SUNDAR TO REPRESENT ASIA IN FIDE BOARD MEETINGS

Three Chess Officials of Indian Chess Mr.D.V.Sundar, Mr.R.M.Dongre and Mr.Bharat Singh received further recognition in the various meeting held at Turin , Italy during the FIDE Congress.

Mr.D.V.Sundar, 55, the Honorary Secretary of the AICF from Chennai will represent Asian Continent in the FIDE Board meetings. He was elected as one of the Board members to represent Asia in the FIDE Board. It is hoped that Sundar's presence in the FIDE Board will benefit Indian players immensely. India under him and with a presence in FIDE should help major international competitions be held in the land from where chess originated.

Mr.R.M.Dongre, the Vice President of the AICF from Mumbai was elected the Deputy President of the Commonwealth Chess Association. Dongre had organised the Commonwealth Championships in Mumbai through his Venus Chess Academy .

Mr.Bharat Singh Chauhan, 46, Honorary Treasurer of the AICF from Delhi was elected President of Asian Zone 3.2. He was elected unanimously as President of Zone 3.2. Besides these, he is the dynamic Secretary of the Delhi Chess Association and organises the Parsvnath International Open each year in the capital.

Along with the World Chess Olympiad at Turin , FIDE also had its Congress and important decisions were taken. Chiefly, in the elections that were held, Kirsan Ilyumzhinov of Elista , Russia got re-elected by a 96-54 vote. The Bessel Kok panel largely supported by European nations was defeated.

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