Anatoly Karpov: FIDE Goes Through Terrible Crisis

The 12th world champion, RCF Vice-President, and the member of the State Duma Anatoly Karpov gave an interview to Vasily Papin in Poikovsky. There was a question about the forthcoming FIDE elections.  - Mr. Karpov, FIDE Presidential elections are approaching. The RCF Supervisory Board supported the candidacy of Kirsan Ilyumzhinov. What is your position as the RCF Vice-President? - I would underline – it supported but with great difficulty. There was no other candidate, that is why this de

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