Appointment of new Commission Chairmen
Tuesday, 10 March 2009
Following the finalisation of the new Commission structure agreed in Dresden, the President appointed the following Chairpersons to act until the next General Assembly in 2010.
They are to communicate with General Secretary Ignatius Leong ignatiusleong@pacific.net.sg to confirm their respective members.
New FIDE Commission Chairpersons appointeed by FIDE President 2009-2010
| No. | Name | Chairpersons | Federation |
| 1 | Qualification Commission (Until April 2010 the Chairman will act as the Rating Administrator) | Mr. Markkula, Mikko | Finland |
| 2 | Technical Commission | Dr. Filipowicz, Andrzej | Poland |
| 2.1 Rules & Tournament Regulations (RTR) | Mr. Gijssen, Geurt | Netherlands | |
| 2.2 Swiss Pairings Programs (SPP) | Mr. Krause, Christian | Germany | |
| 2.3 Technical Administration Panel (TAP) | Mr. Stubenvoll, Werner | Austria | |
| 3 | Arbiters Commission | Mr. Nikolopoulos, Panagiotis | Greece |
| 3.1 Arbiters Seminars & Examinations Panel (ASEP) | Mr. Gijssen, Geurt | Netherlands | |
| 4 | Trainers Commission | GM Mihalcisin, Adrian | Slovenia |
| 5 | Events Commission | Mr. Leong, Ignatius | Singapore |
| 6 | Commission for World Championships & Olympiads | Mr. Makropoulos, Georgios | Greece |
| 7 | Development Commission | Mr. Herbert, Allan | Barbados |
| 8 | Chess in Schools Commission | Prof Blanco, Uvencio | Venezuela |
| 9 | Commission for Women’s Chess | GM Polgar, Susan | USA |
| GM Kosteniuk, Alexandra | Russia | ||
| 10 | Medical Commission | Dr Bellin, Jana | England |
| 11 | Special Projects | Advisers | |
| 11.1 Chess Art and Exhibition | FIDE Executive Director |
England | |
| 11.2 Chess Composition | Mr. Selivanov, Andrei | Russia | |
| 11.3 Chess for the Disabled | Mr. Walsh, Gerry | England | |
| 11.4 Chess Media | Mr. Oganessian, Gaguik | Armenia | |
| 11.5 Computer and Internet Chess | Mr. Petronic, Jovan | Serbia | |
| 11.6 International Organisations | Mr. Gelfer, Israel | Israel |
Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Where are the Africans in all this?
Where are the countries where they know to play chess? Strange. When it will be possible to replace Mr. Ilumjinov. By the way what was his profession in the USSR times?