The Chess Federation of Russia (), known until 2018 as the Russian Chess Federation, () is the governing body for
chess
Chess is a board game for two players, called White and Black, each controlling an army of chess pieces in their color, with the objective to checkmate the opponent's king. It is sometimes called international chess or Western chess to dist ...
in Russia, and the officially recognized arm of the
FIDE in Russia. It was founded on 15 February 1992, following the dissolution of the
USSR Chess Federation. Its headquarters are in Moscow. The president is
Andrey Filatov, who was elected in 2014. The structure of the Russian Chess Federation consists of three governing bodies: the Congress, the supervisory board, and the board of management.
On 25 September 2014, a chess museum opened in the Russian Chess Federation's mansion.
In the
2021 World Chess Championship
The World Chess Championship 2021 was a chess match between the reigning world champion Magnus Carlsen and the challenger Ian Nepomniachtchi to determine the World Chess Championship, World Chess Champion. It was held under the auspices of FIDE ...
match between
Magnus Carlsen
Sven Magnus Øen Carlsen (born 30 November 1990) is a Norwegian chess grandmaster who is the reigning five-time World Chess Champion. He is also a three-time World Rapid Chess Champion and five-time World Blitz Chess Champion. Carlsen has h ...
and
Ian Nepomniachtchi
Ian Alexandrovich Nepomniachtchi ( rus, Ян Алекса́ндрович Непо́мнящий, r=Yan Aleksandrovich Nepomnyashchiy, p=ˈjan ɐlʲɪkˈsandrəvʲɪtɕ nʲɪˈpomnʲɪɕːɪj, a=Ru-Ian Alexandrovich Nepomnyashchij.ogg; born 14 J ...
, Nepomniachtchi competed under the Chess Federation of Russia flag. Nepomniachtchi is Russian, but the
Court of Arbitration for Sport
The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS; french: Tribunal arbitral du sport, ''TAS'') is an international body established in 1984 to settle disputes related to sport through arbitration. Its headquarters are in Lausanne, Switzerland and its c ...
upheld a ban on Russia competing at World Championships, and it is implemented by WADA in response to the
state-sponsored doping program of Russian athletes.
Nepomniachtchi Can't Play Carlsen Under Russian Flag
Peter Doggers, chess.com, April 30, 2021
References
External links
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Official website
National members of the European Chess Union
Chess in Russia
Chess
Chess is a board game for two players, called White and Black, each controlling an army of chess pieces in their color, with the objective to checkmate the opponent's king. It is sometimes called international chess or Western chess to dist ...
Chess organizations
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