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Posted: **Mon Dec 07, 2015 1:03 am**

http://en.chessbase.com/post/breaking-n ... steps-down.

Apparently the U.S. Treasury sanctions are the reason. There have been all sorts of other allegations again him over the years though. Sports federations seem to attract shady types. It is not just in chess.

--Jon

Posted: **Mon Dec 07, 2015 1:17 am**

The actions he took were to make a FIDE championship more palatable to the USA. I don't know if it will work or not.

Posted: **Mon Dec 07, 2015 2:00 am**

return of KARPOV?

Posted: **Mon Dec 07, 2015 5:06 am**

whereagles wrote:return of KARPOV?

Blatter may be unemployed soon...

Miguel

Posted: **Mon Dec 07, 2015 2:05 pm**

well.. he can play as much chess as soccer

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