Kirsan ilyumzhinov biography of martin

He met her at school. In , their son David was born in their family.

Kirsan ilyumzhinov biography of martin

According to Kirsan, his son was fond of chess at school and took first places in competitions there. David studied at an ordinary institute as a geographer. Earns money with transfers. The second love of the millionaire was Lyudmila Razumova. Also, Kirsan Nikolaevich has another child - daughter Alina. Ilyumzhinov loves to travel the world and do shopping.

Always dresses with taste, preferring the famous brands Brioni and Bally. His parents were subject to the Kalmyk deportations of when the entire Kalmyk population was deported to Siberia — Kirsan's own family had an impeccable record fighting the Germans he was named after a great-uncle who served in the Red Army during the Russian Civil War and committed suicide after having been ordered to execute large numbers of captured Whites.

From a young age he became interested in chess, and he won the Kalmykian national chess championship in at the age of After serving two years with the Soviet Army , he returned to the plant as a mechanic for a year, and then studied at the Moscow State Institute of Foreign Relations from to Ilyumzhinov acquired his wealth with the emergence of the private sector which followed the collapse of the USSR.

Ilyumzhinov also has two brothers, Sanal and Vyacheslav. He claims three of his staff searched his flat during this, failing to find him, and could not explain how he then reappeared in his bedroom an hour later. Political career [ edit ] On 12 April , Ilyumzhinov was elected as the first president of the Republic of Kalmykia , [11] and remained president until Soon after his election, Ilyumzhinov introduced presidential rule, concentrating power in his own hands.

He won re-election in After his re-election in , Ilyumzhinov reportedly told a journalist from the Russian daily Izvestia , "Irrespective of what I tell people, I give them instructions on a subconscious level, a code. I do the same thing when I communicate with Russian citizens from other regions. Ilyumzhinov also spoke by telephone to a reporter from The Times to clarify or expand on what he had written.

I would note that a few hours after the publication of my letter to Bloomberg, I received three additional offers from Russian and foreign philanthropists wishing to finance the construction of a center. I support myself using the money I earned when I was an entrepreneur. How do you plan to fix these problems? The only change also planned will likely be with the match in London.

And this is at the request of the organizers and sponsors, who would like to link it with the Summer Olympics. Experience has shown that some players perform better in matches and others in knockouts. By uniting the formats, everyone will have a chance to show their best side. What about having one championship on a different continent each year?

But the accent in chess events is shifting. My home is my office but sometimes I miss not having enough time to spend with my family. At dinner or when I am playing chess with my son, I try to avoid any interruptions. This time is sacred. On chess in Kalmykia When I was elected President of Kalmykia, I passed a decree stating that chess should be taught in all schools as part of the curriculum.

I extended the program not only to chess but also boxing. We have had some very good results, and one person I can mention is Raimkul Malakhbekov who has been 7 times Russian Champion, 4 times European Champion, 2 times World Champion and he has also a bronze medal and silver medal at Atlanta and Sydney Olympic games. On his reform of the world championship FIDE is an organisation representing millions of chess players all over the world.

We have over one hundred and sixty Federations. I decided to democratize FIDE. When I met Samaranch, the former President of the International Olympic Committee, he said that we had a unique approach to our world championship — it was completely undemocratic. He could not recall any sport where the world champion started with a 50 metre advantage in a metre sprint!

So I decided that we had to push for an open championship. Existing champions had to start on an equal footing.