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🤔 "FIDE leaders Turlov and Podolyak don't know how to play chess": Rosentstein claimed there was pressure during the federation presidential election
German entrepreneur Vadim Rosentstein, who lost the election for president of the International Chess Federation (FIDE) to Timur Turlov, said there were threats and blackmail during the campaign. According to him, he was asked to withdraw his candidacy under threat of Ukrainian sanctions.
Rosentstein denied accusations of ties to the Russian authorities and of evading sanctions. He also refused to recognize the election results, citing possible violations of voting rules, and filed complaints with the ethics commission.
Separately, the entrepreneur criticized the participation of Mykhailo Podolyak, an advisor to the head of the Office of the President, on the team of the newly elected FIDE president.
"It's a shame that today FIDE is led by Turlov and Podolyak, who don't know how to play chess at all. I'm ready at any time to sit down with each of them at the board and show who they really are," Rosentstein said.
Recall that the Chess Federation of Ukraine opposed Podolyak's participation in FIDE leadership. Their position was supported by the European Chess Union. The federations plan to jointly appeal the decision regarding his status.
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