Bold move as Syria leader makes time for chessBy Alastair Jamieson, msnbc.com Syria leader Bashar Assad has taken time away from the deadly civil war raging in his country to consider the issue of chess tournaments for school children....
Syria: calls for armistice and chess diplomacy
Syria: calls for armistice and chess diplomacyMon, 04/30/2012 – 12:23 The President of the International Chess Federation (FIDE), Kirsan Ilyumzhinov, has paid an official visit to Syria. The head of FIDE had a three-hour conversation with Bashar al-Assad in...
FIDE President visits Syria
The 1st President of Kalmykia, President of the World Chess Federation (FIDE) Kirsan Ilyumzhinov visited Syria on 28-29 April 2012. As Mr. Ilyumzhinov noted, on the 29th April he had a three-hour talk with the President of Syria Bachar...