17 May 2023

President of Turkmenistan Chess Federation Vepa Malikgulyyev Visits CFR Chess Museum

He also met CFR President Andrey Filatov.

Andrey Filatov, Vepa Malikgulyyev, and Alexander Tkachev
Andrey Filatov, Vepa Malikgulyyev, and Alexander Tkachev


Wednesday, May 17, President of the Turkmenistan Chess Federation Vepa Malikgulyyev met President and Executive Director of the Chess Federation of Russia Andrey Filatov and Alexander Tkachev. The parties discussed issues of mutually beneficial cooperation between the two federations: in particular, they spoke about further promotion of "Belaya Ladya" and "Chess in Schools" projects, implemented by CFR with the support of the Timchenko Foundation. 

Vepa Malikgulyyev took a great interest in the CFR Chess Museum's exhibition, a guided tour of which was given to him by Candidate of Historical Sciences Dmitry Oleynikov, the Museum's director. 


Pictures by Vladimir Barsky