Date: Tue, Jan 1, 2019 at 1:04 PM
From: Aris Marghetis
To: Vadim I. Tsypin
Subject: Vadim & Aris
Dear Vadim, first, Happy New Year to you, your family, and friends,
S NOVYM GODOM!
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Interesting – Russian again. ]
Then, I admit that I am writing this email in a certain amount of personal distress. As you
probably know by now, I have been completely removed from the FIDE Arbiters' Commission. I
recall SO MUCH WORK, SO MANY LATE NIGHTS, to try to redirect the ship towards the seas of
meritocracy, which was in sync with one of the driving visions of the new FIDE since the election.
As I expressed to you personally, I was enthusiastically anticipating continuing to work for world
chess in the upcoming new government. We talked about that by Skype even before the
election. Anyhow, no matter how good for world chess I still think I am, I can appreciate that
leaders above me believed someone else would be better than myself. No problem. That is real
life, where I failed to impress "upwards" enough. I can live with that. But I have since heard
some other shocking news:
I have heard that "my problem" is my association with Hal. You probably know more about Hal's
situation(s) than I do, and that's precisely because I have NOTHING to do with Hal's thing(s).
Sure, he tells me things, but how can that be MY fault?!
Looking forward, I would really like to Skype with you about my situation, to ask for your
advice. What I bring to the table is healthy functional respect for organizational reality. I just
want to work for the game I love, for perhaps the SINGLE GLOBAL activity that can bring
humanity together.
In some ways, who directs me can be irrelevant, as I am a GOOD LOYAL SOLDIER.
Dear Vadim, I understand you must be incredibly busy, but is there a way that we can consult? I
need your help sir. I am driving in a few days to New York, then westward, returning in a couple
of weeks. I can stop anywhere to Skype with you.
Thank you, best regards, Aris.