Tag: FIDE

Russian-born businessman elected as new world chess chief

By RT The previous Russian head of the International Chess Federation, Arkady Dvorkovich, was forced to step down over EU sanctions 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, […]