Former world chess champion Garry Kasparov, is trying to make the task of heading to this game by a multimillionaire, who says he was once abducted by aliens.
The clash with his former roommate Russian Kirsan Ilyumzhinov, will take place on the eve of the Chess Olympiad in Norwegian Arctic town of Tromsos.
Ilyumzhinov is the head of the World Chess Federation for 19 years. However, critics charge that it has become a puppet of the Kremlin and is related to brutal dictators.
Kasparov, 51, is an activist for human rights and an opponent of the President of Russia, Vladimir Putin. He alleged that Ilyumzhinov is standing very close to Putin and his presidency of the World Chess Federation has been hit by the "abuses and favoritism".
"Every Russian Embassy in the world is mobilizing to support Ilyumzhinov and to keep it at the top of power," Kasparov told the Norwegian newspaper "Dagbladet". "It has to do with chess, but it is a purely political struggle".
Ilyumzhinov, 52, claims he was abducted by aliens once, telepatikisht who have communicated with him and led him to another planet with a giant space ship.
His critics say such claims are promoted by its sponsors out this game. He is also accused of destroying the reputation of the Federation of Chess, cultivating close relationships with dictators like Saddam Hussein and Muammar Gaddafi.
In recent interviews for the "New York Times", he said: "Chess is beyond politics. This is why it is so dangerous Kasparov. Therefore it is necessary to fight it. This is precisely the fear of the world of chess: Kasparov chess began to mix with politics. "
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