*Campfire Chess* joins the millions of people worldwide mourning last night’s tragedy in Paris. Violence will never put an end to violence. I pray this morning for the health and safety of France and its citizens. I also pray that those responsible be softened in their resolve to cause damage and destruction to innocent lives.
**Updated Nov 14 @ 1644 EST**: Kirsan Ilyumzhinov has published a press release on behalf of the [World Chess Federation](http://www.fide.com/component/content/article/1-fide-news/9194-condolences-to-france-over-terrorist-attacks.html) (FIDE).