On June 18 the FIDE President arrived to Lviv to discuss the issues regarding the possible organization of Women's World Chess Championship Match between Mariya Muzychuk and Hou Yifan. Kirsan Ilyumzhinov met with Mayor of Lviv Andriy Sadovyi.

With the Mayor of Lviv Andriy Sadovyi


GM Vasyl Ivanchuk's Chess School - Club

Meeting at the Lviv city administration...


... including Women's World Champion GM Mariya Muzychuk and her sister GM Anna Muzychuk

Signing the Guestbook


Mariya Muzychuk, Women’s World Chess Champion, Kirsan Ilyumzhinov, FIDE President, Andriy Sadovyi, Mayor of Lviv, Taras Kernitsky, President of Lviv Regional Chess Federation, Alexander Beliavsky, Mariya’s trainer

Souvenir chess set of the champion from Sochi


The Muzychuks family

Group photo