11 February 2017

Delegation of Slovenian Government Visits RCF Chess Museum

Anatoly Karpov showed them around.

On Saturday, February 11, a delegation of Slovenian government invited by Anatoly Karpov, Russian Duma deputy and 12th World Champion, visited the RCF Chess Museum. Among the guests were Dejan Zidan, minister of agriculture, Matjaz Han, Slovenian parliament deputy, Darja Kaps, chairman of the cabinet, and other officials. 

Anatoly Karpov and Dmitry Oleinikov, the museum curator, guided the tour. The guests were especially interested in the history of USSR-Yugoslavia matches and the Karpov-Kasparov first match exposition.

After the tour the guests received a catalog of the museum signed by the 12th World Champion. 

Photos by Vladimir Barsky