RIP Florencio, you will certainly never be forgotten!

RIP

RIP

Very sad.

"was often present at significant international competitions such as Zonal and Continental Championships, Chess Olympiads and World Chess Championships."
Oh yes.
Well, that is one less person bidders have to pay for when they stump up the cash for tournaments. He was on holiday courtesy of sponsors' expenses. Cheeky old sod.

Sorry to hear this news, Although I disagreed with nearly all his decisions (being a huge Kasparov fan) there was no bad in him I am sure...
RIP Sir.

We're very sad.
He will certainly never be forgotten!
G.C.

Requiescat in Pace

He enjoyed his life, I think. He will be remembered, not always favourably, but certainly with respect.

"Sorry to hear this news, Although I disagreed with nearly all his decisions (being a huge Kasparov fan) there was no bad in him I am sure…
"RIP Sir."

He did five matches between Karpov and Kasparov, and did all for the match Karpov - Fischer.

In all time, the prize fund was ever there. It is not easy to make all this.

He is great, we will never forget!!!

G.C.

condolence to pokamps family. The guy did so much good to chess. may he rest in peace.

Well Arne, I guess every obituary only mentions (or at least enhances) the positive sides of the person concerned - there were also some for Campomanes but see the Wiki article for a complete picture with both sides of the medal ... . And maybe some things became (even) worse since Iljumzhinov took over?

BTW, not meaning to sound disrespectful, but I consider it a tiny bit odd that someone dying at the age of 80-something is called "very sad news" (this also refers to Smyslov some weeks ago), IMHO it's just "something normal and unavoidable sooner or [not much] later". As opposed to people dying prematurely from illness or non-natural causes ... .

They say never judge someone until you walk a thousand miles in their moccasins. While I didn't like the decision in Moscow, or a few other things, Chess certainly was better under Campomanes than under Kirsan! And he seemed genuine and nice in the video interview posted from recent years. May he Rest in Peace.

From the tenth World Champion.

"My sincere condolences to the family and friends of Florencio Campomanes. Fortunately I had always very correct and friendly relationship with Florencio. I think that in the period of political opposition between West and East he saved the chess world from splitting. He showed his outstanding diplomatic talent – Baguio 1978 – and his further presidentship was evidence of that."

Boris Spassky
Tenth World Champion

RIP Dr. Campomanes.
GC

An utterly undeserved IM title was personally conferred by the deceased on a notorious influential figure. RIP nevertheless. After all we are all not without sin.

"Campomanes often boasted that he was close to the former Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos." says Wikipedia.
Lets remember him this way...

http://ferdinandmarcos.wordpress.com/2009/06/23/ferdinand-marcos-biography/

I find all these eulogies rather curious. Wasn't Campomanes a synonym for the words scandal, intrigue and corruption? I'd love to be proven wrong, of course.

With Campomanes started the corruption of FIDE and the deteriorationof the image of chess in the public domain. Maw Euwe, there you have a worthy president, Fridrik Olafsson, I do not know much about him, but that might be a good sign.

Campomanes with his his third world mentality and methods - such as, but not limited to- the buying of FIDE delegate votes, was the second worst president FIDE has had. The worst has been ruling FIDE like a personal toy for over a decade now and seems to have no plans of going away. As for Campo: yes, he will be remebered, as a corrupt and incompetent president, putting his personal gains and interests before anything else.

I am very pleased to have had knowing him personally. He was a very good man and had chess in his soul.

Rest in peace

James ( From Angola )

Campo was ruthless to those who oppose him. He is most famous for refusing to account for the whereabouts of the P12.8 million pesos entrusted to him by the Philippine government during the 1992 Chess Olympiad in Manila, Philippines.

Campo's chess legacy was more of his abuse of power and amassing of his wealth through his corrupt practices.

Campo was at the helm of the FIDE when Philippine chess, once the best in Asia, deteriorated, and fell behind India, China, and even Vietnam.

Arne: "I find all these eulogies rather curious. Wasn’t Campomanes a synonym for the words scandal, intrigue and corruption?"
I don't find them curious at all: De mortuis nil nisi bene.

Arne: "I’d love to be proven wrong, of course."
You won't be, so don't get your hopes up too high

We missed him very much, he was very great, with very good judgments and also very brave heart to make big decisions.
I asked him (1993) :
"What is your religion?"
He answered:
" I'm my religion."
and He was he was leader on himself and the Chess World for many years, and maybe still he is!
You will be in MY MIND Campo forever!

Campo was the support of all the small federations.He was responsible for the promotion of this noble game throughout the under develop contries and he put FIDE on the world map.The Mauritius Chess Federation has lost a friend and a councellor.
Ce vide laisser par Campo sera difficile a combler