Kutin Boris (21.07.1947)

Slovenian chess organizer, FIDE Vice President (2010-2018), author and journalist.

Kutin was the European President between 1998 and 2010. He has also been the Yugoslav then Slovenian delegate to FIDE since 1982, the FIDE Executive Board member from 1986 until 1990 and 1997 until 1998 and the FIDE Marketing Director from 1990 until 1991.

From 1969 he has organised the Vidmar Memorial, four Interzonals for men and women, the 1985 World U20 for Girls, director of two Olympiads and the captain of the Yugoslav and Slovenian national team.   Kutin was a columnist at the biggest Slovenian newspaper Delo.

Author of Spassky-Fischer (1972) with Grandmaster Bruno Parma, Chess for Everybody (15,000 copies, 1975) and Slovenian Chess (2002).