Kasparov and ECU President Danailov on Tromso – FIDE Controversy (http://kasparov2014.com) Garry Kasparov: I do not intend to allow Kirsan Ilyumzhinov’s plan to drag me and the election for FIDE president into the situation around the Olympiad teams excluded from the Tromsø Olympiad. Ilyumzhinov’s gang and his allies at the Russian Chess Federation are desperate […]
ECU Election: It’s official, Dainalov vs Azmaiparashvili!
Within the set deadline, the ECU office received two candidacies for the President with the members of the tickets, as well as seven individual candidacies for the Board members of the European Chess Union. The following nominations have been received: A) Ticket of Silvio Danailov:President Silvio Danailov, BulgariaDeputy President Joran Aulin-Jansson, NorwayVice President Horst Metzing, […]
Another major chess scandal
Montenegro Directorate of Youth and Sport, a government body, inspected the documents and accounts of 13 sport federations and 7 clubs. The inspection found that the Montenegro Chess Federation broke the law during the organization of 2013 European Youth Chess Championships in Budva, “Sahovska Hronika” quoted the Montenegrin News Agency MINA. Inspector for sport Branislav […]
Danailov ECU ticket
Silvio Danailov has announced the ticket for the upcoming ECU electionsthat will take place during the 41st Chess Olympiad in Tromso, Norway, his Press Officer informed. Danailov is nominated for another term as the ECU President. Joran Aulin-Jansson is nominated for the post of ECU Deputy President. Aulin-Jansson is currently President of Norwegian Chess Federation. […]
The battle for ECU Presidential elections begins
During the 84th FIDE Congress in Tallinn, the the current President of FIDE Kirsan Ilymzhinov and the former World Champion Garry Kasparov announced their candidacy for the FIDE Presidential elections 2014. Just several months later the duos running for ECU Presidential elections, Danailov / Sakotic and Azmaiparashvili / Paulson, are clear and the battle is […]
Problems with FIDE Grand Prix?
The following was tweeted by the President of the European Chess Union yesterday: Silvio Danailov (President of the European Chess Union) Madrid Gran Prix will be cancelled soon. You guess what will happen with Paris & Berlin, it’s not so difficult to predict. Pray for Lisbon guys
Open letter regarding 40th Chess Olympiad in Istanbul Turkey
To FIDE President H.E Kirsan IlyumzhinovTo FIDE Presidential BoardTo WCO CommissionTo All National Federations Madrid, June 6th 2012 Open letter regarding 40th Chess Olympiad in Istanbul Turkey Big Disappointment in Istanbul? For the past few days I have received e-mails and phone calls from various members of the chess family, most of them being Presidents […]
Press Conference by ECU President
13th European Individual Chess ChampionshipPlovdiv, March 19 to April 1, 2012 Press Conference of Mr. Silvio Danailov Mr Silvio Danailov – President of the European Chess Union and President of the Bulgarian Chess Federation gave a press conference at the Novotel’s Press Centre of the 13th European Individual Chess Championship in Plovdiv. The main topic […]
CAS/TAS decides in favor of ECU, the Turkish Chess Federation to appeal
CAS/TAS decides in favor of ECU, the Turkish Chess Federation to appeal CAS/TAS has a decision on the TCS vs ECU court case. The battle started back in October, when the Turkish Chess Federation has started legal procedures against ECU in the CAS (Court of Arbitration for Sport). The main reason is mishandling of 2013 […]
Danailov with strong reaction about the Candidates tournament 2012
Silvio Danailov with strong reaction about the Candidates tournament 2012 In an interview for the Russian Sport Express, Kirsan Ilyumzhinov announced unofficially that the Candidates Tournament 2012, scheduled to take part later this year, will be held in London. Sponsor of the tournament in London will be Azerbaijan, which gives them also the right to […]