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FIDE President threatens to sue IOC

  • 5 years ago · Quote · #1

    Patzer24

    Here is a news article about FIDE president Kirsan Ilyumzhinov and his push to bring chess into the Olympics by suing the IOC:

     

    http://www.worldgames-iwga.org/vsite/vcontent/content/transnews/0,10869,1044-16941-19728-4769-280357-12500-889-layout08-18091-news-item,00.html 

     

    What do you think? Should the FIDE president go to this extreme to try to get chess into the Olympic games or should we work out a more civilized way of persuading the Olympic committe and the world? 


  • 5 years ago · Quote · #2

    SimonHH

    I think the problem is that 'more civilized' ways haven't worked.
  • 5 years ago · Quote · #3

    NM Reb

    While I am not sure that chess is a "sport" , there are other things in the Olympics I also dont consider "sport". I would like to see chess in the Olympics but would prefer a way other than suing the IOC to get in.
  • 5 years ago · Quote · #4

    Sprite

    Kirsan Ilyumzhinov is a crazy guy, that's all I'm going to say.

    Yes, there are better ways to get chess into the Olympics...suing is not the answer.

    My one wish for high level chess is that it would be appreciated more in America.....like the way Europeans view chess.

     

  • 5 years ago · Quote · #5

    lighthouse

    well its a game too , maybe for the mind ,and its a old game that sill lives.,
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