FIDE President: Kazakhstan worth of holdng world chess festivals
23:34, 15 August 2014
ASTANA. KAZINFORM FIDE President K. Ilyumzhinov congratulated Kazakhstan's team on successful performance at the 41st World Chess Olympiad held in Norway during August 1-14. It brought together above 2,000 chess players from around the world.
Kazakhstan's female team ranks for the first time in the history among the top six best chess teams. "Strong performance of the Kazakh team was predictable for the country pays great attention to chess development. The Head of State supports chess development both in Kazakhstan and around the world. Kazakhstan held rapid chess world championship and women's world chess championship. Kazakhstan meets all the necessary requirements to host world chess festivals," Ilyumzhinov added.