Back to the Presidential race and in a recent update Kasparov reckoned he was winning 15-8 in Asia with 25 of the 48 countries still to decide. Illyumzhinov looks to pretty much agree with him, at least in so far as the number of Asian votes Kasparov will get because he reckons he's going to take every single one of those 25 undecided Asian nations. Illyumzhinov already reckons he's got 90 national federations to vote for him which, if true, will be a crushing victory. Here's the article in full which includes a vicious stab at Leong...
"Only a few weeks remain before the FIDE Presidential elections on August 11. It is now obvious that Garry Kasparov’s campaign based on marketing tricks and misinforming national federations is clearly falling apart.
Over 90 national federations have sent their letters of support to Kirsan Ilyumzhinov, although the 13th world champion attempted to present some of these federations as supporting himself!
The latest example of this misrepresentation is the national chess federation of Indonesia which has clarified in a formal statement that it supports Kirsan Ilyumzhinov and not Garry Kasparov. It is by now obvious that the so-called “supporter lists,” published by Kasparov, were only a marketing trick to keep pumping his troubled campaign bubble. In Asia specifically, Kasparov will not get more than 11-14 votes out of 48 votes in total. This is just enough for Ignatius Leong to claim his money (
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/01/22/sport ... .html?_r=0 -The New York Times), according to the contract he signed with Garry!
Attached is the letter of mandate from the Indonesian Chess Federation that authorizes the federation’s delegate to attend and vote at the FIDE Congress in Tromso.
Thank you, Indonesia!
We are one family. Gens Una Sumus!"
I, the undersigned, Mr. Hashim Djojohadikusumo, the current president of the Indonesian Chess Federation (PERCASI), give mandate to:
Name: Mrs. Dwi Hatmisari Amarukmi
Position: FIDE Delegate of Indonesian Chess Federation
To follow the 85th FIDE Congress and General Assembly in Tromso, Norway, on 4 to 14 August 2014, and Indonesia Chess Federation (PERCASI) also support and give a vote to Mr. Kirsan Ilyumzhinov as the FIDE President for 2014 – 2018.
Thus this mandate letter was created to be used properly.
Jakarta, Indonesia, July 17, 2014
Indonesian Chess Federation
(signed, sealed)
Hashim Djojohadikusumo
President
Original of the letter
http://ru.scribd.com/doc/235002147/Lett ... nned-1-pdf