MOSCOW - The longtime head of the World Chess Federation said on Dec. 6 that the federation's presidential council agreed to his request to transfer his financial authority in the U.S. to his deputy.
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(FILE PHOTO) President of the International Chess Federation (FIDE) Kirsan Ilyumzhinov (R) attends the FIDE Presidential elections, in Tromso, on Aug. 11, 2014.
