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Russian-born businessman elected as new world chess chief

The previous Russian head of the International Chess Federation, Arkady Dvorkovich, was forced to step down over EU sanctions A Russian-born businessman, Timur Turlov, has been elected president of the International Chess Federation (FIDE). The vote by representatives of 196 nations took place on Saturday after the pre

Russian-born businessman elected as new world chess chief

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