Kirsan
Ilyumzhinov (Credit: A.Savin/Wikimedia Commons)
Posted by: Jason McClellan August
11, 2014 1 Comment 1,861
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Kirsan
Ilyumzhinov defeated his opponent, chess legend Garry Kasparov, on Monday,
August 11 to retain his position as head of the World Chess Federation (FIDE).
The win
for Ilyumzhinov, who has
presided over the FIDE for nearly two decades, was expected. But Kasparov was
determined to at least attempt unseating Ilyumzhinov because he feels public
comments about extraterrestrials made by Ilyumzhinov are negatively affecting
the federation, hindering its growth and deterring potential sponsors.
Garry
Kasparov (Credit: S.M.S.I., Inc. – Owen Williams, The Kasparov Agency/Wikimedia
Commons)
Ilyumzhinov
claims to be an alien abductee, and has spoken about his extraterrestrial
encounters for more than a decade. Ilyumzhinov, who is a former president of
the Russian republic of Kalmykia, stated in 2010 that he met with
extraterrestrials in Moscow, where he communicated with them, was shown around
their spaceship, and was even taken into space.
But,
despite his extraterrestrial tales, the federation seems perfectly happy with
its long-sitting president. Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty reports
that Ilyumzhinov defeated Kasparov by a
100-61 vote in the August 11 election.
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