Alexey Putin: we support and will continue supporting chess
The FIDE President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov and the Vice Governor of Ugra Alexey Putin met with the journalists right after the Official Opening Ceremony.
FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Championships 2013 were opened in the capital of Ugra
FIDE World Rapid and Blitz Championships 2013 opened in Ugra on 5th of June in Khanty-Mansyisk. The opening ceremony was very impressive and hearty in the Siberian way.
The first stone in the construction of the Buddhist chapel was laid in Khanty-Mansiysk
The FIDE President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov and the Head of Khanty-Mansiysk, the President of the Chess Federation of Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug — Ugra Vasily Filipenko took part in the ceremony.
58 players from 18 countries will compete for the titles In Fide World Rapid & Blitz Championships.
From June, 5 till June, 10 2013 Khanty-Mansiysk will be the capital of world chess.
