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Sep292010

FIDE President Proposes to Buy the Islamic Center Land Plot

Kirsan Ilyumzhinov, the president of federation, which is also known by the acronym FIDE (for Fédération Internationale des Échecs), said Thursday that he was offering $10 million for the site of the proposed center. He sent copies of his offer to Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg’s office and to Hisham Elzanaty, a businessman and an investor in the project.

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