 Garry Kasparov may run for FIDE president in 2014 June 14, 2012 - 16:41 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Garry Kasparov has confirmed to Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (printed edition 14.06.2012) that he is firmly committed to push FIDE President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov out of office. He said he is likely to run for FIDE President at the next elections held in Tromsц, Norway, in August 2014, according to chessdom.com. Kasparov cites as his main motive of possible candidacy the harm done to chess by Ilyumzhinovґs visits to Saddam Hussein, Muammar al Gaddafi and to Bashar al Assad. He also considers his worldwide efforts to bring chess into schools as a major part of his strategy. Partner news  Top stories Shakhtar Donetsk FC midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan said he is not planning yet to leave the Ukrainian club. Armenia’s U17 football team arrived in Hungary on May 20 to participate in a friendly tournament, due May 21-24. Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan was reelected to the post of the president of RA Chess Federation for 4 more years. Norway will host Chess World Cup 2013 on August 10 - September 4, 2013, with 4 Armenian players to participate in.   Partner news |  Latest news Xbox One to expand friend lists to 1,000 friends  Xbox One - described as an all-in-one "ultimate home entertainment system" - will be launched later this year."The Hunger Games" star to topline "Ape" psychological thriller "Ape" is a dramatic tale of a young man’s struggle with mental illness, love and a deep-rooted family secret."Rain Man" helmer, "Pianist" scribe team up for Shanghai-set love story Story follows a group of Jews who escape from Leningrad and take refuge in Japan-occupied Shanghai, where romance is kindled amid a war.Oil prices go down ahead of Fed chief’s address to Congress Brent crude, a benchmark for many international oil varieties, fell 20 cents to $103.71 a barrel on the ICE Futures exchange in London. |
