Turlov became the president of the International Chess Federation

Turlov became the president of the International Chess Federation

The head of the Kazakhstan Chess Federation was elected the new head of the International Chess Federation (FIDE) with 110 votes in the presidential election held on the sidelines of the 46th Chess Olympiad in Samarkand, Uzbekistan.

According to IRNA, the FIDE presidential elections were held on September 26 (October 4) at the general assembly of this federation, and representatives of 196 national chess federations were present. Three candidates competed for the presidency of FIDA.

Irna Jahan