Archbishop of Turin, Card. Giovanni Saldarini
Prefect of Turin, Vittorio Stelo
President of the Region of Piedmont, Enzo Ghigo
President of the Province of Turin, Mercedes Bresso
Mayor of Turin, Valentino Castellani
Rector of Turin University, Rinaldo Bertolino
Rector of Turin Polytechnic, Rodolfo Zich
Education Secretary, Marina Bertiglia
President of the Chamber of Commerce of Turin, Giuseppe Pichetto
President of the Employers' Association of Turin, Francesco Devalle
President of the Coni Regional Committee of Piedmont, Alberto Ferrero
President of the Coni Provincial Committee, Angelo Cremascoli
President of the International Chess Federation, Kirsan N. Ilyumzhinov
President of the Italian Chess Federation, Alvise Zichichi
President of Società Scacchistica Torinese, Michele Cordara

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