Businessman and President of the Kazakhstan Chess Federation Timur…
Businessman and President of the Kazakhstan Chess Federation Timur Turlukov stated that he is putting forward his candidacy for the post of President of the International Chess Federation (FIDE). The President of the Kazakhstan Chess Federation, Turlukov, is running for the position of head of FIDE.
Consensus
- Timur Turlov has declared his candidacy for the presidency of FIDE.
- Turlov is the president of the Kazakhstan Chess Federation since 2023 and leads the International School Chess Federation since 2024.
- Turlov's holding company, Freedom Holding Corp., has invested over $75 million in chess development.
- Viswanathan Anand is running as Turlov’s partner in the FIDE presidential election.
- The FIDE presidential election will take place in September at a general assembly in Samarkand.
- Arkady Dvorkovich stepped down from FIDE presidency due to EU sanctions.
Points of divergence
- Turlov emphasized that Kazakhstan is skilled at building dialogue between different states and finding balance where others see contradictions, advocating for an open and unifying FIDE. — interfax
- Anand has been acting as FIDE president since yesterday (the day before the article was published) following Dvorkovich’s voluntary resignation due to EU sanctions. — kommersant
Coverage (2 sources)
- President of the Kazakhstan Chess Federation Timur Turlov is vying for the FIDE presidency — Интерфакс
- President of the Kazakhstan Chess Federation Turlov runs for FIDE presidency — Коммерсантъ
Key entities
- FIDE
- Federation of Chess of Kazakhstan
- Timur Turlov
- INTERFAX.RU
- U
- FIDE Moscow
- Viswanathan Anand
- Freedom Holding Corp.
- Turlov