Rosenstein challenged Turlov’s election as FIDE president in CAS
German entrepreneur Vadim Rosenstein appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) the results of the election of the President of the International Chess Federation (FIDE). He wrote about this on his page in the social network X.
German entrepreneur Vadim Rosenstein appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) the results of the election of the President of the International Chess Federation (FIDE). He wrote about this on his page in the social network X.
In the elections held on September 26 in Samarkand, Vadim Rosenstein lost to Kazakh businessman Timur Turlov. In the second round, the German scored 85 votes against 110.
Mr. Rosenstein asks the CAS to "address the important question of whether the rules of international chess apply equally to everyone." The Chess Federation of Ukraine has taken a clear public position regarding Mr. Turlov and the sanctions imposed on him. I am grateful to everyone who believes that such legal issues deserve proper consideration, not political gain.
A few days before the election, Vadim Rosenstein appealed to CAS on the application of sanctions rules to Turlov. According to FIDE regulations, management positions in the organization cannot be held by persons against whom sanctions are imposed. Since 2022, the Kazakh entrepreneur has been under Ukrainian sanctions.
After the election, Vadim Rosenstein accused the opponent of manipulation. According to him, the Kazakh, together with the British Malcolm Payne, encouraged supporters of Jan-Henrik Buettner, who dropped out after the first round, to vote for Timur Turlov.
More about the election of Timur Turlov - in the material "Kommersant" "His own in the boards".
Arnold Kabanov
