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Dvorkovich Criticizes Carlsen, Tasks Fair Play Committee To Investigate

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In a statement released on Friday about the alleged cheating scandal, FIDE President Arkady Dvorkovich has criticized GM Magnus Carlsen for withdrawing from the Sinquefield Cup and resigning after two moves vs. GM Hans Niemann in the Julius Baer Generation Cup. Dvorkovich reveals that FIDE hasn’t been happy with Carlsen’s recent actions, mentioning the “moral …

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Dvorkovich Re-elected As FIDE President

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FIDE President Arkady Dvorkovich was re-elected for a second term at the presidential elections during the FIDE Congress in Chennai, India on Sunday. The incumbent president received 157 of the votes, while Andrii Baryshpolets received 16 votes. Shortly before the voting started, GM Bachar Kouatly withdrew his candidacy citing a lack of support among delegates. …

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Fighting Russian Influence, Baryshpolets, Nielsen Aim To Topple Dvorkovich

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In the weeks before the FIDE presidential elections on August 7, official candidate GM Andrii Baryshpolets and his intended Deputy President GM Peter Heine Nielsen are fighting an uphill battle. Campaigning with limited resources, the duo advocates that the strong Russian influence in the chess world should not be accepted as a given. In an …

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