Communique of Executive Board, 76th FIDE Congress, Dresden, Germany
Meeting of the FIDE Executive Board in Dresden, with General Secretary
Ignatius Leong, hon. President Florencio Campomanes, President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov,
Deputy President Georgios Makropoulos, Vice President Morten Sand, Treasurer
David Jarrett.
The FIDE Executive Board held the 76th FIDE Congress hosted by the German
Chess Federation from 17 to 24 August 2005 in Dresden, Germany. During the
Congress, all delegates were invited by Lord Mayor Ingolf Rossberg of the City
of Dresden to a reception at the new International Congress Center, venue of
the Dresden Olympiad 2008. The impressive facilities added further to the confidence
of FIDE that the Dresden Olympiad shall be well organized.
FIDE President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov delivered his annual report citing the coming
US $1 million World Championship Tournament in San Luis for which the Argentine
Organizing Committee has already fulfilled all of its financial obligations
with all preparations on track. He also reported on the US $450,000 Women’s
World Championship scheduled March next year in Ekaterinburg, Russia.
The Board took a number of decisions that marked the move towards greater
professionalism in organization of FIDE events and closer cooperation with
the Association of Chess Professionals. (ACP).
Inspections of all major FIDE events will be conducted in the future and organizers
will have to enter into contract with FIDE. To improve channels of communication
with players, FIDE accepted into various Commissions and Committees representatives
of the ACP.
FIDE conditionally admitted two new federations from Sierra Leone and Palau
bringing the number of FIDE members to 156 national federations.
Map by courtesy of Google
The FIDE Commissions and Committees met for their specialized work during
the Congress. The Qualification Commission received the report on the Alushta
tournaments and after a thorough investigation and lengthy discussions approved
all pending title applications while resolving to take measures to prevent
fraud in future.
The Board approved the GM, IM and Arbiter titles and new titles of FIDE Instructors
and Trainers.
Delegates were pleased to hear that both the Turin Olympiad 2006 and Dresden
Olympiad 2008 were on track. The cities of Budva (SCG), Poznan (POL) and Goteburg
(SWE) expressed interest in hosting the 2010 Olympiad. In accordance with the
Olympiad bid procedure, deadline for submission of bids is on 26 February 2006.
On behalf of the Executive Board, FIDE President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov thanked
the German Chess Federation and Dresden Organizing Committee for their excellent
work.
Federation Internationale des Echecs (FIDE)
25.08.2005
Picture gallery
The 2008 Olympiad will
be held in Dresden, a historical town in Eastern Germany, which is fast
becoming the capital of chess in this country. Dresden hosted this year's FIDE
Congress, and used the opportunity to show the delegates the city and the Olympiad
venue. The following pictures are by Nadja Woisin and Frederic Friedel. At
the bottom of the page there is a link to a streaming video with scenes from
Dresden and the Olympic presentation.
A view of Dresden from the Congress Center, with the river Elbe
The stone bridge across the Elbe river
The "Zwinger", a palace with one of the most beautiful
art galleries in Europe
The inside court of the Zwinger
A bronze statue of King Johanns (1883), viewed from the Zwinger
FIDE delegates on a Dresden tour
The historical city center of Dresden
The delegates are taken to the Congress Center, where the 2008 Olympiad will
be held
The head of the Congress Center shows them all the facilities
The giant hall where the games will be played
The second half of the hall
FIDE delegates and officers taking it all in (Campomanes, second from left,
Ilyumzhinov and Israel Gelfer)
Hon. President Florencio Campomanes is impressed
The official presentation with the Ambassador of Kenya, the Lord Mayor of Dresden,
the President of FIDE, a main sponsor (Thilo von Selchow of ZMD Dresden)
The Lord Mayor Ingolf Rossberg addresses the audience
Schmoosing: Campomanes, Frederic Friedel of ChessBase,
Thilo von Selchow and Alexander Prince
of Saxon
Roberto Rivello, organiser of the Olympiad in Turin next year, with GM
Nigel Short
Group photo outside the Congress Center, venue of the 2008 Chess Olympiad