Open letter of Alexander Georgiev, international grandmaster, world champion (rapid draughtst) to officials of FMJD.
Sirs, It's painful to watch "the trading" for places which take place before every world championship. During it sport principles are on the background. Women world championship 2001 is not exception too. I don't know (and no one knows) what principles you used but in the main list of players there was no place for the Europe champion; Russian champion was considered as reserve player for a long time; but T. Teterina, who was the sixth in the Russian championship, was included in the main list. It is nothing more than discrimination of those Russian players who can pretend for high places in the WC (champion and the second and third "numbers" of other countries prepare for the world championship while those from Russia must think whether they will be or not to be included). It looks like someone is in the treaty with Mr. Klimashev - I can't find any other explanation. The fact that Mr. Klimashev's inscription was accepted but not Mr. Tchertok's (who is the chairman of the commission of international draughts in RDF, which decides all questions concerning international draughts in Russia) can not be justified. Making inscriptions is not the job of the president of federation. It should be noted that earlier Mr. Tchertok did it. These inscriptions were based on sport principles and did not cause any doubt. Only when Mr. Klimashev wanted to "push" someone, he made inscription based on his private interests. May be I would agree with the fact that these are inner Russian problems if players would have some relations to president elections in RDF. More while I say that these are the problems of FMJD: it convince You that RDF doesn't make any payments. It is You who allow RDF to vote. But you may exclude RDF from FMJD, RDF but not Russia. Let us solve the problem together: we (players) will set up federation which will make payments to FMJD and will be member of FMJD but for this you must agree to confess a new federation. As a player I have a lot of complaints on work of FMJD. One of them is that I have to write such letter! Instead of playing draughts I have to deal with policy (of course, there is a lot of time: world championship takes place once in ten years). Mr. van Beek, you have already took place in history by inventing new system of world championship and by unforgettable championships in Abidjan and Moscow. May be you will stop? It also concerns those who worked in van Beek's team. Unfortunately, during the short history of FMJD it turned into "Augean Stables". But, sirs, if it convinces you then not any Hercules may help. P.S. How many letters were signed by grandmasters and send to FMJD and all of them were disappeared without leaving a trace. May be you were so busy or did not know whom to answer? Looking forward for your answer, Alexander Georgiev international grandmaster world champion (rapid draughts)
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