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...
Interview with RCF President Filatov
RCF president Andrey Filatov told Sport-Express daily newspaper about achievements, victories, and future plans of the Russian Chess Federation. SE: What is your assessment of the departing year? AF: I am a perfectionist and always strive for the best...
Interview with RCF President Filatov by Itar-Tass
Translation of the interview that President of the Russian Chess Federation and Vice-President of FIDE Andrey Filatov gave to Itar-Tass, the Russian newswire. It’s his first big interview in this capacity and he speaks about the Chess Olympics, the...
RCF accepted the apologies of the Olympiad organizers
ORGANIZERS OF WORLD CHESS OLYMPIAD IN NORWAY APOLOGIZE TO RUSSIAN CHESS FEDERATION AND RUSSIAN WOMEN’S NATIONAL TEAM The Norwegian Chess Federation (NCF), one of the organizers of the World Chess Olympiad in the Norwegian city of Tromsø, has apologized...
RUSSIA TELLS AMERICA “THANK YOU”
RUSSIA TELLS AMERICA “THANK YOU” Andrey Filatov, President of the Russian Chess Federation, has expressed his gratitude to the U.S. law firm Quinn Emanuel for assistance in resolving an incident with the Organizing Committee of the Tromsø 2014 Chess...