Тимур Турлов из Казахстана стал новым президентом Международной федерации шахмат FIDE

Russian-born businessman elected as new world chess chief The previous Russian head of the International Chess Federation, Arkady Dvorkovich, was forced to step down over EU sanctions A Russian-born businessman, Timur Turlov, has been elected president of the International Chess Federation (FIDE). The vote by representatives of 196 nations took place on Saturday after the previous FIDE chief, Russian national Arkady Dvorkovich, had to resign under EU pressure. Turlov led in the first round with 96 votes as he competed against two Germans, Wadim Rosenstein and Jan Henric Buettner, who trailed behind with 76 and 20 votes respectively. He then won the second round with 110 votes. Dvorkovich congratulated his successor, saying that the new chief “has already done a great deal... Read more>>>