All the very best to Kasparov against the goons

My full support for Kasparow !!! ;)

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Has Kasparov the same amount of money?

Go go go Kasparov - GO KING

Who gets to vote for these elections and how many terms can a FIDE President serve?

There are two sides to a coin. I would anyday prefer Karpov over Kasparov as FIDE president, and they work well and Kasparov's good ideas would anyway be incorporated.
Speaking objectively, it is through the current FIDE president (I cannot even spell his last name from memory, sorry Kirsan), that there is order in the chess world and an unified World Champion. I would just change the EU Chess President to someone who is more human and humane ;-)

In answer to Rob, only the representatives of national chess federations, of which there are over 150, get to vote and it's one vote per federation. There don't appear to be any limits on the number of terms served. The previous President from 1994 stood down in 1995 or 1996.

From then on, the President was re-elected in 1998 unopposed, 2002 opposed but the opposition withdrew before the election, 2006 opposed, 2010 opposed. In both 2006 and 2010 he won by around 90 to 50.

Kasparov, if you are reading this, would you please stop your envy, jealousy, and bitterness against the current World Champion and play chess? Maybe you can walk the walk and try to be the World Champion again. I like you more as a Chess Player rather than a non-achieving trouble maker in the chess world. If you have any more pride that I loved you when you were the undisputed World Champion in the 1980s and 1990s (Karpov and Anand respectively could also be called that in that period, but I guess you were the best), shut up and put up.

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I'm a huge Garry Kimovich fan, but this would not be a good move. Garry belongs at the board and nowhere else.

How would he manage? Can he really change the system? In Russia in Fide - all the same hats off to him. Wow, this guy has guts to take on the whole world singlehandedly. Wish him all the success. Kasparov is a great leader. People who don't have the courage to call a spade a spade feel he is bitter. He is not. He is just clear cut in this world of fake fans and friends. Congratulations and best of luck always Garry Kimovich

You're the best Gary. Go for it.

GK would make a sensational FIDE president.

YAAAWWWWN.

I dislike the current FIDE president, but Garry Kasparov could be worse. What evidence is there that he could be impartial? He's gone out of his way to offer to help certain chess players at the expense of others: Anand, Carlsen, Gelfand, Nakamura. As long as he's just representing himself, that's fine, but I would worry that he would use his position as FIDE President to help some competitors at the expense of others.

Add this to another Kaspy failure!
This guy is a perpetual trouble-maker!
The fact that he has learned how to make good moves in chess does NOT qualify him to take part in other fields that he has no expertese in.
But, I guess his israeli bosses have other egendas!!

Nonsense.

Ilyumzhinov always buys a majority of the votes (mainly in Africa). There's no point in running against him. Kasparov knows this. So this is just some form of marketing for the brand "Kasparov" or he has some hidden agenda.

(Maybe he wants to make himself look less threatening for Putin pretending to be only interested in chess, who knows.)

no one is as passionate about chess as Garry so he is perfect - he already spends his life promoting chess.
He may not be a good politician but he will do the best possible for chess. Chess in media, chess in schools which is where the focus needs to be.

and of course promoting and executing the best world class tournaments, ever!

Good. Literally everything would be better than Kirsan and his corrupt cronies. They bring disgrace to chess.

change the voting system ! one pawn one vote !

Nice 1 Kasp, grasp the world from agony;

Undoubtedly Kasparov could bring far more outside money into the game than Ilyumzhinov, but he is every bit as unscrupulous and self-serving.

"No international company wants to be involved with chess, as long as its President is good friends with people like Assad, Gadaffi and Saddam Hussein,"

That should be nobody's business who's friend someone is. There is nothing wrong with a little game to promote peace. There are many good argumens to kick Kirsan out of office, this however is not one of them.

This doesn't look overly promising, I don't think the controversial Kasparov has a realistic chance, and he certainly won't get any governmental support from his home country. I would much rather go for a retry with Karpov.

Although I am a big Kasparov fan, I think FIDE needs leadership that can take chess to next level, and also work on better relationships with all involved parties, not driving people away from each other.

I certainly hope WC Kasparov wins - this would be amazing for Chess and FIDE!!

Kasparov is the very best. Most of us mere mortals cannot comprehend his level. We join one profession and try to excel at it. Then, we toe the line by the reigning dispensation good or bad. Why would someone at the top jeopardise their image and try to fight the system? Only someone like Kasparov has the courage. It would be too easy for him to sit back earn from his books, his chess, his glorious name as a world chess champion - legendary at that - and not bother about improving things. Few people at the top realise that they are in a unique position where they would be heard and it's time to lend their voice to the millions whose voice doesn't matter. That's when courage counts. It's so easy and more in his interest for Kasparov to sup with Putin or Kirsan or anyone for that matter. He has everything to gain. But he has the courage the gall to say if i don't speak up then who will. Go Kasparov go. The world might change or might not, but the warrior has come. Blessings and best wishes to Kasparov.

what's wrong with meeting saddam and gaddafi ? those were actually good moves by underworld boss kirsan ...kasparov is so demented ?? kirsan ordered the death of journalist larisa yudina . Why no one talking about this ??

go kasparov go ..go meet g.w.bush , obama ,and who else ... this stinks !! FISCHER was the best ever and unfortunately we won't see great chess player and human being like him in next 1000 years !

He won't be elected unless he knows how to play the game of give and take.

Karpov should try his chances again. He seems to me to be the most sane choice for the post. Failing that, then Kasparov.