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Chess to be a demonstration event in the 2018 Winter Olympics...

  • 17-07-2015 2:36pm
    #1
    Sparks
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    http://www.fide.com/component/content/article/1-fide-news/8899-fide-presidents-working-trip-to-seoul.html
    The possibility of organising large chess forums together with the Olympic heritage, in particular the World Chess Olympiad in 2020 aroused a great deal of interest of the Governor. Following the meeting, Mr. Choi Moon-soon, as the Head of the Organizing Committee of the Winter Olympic Games 2018 invited FIDE to participate in the Games as a demonstration sport

    ...

    The President of FIDE, President of IMSA, Kirsan Ilyumzhinov held a press-conference for accredited journalists in Seoul where he spoke about his working visit to the capital of South Korea. In particular, he noted that chess will be featured as a demonstration sport during Winter Olympic Games 2018 in Pyeongchang. This became known after the meeting with the Governor of Gangwon Province, President of the Organizing Committee of Winter Olympic Games 2018 in Pyeongchang Mr. Choi Moon-soon.


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  • #2
    sinbad68
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    Scared me there for a second sparks, pyeonchang where olympic games is being held is NOT pyongyang . Mr Choi Moon-soon is nicknamed " Moonsoonc" by locals , should really be called Mr choi Sunset (now) :)


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