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Official Reception in the Ministry of State |
The reception was held in the Ministry of State, hosted by His Excellency Mr. Michel Roger, Minister of State of Monaco. Present at the reception were His Excellency Mr. Kirsan Ilumzhinov, president of FIDE, Mr. Boris Ivanov, Managing Director of GPB Global Resources B.V., Mr. Andrei Filatov, President of Russian Chess Federation, Mr. Jean Michel Rapaire, President of Monaco Chess Federation and Mr. Zurab Azmaiparashvili, President of European Chess Union among other dignitaries.
 His Excellency Mr.Michel Roger, Minister of State of Monaco, Mr. Kirsan Ilumzhinov, president of FIDE, with Women's World Champion Mariya Muzychuk and tree former Women's World Champions Alexandra Kosteniuk, Hou Yifan and Antoaneta Stefanova
The Minister of State Mr. Roger welcomed the participants and thanked their tournament’s participation. Mr. Ilumzhinov returned the thanks to Minister of State for the kind hospitality, and they exchanged their gifts. Mr. Jean Michel Rapaire also presented a special gift to Mr. Andrei Filatov: a big memoir from the 1974 of Olympiad in Nice.
 Mr. Jean Michel Rapaire presenting a special gift to Mr. Andrei Filatov Mr.Michel Roger and Almira Skripchenko Mr. Zurab Azmaiparashvili, President of European Chess Union,
Mr. Kirsan Ilumzhinov, president of FIDE,
His Excellency Mr. Michel Roger, Minister of State of Monaco,
Mr. Jean Michel Rapaire, President of Monaco Chess Federation,
Mr. Andrei Filatov, President of Russian Chess Federation,
Mr. Boris Ivanov, Managing Director of GPB Global Resources B.V.,
Woman Grand Master, IM Almira Skripchenko |
