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MOSCOW -- The eccentric head of chess global governing body, who is under sanctions in the United States, says he has written to President Barack Obama to request U.S. citizenship in a bid to fight the measures.Kirsan Ilyumzhinov, the wealthy Russian businessman and former regional governor who has headed the chess federation FIDE since 1995, was sanctioned by Washington last year for allegedly aiding members of Syrian President Bashar Assads circle.Ilyumzhinov was quoted by the Tass news agency on Sunday as saying he wrote to Obama to protect my rights and asking for U.S. citizenship, if necessary, for protection of my business reputation and dignity.Ilyumzhinov has attracted attention in the past for claims that he had met extraterrestrials and that chess was brought to Earth from another planet. John Cominsky Falcons Jersey . The mixed zone is not a place to make friends. Tony Gonzalez Jersey ., for the next three years with the signings on Monday of Daryl Townsend and Michael Carter. http://www.falconsrookiestore.com/Falcons-Takkarist-Mckinley-Jersey/ . PETERSBURG, Fla. John Cominsky Youth Jersey . Coach Mike Munchak says Fokou stretched ligaments in his left knee Oct. 13 against Seattle, which could keep out up to five weeks even though the linebacker didnt need surgery. Tony Gonzalez Falcons Jersey Fernando Alonso says McLaren ticked off everything it wanted to do with Hondas upgrade on Friday in Malayisa, declaring its introduction a good day.Alonso has taken on the new specification of Honda engine the Japanese manufacturer spent two tokens on ahead of this weekend. Though the new engine also came with a 30-place grid penalty, the Spaniard will not use it on Saturday or Sunday, with McLaren exploiting a loophole (set to be closed in 2017) meaning he can use it as-good-as-new without punishment for Hondas home race in Japan.The Spaniard looked more competitive throughout the day, finishing fifth in FP1 -- under 0.2s behind Sebastian Vettels Ferrari on the same compound -- and then seventh in the qualifying simulations in the afternoon.We managed to complete a good number of laps and do all the tests we had planned for today, including some parts already for next years car, so it was a very good day in that way, Alonso said. Now well see how to approach the rest of the weekend, particularly in FP3, as well be doing long runs to prrepare for the race.ddddddddddddWith a hefty grid penalty on its way Alonso then explained why he is unlikely to be a prominent figure in qualifying on Saturday.Qualifying will be very short for me -- Ill do just one timed lap, to get within 107 per cent of the pole time and then Ill watch the rest of the action on TV! Then Ill save as many new tyres as possible for the race to attack from start to finish.Alonso thinks teammate Jenson Button, running the old specification of engine the Spaniard will switch back to but without a penalty, can make the top-ten shootout.?I think with Jenson the team can fight for Q3. Hopefully I can join him in the points at the end of the race. We are expecting rain, I dont know if it will come for qualifying or for the race, but whenever it comes it will help us. So theres all to play for, today was a good day, because we did a lot of laps and the things we tried worked well. ' ' '