Европын Холбооноос ОХУ-ын эсрэг авсан хориг арга хэмжээний жагсаалтад багтсантай холбогдуулан Аркадий Дворкович албан тушаалаа түр орхихоор шийджээ.
Олон улсын шатрын холбооны (FIDE) ерөнхийлөгч Аркадий Дворкович Европын Холбооны хориг арга хэмжээнд өртсөнийхөө дараа холбооны тэргүүний бүрэн эрхээ түр түдгэлзүүлэх шийдвэр гаргаснаа мэдэгдэв. Тэрээр Европын Холбооны энэхүү шийдвэрийг хууль бус бөгөөд шударга бус гэж үзэж байгаагаа илэрхийлээд, бүх боломжит аргаар эсэргүүцэхээ мэдэгдлээ. Холбооны үйл ажиллагааг доголдуулахгүйн тулд хориг цуцлагдах эсвэл шүүхээр хүчингүй болгох хүртэл хугацаанд ийнхүү албан тушаалаасаа түр чөлөөлөгдөж буй ажээ.
Швейцарт бүртгэлтэй FIDE-ийн дүрмийн дагуу хоригт орсон хүн тус байгууллагын хөрөнгө, банкны данс болон гэрээ хэлэлцээрийг удирдах эрхгүй болох тул ийм алхам хийхээс өөр аргагүй болсон байна. Одоогийн байдлаар FIDE-ийн ерөнхийлөгчийн үүргийг нэгдүгээр дэд ерөнхийлөгч Вишванатан Ананд гүйцэтгэхээр болж, тус холбооны зөвлөл уг шийдвэрийг баталгаажуулжээ.
Шинжээчдийн үзэж буйгаар Аркадий Дворкович албан ёсоор огцроогүй тул FIDE-ийн ерөнхийлөгчийн статусаа хадгалж үлдэж байгаа юм. Хэрэв шүүх хоригийг хүчингүй болговол тэрээр бүрэн эрхээ эргүүлэн авах боломжтой ч энэхүү нөхцөл байдал нь ирэх есдүгээр сард болох сонгуульд гурав дахь удаагаа нэр дэвших түүний төлөвлөгөөнд хүндрэл учруулж болзошгүй байна.
Сүүлийн үед спортын томоохон байгууллагууд ОХУ болон Беларусь улсын тамирчдын оролцооны тал дээр байр сууриа зөөлрүүлж байгаа ч Европын Холбооны хориг арга хэмжээ үргэлжилсээр байна. Тухайлбал, Олон улсын олимпын хороо ОХУ-ын Олимпын хорооны түдгэлзүүлэлтийг цуцалж, тамирчдыг олон улсын тэмцээнд оролцох боломжийг нээгээд байгаа билээ.
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Arkady Dvorkovich has suspended his powers at the chess body, pledging to challenge his “unlawful and unfair” blacklisting
Arkady Dvorkovich, the Russian president of the International Chess Federation (FIDE), has announced that he is suspending his powers as head of the organization after being placed on the EU’s latest sanctions list.
The sanctions package – the bloc’s 21st since the escalation of the Ukraine conflict in 2022, and one Brussels struggled for weeks to finalize amid internal divisions over its potential fallout – was published on Thursday.
It targets Russia’s energy, financial, crypto, trade, fisheries, and LNG transport sectors while imposing restrictions on 170 entities and 48 individuals over alleged “public support” for Russia’s military operation. Dvorkovich, a Russian economist and former deputy prime minister who has led FIDE since 2018, was among those blacklisted.
In a statement published on the FIDE website on Friday, Dvorkovich called the decision “unlawful and unfair” and pledged to challenge it “by all possible means.”
Statement by FIDE President Arkady Dvorkovich
Today, the EU decision to include my name in the 21st sanctions list was published. I want to state unequivocally that I consider this decision unlawful and unfair, and this decision will be immediately challenged by all possible… pic.twitter.com/SmiinxF71u
— International Chess Federation (@FIDE_chess) July 23, 2026
“I am confident that justice will prevail,” he wrote, adding that, to avoid disrupting FIDE’s operations, he decided to voluntarily suspend his powers as president until the sanctions are lifted or overturned in court.
FIDE is registered in Switzerland, where sanctioned individuals cannot legally act as the “owner, holder or controller” of an organization’s assets, meaning its bank accounts, sponsorships, and contracts could have become compliance issues had Dvorkovich remained in office. The federation faced a similar situation after the US sanctioned then-President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov in 2015, triggering years of disputes with banks that refused to work with FIDE. Washington liftedthe sanctions last year.
Dvorkovich added that First Vice President Viswanathan Anand would assume the duties of the presidency. The FIDE Council ratified the handover the same day.
Analysts note that while Dvorkovich has suspended his powers in practice, he technically remains FIDE president because he has not resigned. Should a court overturn the sanctions, his authority would automatically be restored. However, experts warn the sanctions could complicate his previously announced plans to seek a third term in September.
German entrepreneurs Vadim Rosenstein and Jan Henrik Buettner, as well as Ilyumzhinov, have also announced plans to run for FIDE president. Russian Chess Federation (RCF) head Andrey Filatov earlier suggested that Russian Grandmaster Sergey Karyakin could seek the post. However, Karyakin, a native of Simferopol and now a senator representing Crimea, is also under EU sanctions, and told Match TV this week that leading FIDE would be impossible.
The Russian and Soviet chess school is widely respected for developing a state-backed training system that produced generations of leading grandmasters and world champions, including Mikhail Tal and Anatoly Karpov. Just this winter, 12-year-old Russian prodigy Sergey Sklokin-Bagiyan stunned the chess community at the World Blitz Championship in Doha, defeating 19-year-old Indian Grandmaster and reigning world champion Gukesh Dommaraju.
EU piles on sanctions even as ‘common sense’ returns to sports bodies
A number of Russian sports and cultural figures were placed under Western sanctions, ostensibly in solidarity with Ukraine over their alleged support for Russia’s military operation. Alongside Dvorkovich, Russian Sports Minister and head of the country’s Olympic Committee Mikhail Degtyarev was also included in the EU’s latest sanctions package.
Numerous sports federations and governing bodies also barred Russian and Belarusian teams from international competition, prompting Russian officials to accuse Western countries of politicizing sport. Moscow has argued that Ukraine and its backers influenced these decisions and has challenged several sports bans in court.
However, the tide appears to be turning.
FIDE, which banned Russian and Belarusian teams from its competitions in March 2022, readmitted Russian and Belarusian teams last year to official competitions for youth and junior events, and lifted all restrictions last month on the Belarus Chess Federation, allowing Belarusian players and official teams to compete under their national flag. World Aquatics, World Gymnastics, and the International Fencing Federation also restored Russian and Belarusian participation under their national flags and anthems.
Earlier this month, the International Olympic Committee provisionally liftedits suspension of the Russian Olympic Committee, clearing the way for Russian athletes to return to international competition. Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova welcomed the move last week, saying, “Common sense has prevailed!”
