Oktober 14, 2024

Crushing Defeat‘ For Russia, Belarus as FIDE Votes To Maintain Sanctions

 

FIDE President Arkady Dvorkovich during the 2024 General Assembly in Budapest, Hungary. Photo: FIDE.

Russian and Belarusian chess teams will remain banned, the International Chess Federation (FIDE) decided at the General Assembly on Sunday. Instead, delegates voted in favor of a motion to consider lifting some restrictions for vulnerable groups.

The decision was taken at the General Assembly, held in Budapest, Hungary this weekend, in connection with the 45th Chess Olympiad.

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