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Chess Review: Kirsan Ilyumzhinov to Step Down as President of Kalmykia to Focus on FIDE

by on 08/09/10 at 10:00 pm

MOSCOW–(Marketwire – September 8, 2010) – Kirsan Ilyumzhinov, the President of Kalmykia since 1993, has asked Russian President Dmitry Medvedev not to consider him for another term as head of the republic. Ilyumzhinov intends to focus on developing chess around the world as President of the World Chess Federation (FIDE).