However, the problem was he "did not establish by clear and convincing evidence" that his marriage to his US citizen first wife was bona
fide. In other words, even though he had a green card for several years, and, in approving the green card, USCIS was satisfied his first marriage was bona
fide, USCIS reopened HIS adjustment case as part of processing his petition for his second wife, and concluded his first marriage was fixed.
Also seeing action next month are
Fide Master (FM) Christopher Castellano, Woman
Fide Master (WFM) Antonella "Tonelle" Racasa, National Master (NM) Romeo Alcodia, Genghis Katipunan Imperial, Ederwin Estavillo and Auckland-New Zealand based Jun Isaac.
They must be at least 60 years old, a bona
fide resident, and a registered voter of Manila.
The closing ceremony took place shortly after the games were over, and was attended by Anastasia Sorokina,
FIDE Vice President, and Dana Reizniece-Ozola, Vice President of the European Chess Union.
Players who have a
FIDE rating of 2000 and above will play in category A,
FIDE rating of 1900 and below will play in category B, and players having
FIDE rating 1600 and below will play in category C," said Ranjan Mohanty, Vice President of All Odisha Chess Association.
The meaning of "bona
fide dispute" has long been the subject of controversy.
With 188 member federations,
FIDE is among the biggest sports organizations in the world.
Al-Modaihki also announced that he has been appointed appointed as a
FIDE representative for the World Mind Sports Games to be held in China in April and for the 2020 World University Championships.
His sentiments were echoed by newly-elected
FIDE President Arkady Divorkovich.
Kirsan Ilyumzhinov, a Russian who has headed
FIDE for over two decades, was placed under U.S.
Hawaii sued to have those relatives added to the list of those with a "bona
fide relationship." A district judge in Hawaii and then a three-judge panel of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals said they have no authority to make such a decision.
Ali Nihat Yazici,
Fide Vice President, Former President of Turkey Chess Association and Chairman
Fide Chess in Schools Commission shared the rags-to-riches story of the Turkish Chess Association, which virtually started from scratch without any significant funding to raking millions of euros annually from sponsorship, government budget allocation, fees and membership registration.
