Former President of the International Chess Federation (FIDE)
Former President of the International Chess Federation (FIDE), Kirsan Ilyumzhinov, told Interfax that he has decided not to participate in the election for the organization's head and resolved to end his work in the chess field.
Consensus
- The FIDE presidential election is scheduled for 26 September at the general assembly in Samarkand.
- Kirsan Ilumzhinov did not appear on the final list of candidates for FIDE president.
- Three candidates were selected: Jan Henrik Buttnner, Vadim Rosensthein, and Timur Turlov.
- Arkadii Dvorkovich stepped down from his position as FIDE president after being added to a new EU sanctions package.
Points of divergence
- Ilumzhinov explicitly refused to participate in the elections, stating he would not run for office. — kommersant
- Ilumzhinov did not pass into the final list of candidates, implying a procedural exclusion rather than a personal refusal. — vesti
Coverage (4 sources)
- Former FIDE President Kirill Iljuminzhinov Announces Resignation from Chess — Коммерсантъ
- Kirsan Ilyumzhinov Refuses to Participate in the Election of FIDE President — Коммерсантъ
- Russian Ilyumzhinov Not Included in List of Candidates for the FIDE Presidency — Коммерсантъ
- Kirsan Ilyumzhinov did not make the final list of candidates for the head of FIDE — Вести
Key entities
- FIDE
- Kirsan Ilumzhinov
- Jan Henrik Buttner
- Timur Turlov
- U
- Russia
- Ukraine
- Samarkand
- International Chess Federation
- FIDE Moscow