Russian Chess Federation (RFC) President Andrei Filatov said in an interview: TASSHe said that the transition of the organization from the European Chess Union to the Asian Chess Federation has become one of the most important events of 2023.
“This was a strategic decision of the FCR supervisory board, and time has shown that it was correct. FSR became the first domestic sports federation to officially switch from Europe to Asia.
On February 28, 2023, in Abu Dhabi, 29 delegates of the Asian Federation voted for Russia’s accession, one voted against and six abstained. “Starting from the legal transition date of May 1, 2023, Russian chess players can participate in Asian chess tournaments,” Filatov said.
The International Chess Federation (FIDE) has decided to deprive Russian and Belarusian chess players of the right to compete in tournaments under the flag and anthem of their countries in 2022. Chess players will be able to participate in competitions under the flags of the Russian Chess Federation / Belarusian Chess Federation (BSF) or FIDE.
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