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An Open Letter to FIDE President Kirsan N. Ilyumzhinov His Excellency March 29, 2007 Dear Mr. President, We are writing an open letter to you regarding our previous complaint about the large scale falsifications of some International Arbiter applications that were submitted to FIDE by the Moroccan Chess Federation in the last few years. This scandal has affected Morocco's image both at the Arab and international levels. One year ago, we informed the ACP about these fraudulent misconducts. In this complaint, which has been immediately forwarded to FIDE, we have pinpointed serious irregularities and provided strong evidence of deliberate falsification. In the meantime, evidence for these falsifications has been published in our website www.maroc-echecs.com ( http://maroc-echecs.com/spip.php?article777 ). The FIDE Ethics Commission has recognized that the accusation is serious and since then open investigations have been conducted. Some of us were even heard by the Ethic Commission during the Turin Olympiad. These falsifications are unfortunately only an example of the many irregularities committed by the Moroccan federation, which includes a regrettably wicked and chaotic management and a flagrant abuse of power resulting in arbitrary and excessive sanctions against some players, club managers and presidents of regional leagues. Through various channels, including Moroccan mass media, the whole Moroccan chess community has been continuously expressing its deep indignation and disagreement with the current management of the Moroccan Chess Federation, which is driving Moroccan chess straight towards the cliff edge. A wave of discontent currently pervades the Moroccan chess community and the future of chess in Morocco is in dire straits. In September 2006, Moroccan top players have decided to boycott all the activities of the Moroccan Chess Federation until a new federal board is elected (see declaration at: http://www.maroc-echecs.com/spip.php?article775 ). Five (out of eight) presidents of Regional Leagues have also condemned these misconducts (declaration: http://maroc-echecs.com/spip.php?article792.) An urgent decision of the Ethics Commission FIDE concerning the fake IA title applications would certainly help the whole Moroccan chess community to step over the current chaotic situation and look forward to a better future for Moroccan chess. Sincerely yours, Hicham Hamdouchi
GMI 2602
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