Touze Tossed

After the horror story that was the World Youth Championships in Belfort France, FIDE has taken a most surprising decision. Bullet point one in the press release deserves to be quoted:

1. The Organizer of this event in Belfort, Mr. Jean-Paul Touze will not have the right to organize any FIDE event for a period of 5 years with effect from 23rd August, 2005.

The complete press release is available on the FIDE website.