FIDE President: Hungary Could Host Chess Olympiad

  • 29 Jan 2015 3:00 AM
FIDE President: Hungary Could Host Chess Olympiad
Hungary is a suitable country for hosting a chess world cup or even the Chess Olympiad, President of the World Chess Federation (FIDE) Kirsan Ilyumzhinov said.

Ilyumzhinov, the former President of the Republic of Kalmykia in the Russian Federation who arrived in Budapest late on Wednesday, visited the Hungarian federation to meet international grandmaster Judit Polgár, Hungary’s FIDE delegate Gusztáv Font and general-secretary Attila Mészáros.

Ilyumzhinov praised Hungary for hosting the U16 chess Olympiad in Győr in north-western Hungary last December and encouraged Hungarians to organise more tournaments.

He also highlighted Polgár’s efforts to promote chess in schools and called her unique training programme very valuable and important, attracting the interest of several countries in the world.

Source www.hungarymatters.hu

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