Consultation on the upcoming ECU and FIDE elections

[Angus French]

Does anyone know how the meeting with Azmaiparashvili went?

The silence is deafening.

I would also like to see a report of the Board's 8 December meeting with FIDE Presidential candidate, Garry Kasparov.

[Carl Hibbard]

Will the ECF Consultations site get updated with any answers Jack?

[Phil Ehr]

Does anyone know how the meeting with Azmaiparashvili went?

The meeting went well, with a frank exchange on what I believe were the toughest questions generated with help from the Forum. I would like to wait for a similar meeting with Silvio Danailov before sharing impressions with the full Board, the FIDE Delegate and Council--should they wish to get involved in the Federation’s vote in this election.

Some will consider it cheeky of me to ask but not tell. Sorry for any disappointment. I assure you that the Forum discussion enriched the meeting. Thank you.

[Nigel Short]

Just for information, I should mention that, in general, all the Kirsan supporters are gathering round the Azmai ticket and all the Kasparov supporters around Danailov's ticket. You can draw your own conclusions from Andrew's insistence that he be given the ECF vote in the ECU election.

[JustinHorton]

Ah yes, Danailov. That's the Danailov that everybody agreed was a bad guy, isn't it? The Danailov of the toilet scandals and so on.

But now he's aligned to Kasparov so....