Kirsan Ilyumzhinov

KIRSAN ILYUMZHINOV

President of World Chess Federation (FIDE) (November 1995;

re-elected- 1996, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014)

President of International Mind Sports Association (IMSA) (May 2013)

President of the Republic of Kalmykia (April, 1993 – Oct. 2010)

SportAccord Council Member (April 2015)

Born: April 5, 1962. Ethnic background: kalmyk. Religion: Buddhist

Education: Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO)  

Career history

• April 2015 – present SportAccord Council Member

• May 2013 – present President of International Mind Sports Association (IMSA)

• November 1995 – present President of World Chess Federation (FIDE)

• April 1993 – October 2010 President of the Republic of Kalmykia

• 1993 – Founder of Elista-based Uralan Football Club

• 1990-1993 President of SAN Corporation, Moscow

• 1989-1990 Manager of Soviet-Japanese Company “Liko-Raduga”, Moscow

• 1983-1989 Student at Moscow State Institute of Foreign Relations

• 1982-1983 Mechanic at Zvezda plant, Elista, Republic of Kalmykia

• 1980-1982 Military Service

• 1979-1980 Mechanic-fitter at Zvezda plant, Elista, Republic of Kalmykia

Elections

• 1993 -2000 Member of the Council of the Federation of the Russia (Upper Chamber of Russian Parliament), Deputy Chairman of the Committee on International Affairs

• 1992-1993 President of the Russian Chamber of Entrepreneurs

• 1991 Member of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR (Parliament of the Soviet Union), Member of the Committee on International Affairs and Foreign Economic relations

• 1990 - 1993 Deputy Chairman of the Committee on International Affairs of the Supreme Soviet of the Russian Federation (Parliament)

State Awards

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  2012 Order of Friendship II degree (Kazakhstan)
  
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  2011 Order of "Merit for the Fatherland" IV degree (Russia)
  
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  2009 Order of Polar Star (Mongolia)
  
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  2003 Order of Golden Fleece (Georgia)
  
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  1997 Order of Friendship (Russia)
  

Awards

• 2016 Honorary Diploma of the State Duma Committee for Physical training, sport and youth affairs

• 2012 Title “Hero of Kalmykia”, award with Order “White Lotus”

• 2011 UNESCO medal "For the great personal contribution in cooperation between the Russian Federation and UNESCO"

• 2009 Winner of the Prize of the Government of the Russian Federation in the field of science and technology 2008

• 2005 Order of St. Sergius of Radonezh (I degree)

• 1998 Order of St. Nicolas

• 1998 Order of Dignity St. George with sword

• 1998 Small Planet № 5570 “Kirsan”

• Triumphal Crown of the National Academy of Applied Sciences

• 1997 F. Plevako Gold Medal

• Order of Holy Prince Daniel of Moscow

• Honored Citizen of Elista

• Pierre Obrie Sign (France)

• 1996 Medal “300 Years of Russian Navy”

• 1992 Gold Medal of Peace for Humanitarian Activities

Degrees and Titles

June 2016 Member of the Board of Trustees of the Foundation for the Support of Education and Science (Alferov’s Foundation)

October 2014 Honorary Doctor of the Armenian State Pedagogical University named after Kh. Abovyan

November 2012 Honorary Doctor of the Tashkent branch of the Moscow Economic University named after G.Plekhanov

April 2010 Honorary Member of the Russian Academy of Arts

September 2000 Full Member of New York Academy of Sciences

June 1998 Honored Doctor of National Academy of Applied Sciences of Russian Federation

February 1997 Honored Academician of Interregional Science of Science Academy of Russian Federation

February 1997 Full Member of Russian Social Sciences Academy

November 1994 Full Member of Russian Social Studies Academy

Sponsor and/or Organiser of Major Chess Events:

• 2016 Presidential Board, Moscow, Russia

• 2016 Candidates Tournament, Moscow, Russia

• 2014, 2015 Championship of the French-speaking countries

• 2014, 2015 Mediterranean Championship

• 2013, 2014, 2015 Central American Team Chess Championship

• 2013 sponsored/co-sponsored several FIDE Grand Prix tournaments

• 2012 Presidential Board, Elista, Russia

• 2011, 2013, 2015 Arab Elite Chess Championship

• 2011, 2013, 2015 European Small Nations Tournament

• 2011,2012,2013,2015 Central Asian Cup

• 2010 – present Latin Cup, Umada - Caribbean Cup

• 2010, 2011, 2012 Campomanes Memorial

• 2008 FIDE Grand Prix, Elista, Russia

• 2007 Candidates Tournament, Elista, Russia

• 2006 World Chess Championship match V. Kramnik vs. V. Topalov

• 2006 Presidential Board, Elista, Russia

• 2004 World Women’s Chess Championship, Elista, Russia

• 2004 Botvinnik Memorial, Moscow, Russia

• 2003 Garry Kasparov vs. computer program “Deep Junior”, New York, USA

• 2002 Match “Russia vs. Rest of the World”, Moscow, Russia

• 2001-2002 World Chess Championship, Moscow, Russia

• 2000 World Chess Championship, New Delhi-Teheran

• 1999, 2000 Lausanne Young Masters Tournament, Lausanne, Switzerland

• 1999 World Chess Championship, Las Vegas, USA

• 1998 International Super tournament (President’s Cup), Elista, Russia

• 1998 33rd Chess Olympiad (110 men’s and 73 women’s teams) Elista, Russia

• 1997-1998 World Chess Championship, Groningen-Lausanne

• 1996 World Chess Championship Match Karpov-Kamsky, Elista, Russia

Apart from this K. Ilyumzhinov sponsored and organized 14 Russian Championships (incl. 8 Russian Women’s Championships).