👏 The russian revenge in chess did NOT take place!
This was stated by Olga Saladukha, the Chairman of the subcommittee of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Youth and Sports.
At the FIDE General Assembly, Arkady Dvorkovich tried to return russian and belarusian chess players to competitions under national flags, but this initiative failed.
41 countries were in favour of maintaining the sanctions. The compromise solution was to ease restrictions for children under 12 and people with disabilities, which was supported by 66 countries.
This is an important victory for fair sport and a defeat for the pro-russian lobby.
Olga Saladukha thanked Oleksandr Kamyshyn, President of the Ukrainian Chess Federation, diplomats and sports journalists for their contribution to this result.
An important role in shaping the position of many countries was also played by the statement of chess player Magnus Carlsen, who strongly opposed the lifting of sanctions.
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This was stated by Olga Saladukha, the Chairman of the subcommittee of the Verkhovna Rada Committee on Youth and Sports.
At the FIDE General Assembly, Arkady Dvorkovich tried to return russian and belarusian chess players to competitions under national flags, but this initiative failed.
41 countries were in favour of maintaining the sanctions. The compromise solution was to ease restrictions for children under 12 and people with disabilities, which was supported by 66 countries.
This is an important victory for fair sport and a defeat for the pro-russian lobby.
Olga Saladukha thanked Oleksandr Kamyshyn, President of the Ukrainian Chess Federation, diplomats and sports journalists for their contribution to this result.
An important role in shaping the position of many countries was also played by the statement of chess player Magnus Carlsen, who strongly opposed the lifting of sanctions.
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