WWC Alexandra Kosteniuk has come out to publicly support Arkady Dvorkovich who supports FIDE President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov. This is the complete opposite position from the US Chess Federation which publicly supports WC Anatoly Karpov. Below are some articles by...
Robert von Weizsäcker candidate for ECU President
Robert von Weizsäcker candidate for ECU PresidentHis opponents are Boris Kutin, Ali Nihat Yazici, and Silvio Danailov The candidates for the position of ECU President are already four. To the already known candidacies of Boris Kutin, Ali Nihat Yazici,...
Only civilised methods of fighting
Power struggle grips world chessBy Stuart Williams (AFP) – 3 hours ago MOSCOW — It pitches a former world champion against the leader of the world’s western-most Buddhist region who claims to have met aliens in his apartment. For...
Letter by Ali Nihat Yazici to Karpov
Disclaimer: As a matter of fairness, I would be happy to publish articles, letters, information, or anything else former World Champion Anatoly Karpov or his camp would like the chess community to know. I have published everything I received...
“One of a kind” SPICE
Texas Tech chess institute head Susan Polgar stresses game’s importance during match with reporter Posted: May 21, 2010 – 12:31amBy Matthew McGowan Nobody expected it to be pretty. She’s a grandmaster, the highest honor a chess player can earn....
Give me a fact! Or apology!
Disclaimer: As a matter of fairness, I would be happy to publish articles, information, or anything else former World Champion Anatoly Karpov or his camp would like the chess community to know. I have published everything I received from...
The Russian Game
The Russian GameWhy is the Kremlin meddling in international chess elections?BY CARL SCHRECK MAY 18, 2010 Vladimir Putin and Kirsan Ilyumzhinov Former world chess champion Anatoly Karpov has never been much of a rabble-rouser. During the Cold War he...
I will never work with Karpov
http://top.rbc.ru/society/17/05/2010/407721.shtml I will never work with KarpovInterview with Dvorkovich for ChessproPresented by Chessdom In a new interview for Russian media and Chesspro.ru, Arkady Dvorkovich provides more details on the RCF situation. Dvorkovich says he will never work with Karpov...
A Texas Tech SPICE graduate
Stephanie Ballom just graduated today from Texas Tech University with a Bachelor in Psychology and a minor in Russian. She was the President of the Knight Raiders Chess Club last year. Konstantin Parkhomenko, the current President of the Knight...
Official statement by FIDE President Ilyumzhinov
The following letter from FIDE President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov was just sent to me: Saturday, May 15, 2010MoscowRussian Federation Dear Presidents, Delegates and Federation members, In certain media, it was reported that the Russian Chess Federation supposedly “took a decision”...