FIDE President Dvorkovich and the Chess Federation of Russia won their appeal against the FIDE Ethics Commission. The Chess Federation of Russia was initially sanctioned by a First Instance Chamber of the Ethics commission with “suspension” for organizing events in Ukrainian territory according to the IOC and FIDE jurisdictions, but now the Appeal Chamber reduced the sanction to a “fine” of 45 000 eur.
The Lithuanian Chess Federation has issued a statement condemning the decision of the FIDE Ethics Appeals Committee.
“The Lithuanian Chess Federation condemns the decision of the Ethics Commission of the International Chess Federation (FIDE) to cancel the suspension of the membership of the Russian Chess Federation. FIDE, which suspended the membership of the Russian Chess Federation for two years only in June of this year, canceled this decision three months later, replacing it with a symbolic fine of 45000 euros.“
More: Peter Heine Nielsen planning to appeal to CAS / Theodoros Tsorbatzoglou personal statement on the FIDE Ethics Appeal’s Committee decision
More to come from the FIDE Congress
Another case, coming 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. Here is a comprehensive timeline on the subject:
Aug 21 Kyrgyzstan Chess Federation submits resolution to restore the full membership rights of RCF
Aug 22 David Llada talks about systematically to reward submission
Sept 1 Alexander Kamyshin is the new President of Ukrainian Chess Federation
Sept 7 Babur Tolbaev is among the candidates for FIDE Ethics Commission chairman
Sept 9 Russia most probably has the votes to pass the Kyrgyz resolution
Sept 9 Kamyshin: I will personally attend the FIDE General Assembly
Sept 12 Garry Kasparov supports Alexander Kamyshin
Sept 12 Malcolm Pein for BBC, “Russia’s control of FIDE is absolute”
