Russia is accused of usurping control of the game in areas of Ukraine captured by Russian forces since 2022.
FIDE suspends Russia for missing 90-day CAS deadline to relinquish chess in five occupied Ukrainian regions. Broader signal: geopolitical sanctions penetrate cultural sectors, with spillover effects on international team building and cross-border tech partnerships.
Russia is accused of usurping control of the game in areas of Ukraine captured by Russian forces since 2022.
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The governing body of world chess has suspended Russia – the dominant force in the game for decades – after a successful legal challenge by Ukraine.
An international tribunal, the Court of Arbitration for Sport, in March upheld a complaint by Ukraine that Russia’s chess federation had usurped control of the game in areas of Ukraine captured by Russian forces since 2022.
Russia was the dominant force in the game for decades
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