Da stoße ich heute eher zufällig auf den Schachblog der New York Times und finde auf Anhieb das hier:

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The president of the World Chess Federation has offered to buy the site of the controversial Muslim community center in Lower Manhattan and build a chess center on it.

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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A Chess Center Instead of an Islamic Center?

Die Chancen für Ilyumzhinovs Vorhaben, falls es ihm denn überhaupt ernst damit ist, stehen laut cbsnews.com allerdings eher schlecht.