5 April 2017
Andrey Filatov Congratulates Kirsan Ilyumzhinov On His Birthday
The FIDE President turned 55.
Photo by A. Karlovich
On April 5, FIDE President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov celebrates his 55th birthday. Andrey Filatov, President of Russian Chess Federation and Vice-President of FIDE, sent him a congratulatory letter.Dear Kirsan Nikolaevich,
Please accept the most sincere congratulations on your birthday!
On behalf of Russian Chess Federation and on my own behalf I would like to thank you for making great contribution to chess development over the past 20 years! The impact you have made cannot be overestimated! Thanks to your tireless work as a FIDE President, you united chess federations of almost 200 countries of the world, organized numerous tournaments and matches, turned chess into a popular and prestigious sport.
Russian Chess Federation is happy to develop chess in our country together with FIDE and is ready to support all your initiatives. We wish you luck and success at all fronts. You have always been a winner, and we believe in your victory in the current situation with FIDE as well.
Respectfully,
Andrey Filatov.
