The Russian Chess Federation said they did not consider Sarana’s transfer to the Serbian national team a loss
Executive Director of the Russian Chess Federation (RCF) Alexander Tkachev commented on the transfer of the European champion Alexei Sarana to the Serbian national team. Tkachev’s words are quoted by RIA Novosti.
“He was not in the first Russian team, so this can hardly be called a loss. Sarana is a good grandmaster, but you don’t need to sprinkle ashes on your head, ”the functionary assessed the situation. He added that the FSR learned about the transfer of Sarana on the morning of April 21, and noted that after simplifying the procedure for changing sports citizenship, chess players are not required to warn the federation about such decisions.
The decision of the 23-year-old grandmaster to change the flag became known earlier on April 21. In February, the International Chess Federation (FIDE) allowed Russian players to change sports citizenship under an accelerated program.
It was reported that the Russians will be able to represent another European country in all official FIDE individual tournaments from the day after the application is submitted, without any restrictions. The decision is connected with the transition of the FSR to the Asian organization.
Source: Lenta
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