Global Chess BV is a Company incorporated in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. It was set up by Kirsan Ilyumzhinov, President of Kalmykia and FIDE and Bessel Kok with the main objective of promoting and marketing chess worldwide. Global Chess is currently finalising negotiations with FIDE for a commercial licence.

The Company will work actively on attracting sponsorship and support from investors and global companies, by working on marketing campaigns, public relations in chess and non-chess media and by ensuring that a proper interface is maintained with FIDE to ensure that events are organised to the highest standards possible.

The Head Office of Global Chess is based in the Max Euwe Centrum in Amsterdam and it has branch offices also in Moscow and Prague.

The Chief Executive Officer of Global Chess is Geoffrey Borg and he may be contacted on +356-99434729.