Last Sunday FIDE Presidential Board approved the suspension of the President, Kirsan Nikolayevich Ilyumzhinov, who transferred his powers to the Deputy President Georgios Makropoulos until next Presidential Board. “Next Presidential Board will be held in Moscow and Lviv on March 2016”, Mr. Ilyumzhinov told the TASS correspondent. [Read more].
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- Garry Kimovich Kasparov, Crashing Down to Earth, Chess-News.ru, December 8, 2015
Already, some chess officials are optimistically stating the crisis for FIDE begins and ends with Ilyumzhinov. This is very unlikely. He did not just abuse his position, but the organization itself, and he could not do this alone. As with the FIFA corruption scandal, it will continue to develop as the investigation digs deeper and the rats try to save themselves on the backs of their brothers. [Read more].
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