Kirsan Ilyumzhinov Re-elected

[Scott Tortorice]

Darn. I'm not a fan of Karpov, but I think it was "time for a change":

Kirsan Ilyumzhinov Re-elected as World Chess Federation President

Kirsan Ilyumzhinov was re-elected as president of the World Chess Federation on Wednesday, according to Chessdom, a chess news Web site.


Mr. Ilyumzhinov reportedly defeated Anatoly Karpov, the former world champion, by a vote of 95 to 55. Each country in the federation, which is also known by the acronym FIDE (for Fédération Internationale des Échecs), had one vote.


Mr. Ilyumzhinov’s new term runs to 2014; he has been president of FIDE since 1995.