Timur Turlov elected President of the International Chess Federation
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The representative of Kazakhstan, Timur Turlov, was elected FIDE President following the results of voting in Samarkand, defeating Vadim Rosenstein in the second round.
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The post of FIDE President has been held since 2018 by Russian Arkady Dvorkovich, who suspended his powers in July after being included in the EU sanctions list.
The representative of Kazakhstan, Timur Turlov, was elected president of the International Chess Federation (FIDE). RBC reports this with reference to the FIDE General Assembly.
The elections were held in Samarkand in two rounds. In the first round, 96 delegates voted for Turlov, 76 for German businessman Vadim Rosenstein, and 20 for Jan Henrik Buttner. To win, 50% plus one vote was required, so a second round was scheduled.
In the second round, Turlov received 110 votes, Rosenstein - 85. One delegate abstained.
Viswanathan Anand, the 15th world chess champion, was elected First Vice-President of FIDE.
Turlov is 38 years old, he was born in Moscow, in 2022 he renounced Russian citizenship and received a Kazakhstani passport. Since 2023, he has headed the Chess Federation of Kazakhstan, and since 2024 he has been the head of the International School Chess Federation. The post of FIDE President has been held since 2018 by Russian Arkady Dvorkovich, who in July was included in the EU sanctions list and suspended his powers.
Open Questions
- What changes in the FIDE structure does the new president plan?
