KIRSAN ILYUMZHINOV: LOVE FOR CHESS IS IN ARMENIANS’ BLOOD

by Ashot Safaryan

ARMINFO
Friday, October 17, 14:02

Love for chess is in Armenians’ blood, FIDE President Kirsan
Ilyumzhinov said while opening Chess in Schools international
conference in Yerevan on Friday.

The conference involves delegations from 30 countries, with the
opening ceremony attended by Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan and
high-ranking guests.

“Recently I was in Mexico. They showed me their national school
curricula and said that they were going to follow Armenia’s example
and to make chess a compulsory subject in schools. The same is true
for Paraguay, Mongolia and Thailand. And it was Armenia who initiated
this program,” Ilyumzhinov said.

He noted that for most Armenians chess is life. “Armenia is the only
nation that managed to win three Olympiads within just six years.

Even big nations were unable to show such a result,” the FIDE
President said.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress