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Garry Kasparov's Bid as World Chess Body's Boss Fails
Garry Kasparov, a vocal critic of Vladimir Putin, was the sole challenger against Kirsan Ilyumzhinov, a wealthy businessman known to be supported by the Russian president.
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Viswanathan Anand gets to play World Championship match in Chennai
The match between the Indian and his Norwegian opponent will be played from November 6 to 26. "The agreement was signed today at Baku by Bharat Singh, Hony Secretary All India Chess Federation and FIDE President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov," a press released stated.
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Gaddafi plays chess with Russian visitor
As the world awaits Moammar Gaddafi's next move, the Libyan leader has been playing chess with the visiting Russian head of the World Chess Federation.The federation is headed by the eccentric Kirsan Ilyumzhinov, who until last year was the leader of Russia's predominantly Buddhist republic of Kalmykia. He once claimed to have visited an alien spac...
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Garry Kasparov's Bid as World Chess Body's Boss Fails
Garry Kasparov, a vocal critic of Vladimir Putin, was the sole challenger against Kirsan Ilyumzhinov, a wealthy businessman known to be supported by the Russian president.
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Viswanathan Anand gets to play World Championship match in Chennai
The match between the Indian and his Norwegian opponent will be played from November 6 to 26. "The agreement was signed today at Baku by Bharat Singh, Hony Secretary All India Chess Federation and FIDE President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov," a press released stated.
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Gaddafi plays chess with Russian visitor
As the world awaits Moammar Gaddafi's next move, the Libyan leader has been playing chess with the visiting Russian head of the World Chess Federation.The federation is headed by the eccentric Kirsan Ilyumzhinov, who until last year was the leader of Russia's predominantly Buddhist republic of Kalmykia. He once claimed to have visited an alien spac...
