Олон улсын шатрын холбоо (FIDE) ОХУ-ын үндэсний шигшээ багийг есдүгээр сард Узбекистаны Самарканд хотод болох 46 дахь удаагийн шатрын олимпиадад оролцуулахгүй байх шийдвэрийг ням гарагт гаргажээ.
Олон улсын шатрын холбоо 2022 онд ОХУ болон Беларусийн багийг тэмцээнүүдээс түдгэлзүүлсэн бөгөөд өнгөрсөн сард Беларусийн тамирчдад тавьсан хоригийг цуцалсан байна. Харин ОХУ-ын багийн хувьд 2022 онд Ченнай, 2024 онд Будапештэд болсон тэмцээнүүдийн дараа гурав дахь удаагаа олимпиадаас хасагдаж буй нь энэ юм. Оросын шатарчид хувь хүний хувьд төвийг сахисан статустай оролцох боломжтой хэвээр байна.
Оросын шатрын холбооны тэргүүн Александр Ткачев энэхүү шийдвэр нь холбооны “Бид нэг гэр бүл” гэх уриаг үгүйсгэж, улс төрийн зорилго агуулсан гэж мэдэгдэв. Тэрээр уг шийдвэрийг ОХУ-ын өмнөх ерөнхийлөгч Аркадий Дворкович Европын холбооны хоригт орсны дараа үүрэг гүйцэтгэгчээр ажиллаж буй Вишванатан Ананд санаачилсан гэж үзэж байгаагаа илэрхийлжээ.
Оросын шатрын нэрт мастер Анатолий Карпов холбооны удирдлагын шийдвэрийг “Оросын эсрэг үзэл” (Russophobia) хэмээн тодорхойлж, шүүмжилсэн байна. Тус холбооны ерөнхийлөгчийн сонгууль есдүгээр сарын 26-27-ны өдрүүдэд Узбекистанд болох бөгөөд үүний дараа нөхцөл байдал өөрчлөгдөж магадгүй хэмээн тэрээр найдаж буйгаа илэрхийлжээ.
Москвагийн зүгээс олон улсын спортын байгууллагууд Оросын тамирчдад улс төрийн шалтгаанаар хязгаарлалт тавьж байгааг удаа дараа буруушаасан юм. Ерөнхийлөгч Владимир Путин зэвсэгт мөргөлдөөнд оролцож буй бусад улсын тамирчдад ижил төстэй арга хэмжээ авдаггүй гэж мэдэгдэж байв.
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FIDE officials have put personal interests and politics ahead of the game, leading names in Russian chess have argued
The International Chess Federation (FIDE) has barred Russian teams from returning to the Chess Olympiad next month, prompting prominent names in Russian chess to accuse its leadership of politicizing the sport and making “Russophobic” decisions.
FIDE suspended the Russian and Belarusian national teams from its competitions in 2022, although players from both countries were allowed to compete individually under neutral status. The federation lifted all restrictions on Belarusian athletes last month.
On Sunday, the FIDE Council ruled that Russian teams would remain excluded from the 46th Chess Olympiad, which is scheduled to take place in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, from September 16 to 27.
Russian Chess Federation chief Aleksandr Tkachev said the decision had undermined FIDE’s own motto, “We are one family,” and accused members of the Council of putting their personal interests ahead of chess.
“There are people who prioritize the game over politics and don’t worry about their own careers. But there are also people who prioritize personal interests, and they currently predominate on the Council. This time, they prevailed,” Tkachev told TASS on Monday.
He claimed the decision had been initiated by acting FIDE President Viswanathan Anand, who took over last month after his Russian predecessor, Arkady Dvorkovich, was forced to step aside after he was placed under EU sanctions.
Russian chess legend Anatoly Karpov, the 12th world champion, went further, accusing the federation’s leadership of Russophobia.
“There is only one explanation for this decision – the FIDE leadership has gotten out of control. The decisions being made are Russophobic,” Karpov told TASS. “Let’s hope the situation changes after the elections in September.”
FIDE is due to hold its presidential election in Uzbekistan on September 26-27, alongside the closing stages of the Olympiad.
The ruling means Russia will miss its third consecutive over-the-board Olympiad after being absent from Chennai in 2022 and Budapest in 2024.
Former FIDE president Kirsan Ilyumzhinov said he was “ashamed” of the decision, arguing that sport should remain above politics.
Russian players nevertheless remain prominent internationally under the FIDE flag. They won four medals – one gold, two silvers and one bronze – at the Asian rapid and blitz championships in Hong Kong last month.
Moscow has repeatedly condemned restrictions imposed on Russian athletes by international sporting bodies as politically motivated. President Vladimir Putin has argued that comparable measures have not been applied to athletes from other countries involved in armed conflicts.
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