Monday
Mar272017
Could Ilyumzhinov Be On His Way Out?
Monday, March 27, 2017 at 2:27PM
I'll believe it when I see it, but this story suggests that something might be afoot. Kirsan Ilyumzhinov is the President of FIDE (that's the International Chess Federation, for any new players reading this), and has been a controversial figure, to put it mildly.
Does anyone have any further information about this story?
tagged FIDE, Kirsan Ilyumzhinov
Reader Comments (3)
Oh no he didn't, oh yes he did, oh no he didn't... the FIDE pantomime continues.
Looks like he only 'threatened' to resign - maybe things were lost in translation. This is a rolling story - this from the Guardian adds some detail:
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2017/mar/28/world-chess-federation-fide-kirsan-ilyumzhinov-resign
Pein!