▁The ▁President ▁of ▁Russia ▁selects ▁a ▁candidate ▁for ▁the ▁Head ▁of ▁the ▁Republic ▁position ▁and ▁presents ▁it ▁to ▁the ▁Parliament ▁of ▁Kal my k ▁Republic , ▁the ▁People ' s ▁Kh ural , ▁for ▁appro val . ▁ ▁If ▁a ▁candidate ▁is ▁not ▁approved , ▁the ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁Russian ▁Federation ▁can ▁dissol ve ▁the ▁Parliament ▁and ▁set ▁up ▁new ▁elections . ▁ ▁From ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁to ▁▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁the ▁Head ▁of ▁the ▁Republic ▁was ▁Kir san ▁Nikol ay ev ich ▁I ly um z hin ov . ▁He ▁is ▁also ▁the ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁world ▁ch ess ▁organization ▁F IDE . ▁He ▁has ▁spent ▁much ▁of ▁his ▁fortune ▁on ▁prom oting ▁ch ess ▁in ▁Kal my k ia — where ▁ch ess ▁is ▁comp uls ory ▁in ▁all ▁primary ▁schools — and ▁also ▁over se as , ▁with ▁El ista , ▁the ▁capital ▁of ▁Kal my k ia , ▁hosting ▁many ▁international ▁tournament s . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 9 0 s , ▁the ▁I ly um z hin ov ▁government ▁was ▁alleg ed ▁to ▁be ▁sp ending ▁too ▁much ▁government ▁money ▁on ▁ch ess - related ▁projects . ▁The ▁alleg ations ▁were ▁published ▁in ▁Soviet sk aya ▁Kal my k ia , ▁the ▁opposition ▁newspaper ▁in ▁El ista . ▁Lar isa ▁Y ud ina , ▁the ▁journalist ▁who ▁investig ated ▁these ▁accus ations , ▁was ▁kid n apped ▁and ▁murder ed ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 8 . ▁Two ▁men ,