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Kirsan Ilyumzhinov defeated his opponent, chess legend Garry Kasparov, on Monday, August 11 to retain his position as head of the World Chess Federation (FIDE). The win for Ilyumzhinov, who has presided over the FIDE for nearly two decades, was ...

Kasparov is determined to defeat Ilyumzhinov because he feels his public comments about extraterrestrials are negatively affecting the federation.

Kirsan Ilyumzhinov, who claims to have been abducted by aliens on multiple occasions, traveled to Libya over the weekend to play chess with Moamar Gaddafi.

A Russian who claims to have encountered extraterrestrials has been re-elected to another 4-year term as president of the World Chess Federation (FIDE). Kirsan Ilyumzhinov, who has held the position since 1995, beat Anatoly Karpov in the presidential election by ...