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SPRAGGETT ON CHESS
A recent photo of Ilya Levitov (left) and Alexander Grischuk
Who is Ilya Levitov? Since the Karpov-Kasparov FIDE election scandal rocked the Russian Chess Federation (RCF) last year, a facelift has taken place and entirely new people have appeared. Levitov is now one of the most influential men in chess: President of the Russian Chess Federation Board, a FIDE Vice President and part of the new Foundation for Modernisation.
A hands-on type of individual, Levitov recently attended the training camp for the Russian Team that will tomorrow start playing in the 18th European Team Championship in Greece. Here he can be seen taking part in a friendly football match with Svidler and Grischuk.
In an interview given just the other day, he was asked whether the 2012 Candidates Tournament will be held in Russia, and in his response he alluded to the seemingly disproportionate number of elite events being held in Russia these days:
”I don’t think it would be entirely correct to hold all the major competitions in Russia. We recently held the Candidates Tournament in Kazan; in May we’re holding the Anand-Gelfand World Championship match in Moscow…and then at the end of the year we’re supposed to hold the Candidate’s Tournament again?…I think that this time it is unlikely.”
In an interview given just the other day, he was asked whether the 2012 Candidates Tournament will be held in Russia, and in his response he alluded to the seemingly disproportionate number of elite events being held in Russia these days:
”I don’t think it would be entirely correct to hold all the major competitions in Russia. We recently held the Candidates Tournament in Kazan; in May we’re holding the Anand-Gelfand World Championship match in Moscow…and then at the end of the year we’re supposed to hold the Candidate’s Tournament again?…I think that this time it is unlikely.”
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