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Press Conference of Ataturk International Women Masters |
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Saturday, 05 April 2008 05:49 |
FIDE President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov participated in the Press Conference of
Ataturk International Women Masters
FIDE President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov visited Istanbul, Turkey from 18 to 21 March
2008 to held the 2nd quarter Presidential Board 2008. These days Is bank Ataturk
International Women Masters Chess Tournament took place in Istanbul. On the
free day of the Tournament, which coincided with the first day of FIDE
Presidential Board Meeting, there was a press conference to introduce the full
Turkish version of Playchess (Satrancoyna is the Turkish name). FIDE President
Kirsan Ilyumzhinov, TCF President Ali Nihat Yazici and PR Director of Turkish Is
Bank Suat Sozen attended the press conference together with the top FIDE
executives. After the introduction, Kubra Ozturk, two-times European Champion
Under 16 Girls played an exhibition game against Keti Tsatsalashvili, who was
the world champion Under-16 Girls in 2007. The second exhibition game was
between Kirsan Ilyumzhinov and Kubra Ozturk.
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