The Russian team will not participate in the chess Olympiad in…
The Russian team will not participate in the chess Olympiad in Samarkand.
Consensus
- The 46th World Chess Olympiad will be held in Samarkand from September 16 to 27.
- Russia's men's and women's national teams are not participating in the event.
- The International Chess Federation (FIDE) published the list of participating teams.
- A total of 400 teams will compete: 208 in the open tournament and 192 in the women's tournament.
- FIDE suspended the membership of the Russian Chess Federation (ФШР) in June.
- The suspension was due to the failure to comply with a decision from the Court of Arbitration for Sport regarding chess activities in Crimea, Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson, and Zaporozhye regions.
Points of divergence
- FIDE stated that the suspension of Russia's membership would not affect the participation of Russian chess players in international tournaments. — vm
- In March 2022, FIDE allowed athletes from Russia and Belarus to participate in individual tournaments under a neutral status. — kommerant
- On August 6, it became known that the Russian rhythmic gymnastics team would compete at the World Championships in Germany as a national team. — vm
Coverage (2 sources)
- Russia's team will not participate in the chess Olympiad in Samarkand — Вечерняя Москва
- Russia's team will not participate in the World Chess Olympiad — Коммерсантъ