23 September 2015

FIDE President Meets the Football King Pele

And interviews him for Russia Today.

FIDE President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov met the football king Pele at the exhibition "Pele. Art. Life. Football", which was opened in London. 

Russia Today TV Channell asked the FIDE leader to interview Pele. Mr Ilyumzhinov asked Pele on his attitude to chess. Pele replied that he loves and respects chess, but does not play well. Ilyumzhinov and Pele agreed to arrange a chess lesson in London on Thursday this week.