World chess chief faces endgame after EU announces Russia war sanctions
Summary
Arkady Dvorkovich, president of the International Chess Federation (Fide), has paused his duties after being placed on the European Union's sanctions list due to his support for Russia's actions in Ukraine. The EU has banned his travel and frozen his assets because of his ties to Russia’s annexation of Crimea and involvement with chess events in occupied Ukrainian areas.Key Facts
- Arkady Dvorkovich is the president of Fide and a former Russian deputy prime minister.
- The EU sanctioned him for publicly supporting Russia's annexation of Crimea and calling occupied Ukrainian cities part of Russia.
- These sanctions include a travel ban and freezing his financial assets.
- Dvorkovich decided to temporarily suspend his role at Fide but has not resigned.
- Ukraine praised the sanctions as a victory against Russian influence in chess.
- Russia’s national teams have been banned from international chess competitions since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
- Dvorkovich has been accused by Ukraine and its allies of increasing Russian influence within Fide, a claim he denies.
- The Fide general assembly recently voted to keep sanctions on Russia and Belarus, rejecting a move to readmit their teams.
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