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Review of uscf chess::How Much Is the Cosmetology Class at Marinello








There               is               an               important               presidential               race               going               on,               but               this               one               doesn't               involve               the               usual               political               types               as               candidates.

Well,               in               a               way               it               does.

One               of               the               candidates               is               Kirsan               Ilyumzhinov,               the               President               of               the               The               Republic               of               Kalmykia,               a               federal               subject               of               the               Russian               Federation.

Ilyumzhinov               is               also               President               of               the               International               Chess               Federation               (FIDE).

Having               been               head               of               FIDE               since               1995,               Ilyumzhinov               is               seeking               reelection               to               another               term               this               fall.
               Standing               in               his               way               is               a               formidable               candidate,               Anatoly               Karpov,               the               12th               World               Chess               Champion.
               As               a               chess               player,               Karpov's               greatness               is               uncontested               and               his               exploits               well               known.

He               ascended               to               the               pinnacle               of               chess               in               1975               when               the               11th               World               Chess               Champion,               American               Bobby               Fischer,               refused               to               defend               his               title               in               a               dispute               with               organizers               over               the               rules               governing               his               title               defense.

Karpov               successfully               defended               his               title               twice               against               Viktor               Korchnoi.
               Karpov               reigned               as               champion               from               1975-1985,               before               losing               his               title               to               his               greatest               rival,               Garry               Kasparov.

As               archrivals,               Karpov               and               Kasparov               dueled               five               times               for               the               title,               with               Karpov               never               able               to               wrest               the               title               from               his               younger               opponent.

After               Kasparov               split               with               FIDE               and               took               his               crown               with               him               to               form               his               own               Professional               Chess               Association,               Karpov               again               became               World               Champion,               holding               the               FIDE               version               of               the               title               from               1993-1999.
               In               addition,               Karpov               became               the               greatest               tournament               player               in               the               history               of               chess,               winning               over               120               tournaments               around               the               world.

His               performance               at               the               Linares               super-tournament               in               1994               yielded               arguably               the               greatest               results               in               history.

He               amassed               11               of               13               points               from               a               field               that               included               Kasparov,               future               champions               Vladimir               Kramnik,               Viswanathan               Anand               and               Veselin               Topalov,               as               well               as               such               noteworthy               grandmasters               as               Alex               Shirov,               Judit               Polgar               and               Gata               Kamsky.
               But               that               is               Karpov               as               a               chess               player.

What               commends               him               for               the               role               of               Fide               president?
               A               lot               of               it               has               to               do               with               Ilyumzhinov               himself.

He               has               been               President               of               FIDE               for               15               years.

That               is               long               enough.

It               is               time               for               new               ideas               and               a               fresh               approach.

He               has               also               in               2010               made               bizarre               claims               of               having               had               contact               with               aliens.

His               greatest               failing               as               president               was               instituting               the               FIDE               World               Championship               knockout               format.

Under               the               format,               a               field               of               128               top               players               paired               off               and               engaged               in               two-game               matches,               and               if               the               match               was               tied,               rapid               chess               and               blitz               chess               would               be               used               to               determine               the               winner.

The               field               kept               being               cut               in               half               until               one               player               remained               and               became               champion.

This               format               had               been               used               at               other               times               in               chess               but               never               to               determine               a               World               Champion.

As               a               result               chess               got               stuck               with               such               FIDE               World               Champions               as               Alexander               Khalifman,               Ruslan               Ponomariov               and               Rustam               Kasimdzhanov.

These               players               all               held               the               title               of               World               Champion,               but               they               were               hardly               in               the               class               of               such               luminaries               as               Kasparov,               Karpov,               Fischer,               Alexander               Alekhine               and               Jose               Capablanca.

The               knockout               format               strayed               far               from               the               traditions               of               using               long               tournaments               and               lengthy               matches               to               crown               a               true               champion.

The               knockout               format               was               an               unmitigated               disaster               and               ruined               the               continuity               of               chess.
               In               April               2010,               the               United               States               Chess               Federation               (USCF)               gave               its               wholehearted               endorsement               of               Karpov               to               become               FIDE               president.

The               USCF               said:               "Anatoly               Karpov               is               one               of               the               greatest               players               of               all               time,               a               chess               celebrity               who               will               greatly               improve               FIDE's               chances               of               attracting               quality               global               sponsors.

Mr.

Karpov               is               a               strong               supporter               of               traditional               chess               played               under               consistent               rules.

He               has               been               active               in               promoting               the               game               in               the               United               States,               and               offers               hope               for               increasing               the               prestige               and               popularity               of               our               great               game               everywhere.

We               are               pleased               to               endorse               former               World               Champion               Karpov               for               the               office               of               President               of               FIDE.

The               world               chess               organization               is               in               need               of               serious               reform,               and               Karpov's               candidacy               represents               an               unusual               opportunity               to               vastly               enhance               FIDE's               reputation,               and               that               of               organized               chess               worldwide.

USCF               is               looking               forward               to               working               closely               with               Karpov               and               his               team               to               achieve               a               shared               vision               for               chess               excellence."
               Being               a               former               player               at               the               highest               levels               of               chess,               Karpov               will               readily               understand               the               needs               of               professional               chess               players.

His               philosophy               will               be               a               break               with               the               past               and               a               refreshing               new               beginning.
               Over               the               years,               Karpov               has               opened               several               Anatoly               Karpov               Chess               Schools               throughout               the               world,               including               one               in               Linsborg,               Kansas.

He               has               also               done               charity               work               over               the               last               several               years               with               the               Peace               Fund               to               help               Chernobyl               victims               and               with               the               Special               Olympics.

He               has               been               a               Goodwill               Ambassador               for               UNICEF.
               Both               candidates               have               been               globetrotting               in               search               of               support               from               the               various               national               federations.

To               his               credit,               Ilyumzhinov               has               invested               much               of               his               personal               fortune               in               sponsoring               and               promoting               chess.

But               for               all               the               reasons               above,               it               would               be               great               for               chess               to               have               Karpov               as               the               next               FIDE               president.
               Sources:
               http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIDE_World_Chess_Championships_1998%E2%80%932004
               ABC               NEWS:               ABC's               Alexander               Marquardt               reports               from               Moscow:               Russian               Governor               Tells               Tale               of               Alien               Abduction,               President               asked               to               Investigate:               May               05,               2010
               http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirsan_Ilyumzhinov
               http://main.uschess.org/content/view/10309/319/
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