World Chess Federation (FIDE) president Kirsan Ilyumzhinov said Tuesday he would seek $50 billion from the United States over his addition to a blacklist for alleged ties to the Syrian regime, AFP reports.
"I consider that these accusations are either a mistake or a provocation," Ilyumzhinov told Russia's Sport-Express newspaper. "Given that I have already suffered morally, my lawyers will sue for $50 billion."