Author: Enrique Irazoqui
Date: 10:12:44 05/15/00
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On May 15, 2000 at 13:08:31, Shay Bushinsky wrote: >The FIDE presidential board convening in London headed by Kirsan Illumzhinov had >reached the following resolutions: > >1. To hold the FIDE world championships finalin Iran. I thought that Iran had chess banned by the same politicians that still rule the country... > In the event that an >Israeli player >qualifies the championships will be relocated to Elista in Kalimikia. > >2. Not to hold the preliminaries in Iran because 4 Israeli players (Gelfand, >Psakhis, Smirin, Sutovsky) >are playing but to have them in New-Delhi. Iran wanted to host the whole event >but backed out >in view of these participants. > >3. To take measures against tournaments that have computers as participants. No >ratings will be >calculated for such tournaments. > >These three decisions though different in nature pretty much sum up the >International situation >that our "mind sport" is stuck in. Pretty much, yes. Enrique >-- Enjoy :)
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