On the same day, just an hour afterwards, Turkmenistan also expressed support, denying the previous statement of Anatoly Karpov. (see translation below scans of letters). With Armenia and Turkmenistan joining, the supporting federations are already 57.

The Philippines and region support comes as a logical response to the new tournament sponsorship programs arranged by FIDE. The support of Peru comes after a similar move, where OneFIDE team announced that “The first Latin American Cup will be organized in Peru in August. This new FIDE event will have a prize fund of a US $100,000!”

FIDE President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov did a tour among Balkan Peninsula on June 25-26, discussing chess development in the region with local federations and chess officials. Among the topics were the ongoing youth events, 2012 FIDE event bids, and the preparation for the Chess Olympiad 2012.

With the continual growth of chess in the Chicagoland area, thanks to the hard work and dedication of many chess organizers, the NACA has found that the time is appropriate to open up a full-time chess center. As such, the North American Chess Association (NACA) is proud to announce the opening of our first North American Chess Center in North America, here in the Chicagoland area.

Here you can follow the game Martha Fierro – Tatiana Kosintseva live with computer analysis.

Here you can follow the game Yifan Hou – Lilit Mkrtchian live with computer analysis.

The One World One Vision team has announced the support of the 50 National Federations. Meanwhile, Ilyumzhinov has launched chess sponsorship programs in the ASEAN and Latin American regions, sponsoring multiple championships.

Final round of the Bazna Kings 2010 chess tournament. Carlsen is leading by a full point and a draw will guarantee him sole first position.

Here you can follow live the game between Lilit Mkrtchian and Martha Fierro.

Here you can follow live the game between Maia Chiburdanidze and Pia Cramling.