Bessel Kok

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Bessel Kok (b. 13 December, 1941 in Hilversum, The Netherlands) is a Dutch businessman and chess organiser living in Prague. He has served in top management positions in telecom companies in Belgium and in the Czech Republic.

Kok was the Chairman of World Chess Grandmaster Association from 1985 until 1991, and helped to establish the 2002 Prague Agreement concerning the World Chess Championship.

Kok is also active in the arts; he was the producer of the film Nicholas Winton, the power of Good about British businessman Nicholas Winton who rescued children from the Nazis. The film won an Emmy Award in 2002.

Kok ran a campaign for presidency of the World Chess Federation (FIDE) against the incumbent Kirsan Ilyumzhinov in 2006. The election was held in June, 2006 in Torino, Italy during the World Chess Olympiad and Kok lost 54-96 to Ilyumzhinov.

External links

• [Bessel Kok for President of FIDE in 2006]
• [Two Tickets Announced for FIDE Elections]

 

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