Representative of Kazakhstan Timur Turlov elected as FIDE President // Timur Turlov became President of the International Chess Federation

At the General Assembly of the International Chess Federation (FIDE) in Samarkand, its new president was elected. The post was taken by the representative of Kazakhstan Timur Turlov. This was reported by the press service of FIDE.

110 delegates voted in support of Mr Turlov's candidacy. Vadim Rosenstein received 85 votes.

Timur Turlov is 38 years old and a native of Moscow. In 2023 he headed the Kazakhstan Chess Federation, in 2024 he became the president of the International School Chess Federation. He is the founder of Freedom Holding Corp.

Since 2018, FIDE has been headed by Russian Arkady Dvorkovich. He suspended his powers and refused to participate in the presidential campaign after being placed on the EU sanctions list. The representative of India, Vishwanathan Anand, was appointed acting president of the federation.

Details - in the material "Friends are known in FIDE".