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

Chess politics appeared in the most unexpected environment: Russia

Today, the Appeal Chamber of the FIDE Ethics and Disciplinary Commission (EDC) has announced its decision to dismiss the appeal presented by GM Sergey Karjakin

The answer nowadays is simple. GM Sergey Karjakin is the current common ground of the World Champion Magnus Carlsen, the Director-General of FIDE Emil Sutovsky

Russian Grandmaster Sergey Karjakin has been banned for 6 months by FIDE’s Ethics Commission for supporting Russia’s invasion in Ukraine and allegedly damaging the reputation of FIDE