Presidential elections of the Association of Chess Professionals took place. The new President became grandmaster Pavel Tregubov (Russia). The board included: Pavel Tregubov (Russia), Bartlomiej Macieja (Poland), Viorel Bologan (Moldova), Yannick Pelletier (Switzerland), Igor Glek (Germany), Alexei Shirov (Spain), Vladimir Chuchelov (Belgium), Elmira Skripchenko (France), Elena Sedina (Italy). The secretary became Bartlomiej Macieja, the treasurer - Elmira Skripchenko.