024. FIDE President who has spent millions of dollars for the benefit of chess

FIDE President since 1995. Mr Kirsan Ilyumzhinov
This interview of FIDE president Mr Kirsan Ilyumzhinov was taken from the book “ The day when Kasparov quit and other interviews” by Dirk Jan ten Geuzendam. Year 2006

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According to the president's interview

He is a Kalmyk. The Kalmyk people are the only Buddhist people living in Europe.

He was elected four times as Member of Russian Parliament of Soviet Union. First as Member of Russian Parliament and thenafter of the Parliament of New Russia.

He was a member of the Presidential Council of Boris Yeltsin

He owns many Rolly Royce, Porche and Mercedes Benz !! in Elista, Moscow and US

He says he is a hardworker. No holidays, no week ends, no Saturday or Sunday. Sleeps only 4 hours a day. Goes to sleep at 3 and gets up at 7 in the morning. When one works hard, God helps them – he says.

Ninety-five percent of what he earns he usually gives it to people. He has spent several millions of dollars from his wallet for the benefit of chess. He also arranges millions of dollars using his relationship with big business men for chess matches.

He predicts “ next century will belong to chess “

The below mentioned disclosures are of considerable significance and the main reason why this webpage was created. To inform simple people of the magnanimous gesture of one good man and other good men

At the same time you announce all kinds of chess events in countries that you also do business with.

'Yes, because I have very close relations with business men in Korea. For

example the honorary chairman of the Hyundai Group. They produce

cars, ships and so on. Also in the United States I have a lot of friends

among big business men. And I ask them to help chess. (Laughs in feigned

desperation) But they don't know chess. They don't play chess. And every

time I ask them to help chess. I am using my relations for chess. These

business men, of course they cannot earn anything from chess, but they

donate to chess because they know me.'

Don 't they want something back for their money?

'Not now, but maybe in several years when I will have raised the image of

FIDE and of chess. Then. Now chess doesn't give back money. I have invested

several millions of dollars in chess but I have not yet earned back

anything.'

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When referring to Buddhism, this line is often used “ The heart of a buddhist”

A true buddhist monk’s heart is very kind and gentle. The kindness and gentleness is not a forced one and burden to them. It is natural. They will not be aware that they are kind and gentle because they have not cultivated it.

If you will give air to breathe, water to drink, food to live, the buddhist monks will be perfectly happy. They do not require anything more.

The great Indian Osho who had 93 Rolls Royce cars (his disciples wanted to make them as 365 for their beloved master) in America has told “ If the car is there, it is for you, not for me”. It is true. He could have lived well with just food and water. The people of society are interested only in show-offs. If a half-baked person will build a huge ashram and talk nonsense, people will flock there in thousands and give away millions. Whereas if a partial Buddhist monk or an enlightened master will sit in a house and talk useful things, it will not be appreciated. He will only be insulted. That is the reason why people like Osho and Kirsan Ilyumzhinov travelled and travel in Rolls Royce cars. It is because of the attitude of society people.

During one period in China, the buddhist monks became thousands in number and it became a heavy burden on the people of society who fed them. Few buddhist monks like Tozan, Lin Chi felt this and started to work in the society so that they will not be a burden to it. Really, in China you will find an enlightened master doing works in society. Or in Elista, you might find partial buddhist monk like Kirsan Ilyumzhinov working hard for the benefit of the little board game called chess.

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