RCF President Filatov proposed to FIDE President Ilyumzhinov to run for FIFA President Sep 7, 2015 During the FIDE Executive Board in Abu Dhabi, UAE, the President of the Russian Chess Federation, the FIDE Vice President Andrey Filatov proposed...
RCF to take action, issues official position
The news related to the exclusion of the nine teams from the Chess Olympiad 2014 continue coming. After theinterview with Kirsan Ilyumzhinov and the official position of FIDE, the Russian Chess Federation also issues a statement. Anatoly Kaprov also...
Statement from RCF President Filatov regarding the exclusion of Russian Women’s Team
I appreciate the position of FIDE President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov on the issue of banning national teams from taking part in the Olympiad in Norway. I consider it to be a fair, honest and sportsmanlike decision. Nevertheless, the Russian Chess...
Sagaalgan Chess Festival 2014
The 12th Sagaalgan Chess Festival 2014 will take place from 28th February to 2nd March at the Buddhist University “Dashi Choynhorlin” in Ivolga Datsan, near Ulan-Ude in the Russian Republic of Buryatia. The tournament is organized by the Russian...
Businessman Andrey Filatov is the new Russian Chess Federation President
Press release 03 February 2014 Russian Chess Federation holds 22nd congress The 22nd congress of the Russian Chess Federation took place on Saturday 1 February 2014 in Moscow, with delegates from 62 regional chess federations across the country taking...