s proposal to FIDE President Ilyumzhinov
RCF President Filatov proposed to FIDE President Ilyumzhinov to run for FIFA President Sep 7, 2015 During the FIDE Executive Board in Abu Dhabi, UAE, the President of the Russian Chess Federation, the FIDE Vice President Andrey Filatov proposed...
Chess in Mongolia becomes very active
On August 19, the FIDE President, Kirsan Ilyumzhinov, arrived in Ulaanbaatar to participate in the opening ceremony of the World Youth U16 Chess Olympiad. 34 teams have registered for the event. Several other events will take place at the...
“Magnus can send his WC proposal to the Presidential Board and FIDE Executive Committee”
Ilyumzhinov: “Magnus can send his proposal to the Presidential Board and FIDE Executive Committee” Saturday, 15.08.2015 18:51 FIDE President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov has commented on the proposal by Magnus Carlsen to change the World Championship system. Since Ilyumzhinov’s official website...
Ilyumzhinov vs Kasparov
On 2nd of July, FIDE President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov visited Lviv ( Ukraine ) and had a meeting with the President of Ukraine, Petr Poroshenko and the Mayor of Lviv, A.Sadoviy. It was announced that the Women’s World Championship Match...