Russian Olympic chairman wants chess in Olympics

MOSCOW — The new chairman of Russia's Olympic committee says that he will push to add chess to the Olympic program. Alexander Zhukov says that "regrettably, the International Olympic Committee doesn't want to add that sport to the Olympic program, but we will insist on that." Zhukov, a longtime Russian Cabinet member whose responsibilities included overseeing preparations for the 2014 Winter Games in Sochi, headed Russia's chess federation from 2003-09. He argued that chess deserves inclusion into the Olympic program because of its global popularity. – AP