1.1 The first five Claimants are the national chess federations of France, Germany, Switzerland, the Ukraine and the United States, respectively. These are member federations of the Respondent. The sixth Claimant, Karpov 2010, Inc. is described by Claimants as the Presidential ticket of Mr. Anatoly Karpov for the election to the Presidency of the Fédération Internationale des Echecs scheduled for 30 September 2010, organised and operating as a not-for-profit corporation.