FIDE General Assembly upheld suspension of Russian Chess Federation
The General Assembly of the International Chess Federation (FIDE) has extended the suspension of the Russian Chess Federation (FSHR). At the meeting in Samarkand, delegates rejected the proposals of the chess federations of Belarus, Armenia, Cuba and Nicaragua to restore the FSHR.
The General Assembly of the International Chess Federation (FIDE) has extended the suspension of the Russian Chess Federation (FSHR). At the meeting in Samarkand, delegates rejected the proposals of the chess federations of Belarus, Armenia, Cuba and Nicaragua to restore the FSHR.
The head of FIDE Timur Turlov expressed hope that “one day the FSHR will return in full rights, when the conditions” of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) are met.
FIDE stripped the FSHR of its membership for two years in June 2024. The reason was the inclusion in the FSHR of regional federations of new regions of Russia.
