President | President of the United States | Vice President of the United States | president | Vice President | President of the Philippines | President of France | President of India | Lord President of the Council | FIDE | President of Germany | President of Pakistan | President of the European Parliament | President of Mexico | President of Ireland | President of Argentina | President of Poland | President of Chile | Lord President of the Court of Session | President of Georgia | President of Brazil | President of the Senate | President of South Africa | President of Iran | President of Afghanistan | President Lincoln | vice president | President pro tempore of the United States Senate | President of Uruguay | President of Ukraine |
Guests of honor at the event included Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev, Advisor to the Russian President Arkady Dvorkovich, People’s Artist of Russia actor and director Stanislav Govorukhin, movie director Yuli Gusman, former lawmaker and radio host Alexei Mitrofanov, politician and FIDE President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov and other notable persons.
On 20 July, the last day of the games, 15 delegates from all over the World signed the proclamation act of the International Chess Federation (originally known as Fédération Internationale des Échecs in French) and elected Dr. Alexander Rueb of Holland the first FIDE president.