The President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin awarded the President of the Asian Chess Federation Sheikh Sultan bin Khalifa Al Nahyan the Order of Friendship and noted his great contribution to the popularization of chess in Russia and abroad in the presence of, Dr. Salem Humaid Saif Al-Muzaini, Founder and Chairman of The BRICS International Football Alliance (BIFA) and Hisham Al T aher, Secretary General of the Asian Chess Federation.