It is well known that in FIDE elections many promises are broken, so no one can be really certain.
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But the people who are most genuinely in the know, those on the two election teams, paint a picture of a Kirsan victory. His guys are all smiles, while those I have seen today from the Bessel camp have an air of doom about them.
Even GM Ian Rogers is somewhat bearish. More from the Moscow Times.
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While I have no doubt that Kirsan is handing out the bribes like there is no tomorrow lets not forget that Levy is a Kirsan apologist.
What people tend to forget is that even if Kok loses the FIDE election there is enough support from the european federations and commercial businesses to form a legitimate breakaway.
The european federations are sick of a FIDE that runs on bribes and lies.
They want transparency,honesty, and legitimate corporate sponsorship. Kirsan has had over 10 years to deliver and he has never come close.
We need a change now!
Ok, Kirsan has won as expected.
For those interested, this is the president that we have:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirsan_Ilyumzhinov
And I say: someone like this will not represent me and cannot represent chess. It's an insult to humankind and to all chess players. Disgusting.
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