Friday, February 23, 2018

Letters Make Words

After dismissing the letter of FIDE treasurer Adrian M. Siegel – regarding the impending closure of FIDE’s Swiss bank UBS account – as a “fake news”, FIDE President Kirsan Nikolayevich Ilyumzhinov put out – through his London lawyer Nigel Kuschner from W Legal boutique law firm – a tough statement warning about further spreading of news that he regards as falsehoods damaging his reputation. The original statement was published both in Russian and English language on his own web site:


However, as reported by Grandmaster Kevin Spraggett on his blog, FIDE treasurer Mr. Siegel, through a letter sent to all federations, denied any wrong doing, insisting all he addressed is hardly anything but unfounded. For furter details and updates, visit spraggettonchess.com.

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