Changes in Commissions
Jan 12
On recommendation of Commission chairmen and the FIDE General Secretary and confirmed by FIDE President, the following shall take effect from 1st January 2012:
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Damir Vrhovnik
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On 15 September the FIDE President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov met with Mr. Rezart Taci, the Chairman of the Organizing Committee of the Women's World Chess Championship Match. The leaders signed an agreement on Hou Yifan (CHN) - Koneru Humpy (IND) Match. FID
On 15 September the FIDE President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov met with Mr. Rezart Taci, the Chairman of the Organizing Committee of the Women's World Chess Championship Match. The leaders signed an agreement on Hou Yifan (CHN) - Koneru Humpy (IND) Match. FID
On behalf of the International Chess Federation (FIDE) and me personally I heartedly congratulate Muslims all over the world on the occasion of a great and holy holiday – URAZA BAIRAM, celebrating the end of the Holy month of Ramadan. This holida
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The 4th World Chess Cup has started today on August 28 in the Chess Academy of Ugra. It is a knock-out system with 128 participants; although due to some health problems two
On 25 August FIDE President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov arrived in Mongolia on an official working visit. Within the framework of his visit, the FIDE President met Mr. Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj, the President of the Mongolian People's Republic. They discussed t
On 25 August FIDE President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov arrived in Mongolia on an official working visit. Within the framework of his visit, the FIDE President met Mr. Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj, the President of the Mongolian People's Republic. They discussed t
The name of Kirsan Ilyumzhinov was mentioned in worldwide mainstream media on Tuesday, and again it was related to Muammar Gaddafi. According to Russian press agency Interfax, the FIDE President spoke on the phone with the Libyan dictator, who said h
In the framework of his working visit to Faroe Islands, the FIDE President met with Helena Dam a Neystado, Minister of Education, Culture and Sports. At the meeting, the FIDE Programme "Chess in Schools" has been disscused. Mrs Neystado agreed to sup
We haven’t mentioned it for a while, but the F.E.B. #10, 11 and now also 12 are out! The last one comes from on-location in Sheffield, England, and has Michael Adams, Nigel Short, ECF President CJ de Mooi, plus Dortmund and Kasimdzhanov’s