Chess masters seek to oust Russian "alien spotter"

LONDON (Reuters) - The stepping down of a remote Russian regional leader who once claimed to have been abducted by aliens has set off an unexpected battle for the world's most important chess job.

Kirsan Ilyumzhinov, president of the impoverished Buddhist region of Kalmykia, is better known outside Russia as head of the World Chess Federation (FIDE), one of the world's largest sports organisations.