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Bonus Pod- GM Andrii Baryshpolets on Why He is Running For FIDE President

Perpetual Chess Podcast

English - July 23, 2022 11:00 - 38 minutes - ★★★★★ - 570 ratings
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With a FIDE election coming up on August 7, I am extending the invitation for FIDE Presidential Candidates to share their stories and their reasons to run for FIDE President. Brief timestamps and more information below.

1:00- Why is Andrii running for FIDE President? 

9:30- What would Andrii look to accomplish as FIDE President? 

15:00- What does Andrii think of Magnus Carlsen’s suggestions of format changes? 

21:30- Would Andrii keep his day job if elected? 

25:00- Has Andrii heard stories of impropriety in prior FIDE elections?

28:00- Andrii discusses his love for the Yugoslav line of the King’s Indian and his favorite chess memories. 

List of voting countries and delegates here-
https://congress.fide.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/List-of-FIDE-Member-Federations-having-voting-powers_7-June-2022.pdf

More info about Andrii’s candidacy on the Baryshpolets-Nielsen campaign website here:
https://fightforchess.com/
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With a FIDE election coming up on August 7, I am extending the invitation for FIDE Presidential Candidates to share their stories and their reasons to run for FIDE President. Brief timestamps and more information below.


1:00- Why is Andrii running for FIDE President? 


9:30- What would Andrii look to accomplish as FIDE President? 


15:00- What does Andrii think of Magnus Carlsen’s suggestions of format changes? 


21:30- Would Andrii keep his day job if elected? 


25:00- Has Andrii heard stories of impropriety in prior FIDE elections?


28:00- Andrii discusses his love for the Yugoslav line of the King’s Indian and his favorite chess memories. 


List of voting countries and delegates here-

https://congress.fide.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/List-of-FIDE-Member-Federations-having-voting-powers_7-June-2022.pdf


More info about Andrii’s candidacy on the Baryshpolets-Nielsen campaign website here:

https://fightforchess.com/

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