Holger Hank
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Three-way battle for power in world chess: Who will be elected FIDE President in Samarkand? (opens the original)
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"Gens una sumus" ("We are one family") is the motto of the World Chess Federation (FIDE). Yet when officials from some 200 countries gather for their congress in Samarkand on Saturday, September 26, it is not likely to feel like a joyous family reunion. A new FIDE president is to be elected in Uzbekistan, and a three-way, politically charged race for the post has erupted, with the outcome uncertain. It has been clear since July that the incumbent FIDE president, Arkady Dvorkovich, would not be s
Could Russia be about to lose its grip on chess leadership? (opens the original)
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International Chess Federation (FIDE) President Arkady Dvorkovich isn't going anywhere – at least if he has things his way. "FIDE must become even more open, efficient, and responsive," the former Russian deputy prime minister said in late June when announcing his candidacy for a third term. The Russian was first elected to the post in 2018. The sanctions imposed on Russian sports over the war in Ukraine have thus far failed to checkmate the 54-year-old economist and politician. On the contrary,
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