FIDE will allow Russian chess players to change sports citizenship under an accelerated program
The International Chess Federation (FIDE) will allow Russian players to change sports citizenship under an accelerated program after the transition of the Russian Chess Federation (CFR) to the Asian organization. This is reported on the FIDE website.
The Russians will be able to represent the new European country in all official FIDE individual tournaments from the day after the application is submitted without any restrictions. In addition, the European national federations will not be entitled to receive any compensation if a chess player decides to leave any of them.
Earlier it became known that the FIDE Council allowed the CFR to move to the Asian Chess Federation (ACF). The final approval of the transition remains with the ACF. The decision will be announced at the Continental Assembly by the delegates of the organization’s Summit on February 28.
On January 2, it was reported that Russian grandmaster Alexandra Kosteniuk will play under the flag of Switzerland from January 1, 2024. The athlete has been a citizen of a European country for more than 10 years.
Source: Lenta
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