13.07.2018

FIDE President congratulates participants and guests of the Baikal Chess Festival

Kirsan Ilyumzhinov sent a congratulatory letter to the participants and guests of the 14th International Baikal Chess Festival. The letter reads as follows:

"Dear friends! I sincerely welcome all participants and guests of the 14th International Baikal Chess Festival! I am glad that this event has become a traditional one. This year, the tournament will again be the start for many young chess players of our country and abroad.

I am sure that this chess holiday has won its place both in the chess calendar and in the hearts of the participants.
I want to express my sincere gratitude to the "Children's Chess Fund of Buryatia" and its president Alexander Alexeev for selfless ascetic work for the development of children's chess in this region.
Special thanks to the member of the Irkutsk Federation Council Vyacheslav Mikhailovich Markhaev, who provides invaluable support to the festival.
I wish all participants of the tournament a decisive spirit, endurance and concentration. Let the strongest win!"