Dear chess friends!

I wish to take a moment to thank you for the time, energy, commitment, and trust you have shared with me this past year.
May your family have a Merry Christmas and a New Year blessed with hope and happiness.
I hope that the coming year will bring you peace, good health, good cheer and much prosperity and I do believe that we continue working together for the benefit of chess.

Yours faithfully,
Kirsan Ilyumzhinov