bbc – Chessdom https://www.chessdom.com Chess, chess news, live chess games Thu, 12 Sep 2024 23:10:55 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.2 Malcolm Pein for BBC, “Russia’s control of FIDE is absolute” https://www.chessdom.com/malcolm-pein-for-bbc-russias-control-of-fide-is-absolute/ Thu, 12 Sep 2024 12:54:17 +0000 https://www.chessdom.com/?p=93599 One of the important decisions at the upcoming FIDE Congress during the Chess Olympiad 2024 is the resolution by the Kyrgyzstan Chess Federation to restore the full membership rights of the Russian Chess Federation. Several sources of Chessdom.com confirmed that Russia “most probably” has the needed votes for the resolution to pass.

The resolution was proposed by Babur Tolbaev, the President of the Chess Federation of Kyrgyzstan. David Llada talks about systematically to reward submission and in this FIDE Congress we see Babur Tolbaev among the candidates for FIDE Ethics Commission chairman.

This is a major crossroad for chess. In view of the coming vote, BBC published an article, titled “Russia squares up to Ukraine on battle for control of chess” Will Vernon from BBC interviewed Malcolm Pein from the English Chess Federation.

Malcolm Pein said, “Russia’s control of Fide is absolute […] We have a sort of a manifestation of what used to be known in Soviet days as a power vertical. Any vote that Russia wants passed always gets passed. ”

Malcolm Pein fears that if Russia is let back into the chess fold, it would be a “huge propaganda coup”.

“They’ll be able to point to it and say, look, we’ve been allowed back into chess. They could demonstrate to their citizens they don’t have to suffer as many privations as they should be suffering because of the war.”

Malcolm Pein is, among many things, a major supporter of Ukrainian chess. Just recently Malcolm Pein and CSC donate to Ukrainian chess players.


BBC also adds a statement by the German Chess Federation head Ingrid Lauterbach, who are strictly against the Kyrgyz resolution. “You can see [pro-Russians] are trying to take over. It’s really worrying.”

The biggest worry for Dvorkovich and Russia is the entrance on the chess scene of Alexander Kamyshin. Just recently, Kamyshin said, ““I am starting my work at the Ukrainian Chess Federation with a challenging and important battle on the international front. Yes, it’s again about Russia. And no, we will not let them prevail, as we don’t let it on the battlefield.” Read the full statements and following actions here. For BBC Kamyshin said, “We’ve had 21 chess players killed in this war. It’s not fair to raise this issue in the agenda while Russia is killing our civilians, our chess players in Ukraine.”

Read the full BBC article here

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Who would win at Cluedo or Chess? – Sherlock: The Abominable Bride https://www.chessdom.com/who-would-win-at-cluedo-or-chess-sherlock-the-abominable-bride/ Sat, 19 Dec 2015 04:40:54 +0000 http://www.chessdom.com/?p=55258 The cast and crew discuss which Sherlock character would win at Cluedo or chess, and why…

Programme website: http://bbc.in/1IJbTBZ

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Magnus Carlsen on BBC One Show tonight https://www.chessdom.com/magnus-carlsen-on-bbc-one-show-tonight/ Thu, 03 Dec 2015 18:13:44 +0000 http://www.chessdom.com/?p=54468 Interview with World Chess Champion Magnus CarlsenWorld Champion Magnus Carlsen will make an appearance on primetime TV today. Magnus will be a guest on BBC 1’s One Show, which airs tonight at 7pm GMT.

The One Show is one of Britain’s most popular daily shows with between 4 and 6 million people tuning in every evening. Magnus will be taking on host Matt Baker in a blitz game; similar to the one he played against Bill Gates (you can watch that video here).

You will be able to watch the show live on BBC’s iPlayer, as well as replay the game on the official LCC website.

Fiona Steil-Antoni
Press Officer

7th London Chess Classic

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