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Moscow, Russia. FIDE president Kirsan Ilyumzhinov says Lavrov, Kerry will discuss his US entry visa refusal

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and US Secretary of State John Kerry will look into the situation over a US entry visa refusal to the Russian citizen Kirsan Ilyumzhinov, who is President of the World Chess Federation (FIDE), Read the rest of this entry »

On 23 of October the FIDE President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov (First President of Kalmykia) had a working visit to Dubai.

The FIDE President billionaire Kirsan Ilyumzhinov (First President of Kalmykia) had a meeting with Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research of the United Arab Emirates. A chess development in the country was discussed during the meeting. A special attention was paid to the introduction of chess to the school curriculum.

On the same day FIDE President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov left for Damascus Read the rest of this entry »

July 6, 2010 The President of FIDE, the Head of Kalmykia Kirsan Ilyumzhinov arrived in Lusaka, capital of Zambia, to participate in a FIDE seminar for leaders of African Chess Federations.

President of FIDE, the Head of Kalmykia Kirsan Ilyumzhinov spoke the guests of the seminar.

Then President of FIDE, the Head of Kalmykia Kirsan Ilyumzhinov took part in the presentation, which was prepared and presented Read the rest of this entry »

Sofia: Meeting with the President of Bulgaria Georgi Parvanov. President of Kalmykia, FIDE President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov met with the President of Bulgaria Georgi Parvanov today in Sofia.

Georgi Parvanov expressed his satisfaction that Bulgaria will organise the World Championship Match 2010 and he assured the FIDE President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov that the event will be held successfully and on the highest level.

At the same time, Georgi Parvanov informed the FIDE President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov Read the rest of this entry »