Afterwards, Ilyumzhinov took part in the closing ceremony of the 14th World Championship of the International Railwaymen's Sport Union in Peterhof. This tournament takes place once in four years, and was held in Russia for the first time. The participants were the players of 14 countries.
The high level of the competition is shown by the fact that the two participants with the grandmaster title were the members of the winning team - India. The hosts of the tournament - the team of Russia - won silver. The bronze winner was the team of Germany.