Andrey Filatov beat Sergey Karjakin

Andrey Filatov has been re-elected President of the Chess Federation of Russia (CFR) following a victory over grandmaster Sergey Karjakin in the election.

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Filatov, who has served as head of the CFR since 2014, will remain in office until 2026. The vote saw a total of 58 delegates support Filatov and seven back Karjakin. Karjakin, who was suspended by the International Chess Federation (FIDE) for six months for an open letter in support of the invasion of Ukraine, was the opponent of Filatov in the election.