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      Home  >  General News  >  The Honorary President

      The Honorary President

      Campomanes, Chess Olympiad, Dresden, Opening Ceremony


      FIDE Honorary President Campomanes welcoming the players on behalf of FIDE President Ilyumzhinov who got into a car accident in Moscow on his way to the airport to come to Dresden.

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      5 Comments

      1. Anonymous Reply
        November 12, 2008 at 11:50 pm

        The famous criminal, sentenced to prison in his homeland? Philippino parasite? Honorary cheat?

      2. Anonymous Reply
        November 13, 2008 at 1:13 am

        yup, the one and only, the goony and crony of marcos, who looted and set back philippine chess during all of his 50 years of dictatoship.

      3. et Reply
        November 13, 2008 at 3:41 am

        We need to punish Kirsan for avoiding the Olympics!

        He planned the car accidet to prevent our removing the recording device from his butt. We must understand his plans for world take over using chess as his motive. We aliens get what we want.

        et (extra teresticle)

      4. Anonymous Reply
        November 13, 2008 at 7:23 am

        Honorary bozo.

      5. Anonymous Reply
        November 13, 2008 at 1:20 pm

        Didn’t this guy have a car accident a year or two ago too? Seems it is part of being FIDE President.

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