FIDE News (www.fide.com) The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) recently decided the appeal of Vladimir Sakotic against the decision of the FIDE Ethics Commission (EC) in a disciplinary matter brought against Mr Sakotic. The complainants in the case...
FIDE: BCF, ruled by Danailov, misled the Ministry by asking for a fake league levy & transferred money to fake account
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...
ECU: Court of Arbitration Panel did not find Mr. Silvio Danailov a truthful or reliable witness
ECU Press Release 12.06.2017 1. CAS DISMISSED BULGARIAN CHESS FEDERATION APPEAL On 30th September 2016, the Bulgarian Chess Federation filled an appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) against the decision of the European Chess Union General...
Danailov suspended by FIDE, Bulgaria expelled from ECU
Bulgarian Chess Federation Expelled From European Chess Union The Bulgarian Chess Federation has been expelled from the European Chess Union during a meeting in Baku. The decision was supported by 37 of the members of the management; 11 voted...
Complaints and Decisions relating to Bulgarian Chess Federation
Following the discussion held at the FIDE General Assembly (FIDE GA) in Baku earlier this month, FIDE publishes a timeline of the facts on the basis of which a significant number of complaints and allegations have been brought over...
Bulgarian Chess Union Formed
Dear Delegates, Bulgarian Chess Union 1931 is probably the youngest national chess organization in the world. What is the reason for our establishment? The good name of the Bulgarian chess was brought to great dishonor. The board of the...
Important News: Danailov found guilty, suspended by FIDE
http://ethics.fide.com 13/2014 14/2014 ECU Montenegro S Danailov V Sakotic S Stoisavljevic Admisible Guilty Bans of 3 years, 18 months and 6 months Decision Final Decision
More trouble for Bulgarian Chess Federation
The Administrative Court of Sofia has ruled to cancel the decision of Bulgarian Chess Federation (BCF) and to lift all the sanctions that were imposed on Grandmaster Kiril Georgiev, ACP President Emil Sutovsky announced on his Facebook page. According...
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...
Amid scandals Danailov wins BCF elections
Silvio Danailov was reelected for one more term as head of the Bulgarian Chess Federation. He won the December 13th elections despite being investigated by the Sports Ministry for financial irregularities and being suspected of votes manipulations. Silvio Danailov...