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| Doyle achieved international notoriety in ], the ], by engaging in a ] Match against ], the President of the ]. Doyle, the lighter of the two contestants, lost the match, which is still remembered as one of the most notable sporting events ever in the history of FIDE. | Doyle achieved international notoriety in ], the ], by engaging in a ] Match against ], the President of the ]. Doyle, the lighter of the two contestants, lost the match, which is still remembered as one of the most notable sporting events ever in the history of FIDE. | ||
| In ] at the FIDE Congress in ], ], Doyle, who had been instructed by the Policy Board of the ] to vote against ], sold his vote for a ] watch, which he still proudly shows off to anybody who asks. In addition to the watch, Doyle was appointed as a FIDE Vice-President, which allows him to sit up on the dais with all the really important people whenever FIDE has a meeting. Doyle also gets his trips paid to various exotic locations around the world. | |||
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Edward Steven Doyle was President of the United States Chess Federation from 1984 to 1987, the youngest person ever to be elected to that position. He is a chess tournament organizer, who is best known for organizing the annual U.S. Amateur Team East Championship which is held every February in Parsippany, New Jersey and is the biggest single-section tournament held in the US.
Doyle achieved international notoriety in FIDE, the World Chess Federation, by engaging in a Sumo Wrestling Match against Makarov, the President of the Russian Chess Federation. Doyle, the lighter of the two contestants, lost the match, which is still remembered as one of the most notable sporting events ever in the history of FIDE.