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• Andrey Fyodorovich Kartashov, Илюмжинов: Лондон может принять матч за звание чемпиона мира по шахматам 2018 года | Ilyumzhinov: London is entitled to host the World Chess Championship match in 2018, TASS, May 24, 2017

Ilyumzhinov: London is entitled to host the World Chess Championship match in 2018 Earlier, Japan, South Korea and Singapore also expressed the wish to hold the World Chess Championship match MOSCOW, May 24, 2017. TASS correspondent: Andrey Fyodorovich Kartashov. London intends to submit a bid for the 2018 World Chess Championship match. Thus stated the President of the Fédération Internationale des Échecs (FIDE) Kirsan Nikolayevich Ilyumzhinov. In 2016, the World Chess Championship match was held in New York, United States. Magnus Carlsen from Norway confirmed himself as World Champion, winning the crown in the tie-break against Sergey Alexandrovich Karjakin from Russia. “I just flew to England today, where I met businessmen and lawyers who expressed the wish and availability to assist in holding the World Chess Championship match in London”, Ilyumzhinov said. “So there will be another hosting challenge”. Earlier, Japan, South Korea and Singapore expressed their wish to hold the match.

Pictured left to right: World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen of Norway and the President of the Fédération Internationale des Échecs (FIDE) Kirsan Nikolayevich Ilyumzhinov. Photo © Mikhail Metzel/TASS.