MrDodgy is on ChessFam

Organizer of prestigious chess tournaments. Influencer? RTs are always endorsements, otherwise QT, silly.

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@ThinkerusMagnus no one is stopping him from having an opinion you buffoon

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has karpov got a single thing right this century

[Rook Review @Rookreviewcom]

"To ban Kramnik is a stupid decision! But such people work in FIDE now...” — Anatoly Karpov

https://t.co/YXAMrEet9G

@VBkramnik
#chess #news

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@merenzon if turlov is involved, the risk is real

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very excited to see FIDE’s bank accounts closed for a second time because chess players Do Not Learn

[Perlen vom Bodensee @Bodenseeperlen]

Die ChessBase-Macher haben sich immer als solide Hamburger Kaufleute gegeben. Zwar fehlte oft der Mut, eingefahrene Bahnen zu verlassen, aber Ärger mit der Hausbank hätten sie unter eigener Regie nie bekommen. Das hat sich nun geändert.

https://t.co/ILqUzP7X0o

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the ISCF is just a tool to funnel money to the current regime. it serves no other purpose - it is not a real organisation

[David Llada ♞ @davidllada]

I mentioned the other day that this ISCF/FIDE arrangement presents a conflict of interest. In hindsight, I may have been too quick to reach that conclusion because I knew very little about ISCF, so I decided to look into it.

What I found is that ISCF is as obscure as it gets. I could not find any discoverable legal registration in any of the jurisdictions I checked, including Kazakhstan, Switzerland, the UK, and the US.

I also found no published charter or statutes. Its website contains no privacy policy, terms of service, registration number, or legal address.

It almost appears that ISCF operates as an unincorporated brand or program rather than as a distinct legal entity.

The only source of information is Timur Turlov’s presentation to the FIDE General Assembly in September 2024. He stated that “in the beginning it will be a private entity,” with the goal of eventually turning it into “a real federation” by bringing in continents, national federations, sponsors, professional management, and an advisory board.

Arkady Dvorkovich then added that the legal and technical details would be worked out “in due course” by the FIDE Council. In other words, at the time the proposal was approved, FIDE itself acknowledged that ISCF did not yet have a finalized legal structure.

Two years have passed, and there has been no news on that front.

To whom, exactly, did FIDE grant “Affiliated Organization” status?

And if ISCF is intended to operate alongside FIDE while pursuing many of the same objectives, what is the rationale for creating and leading a parallel organization? More specifically, what is Arkady Dvorkovich’s interest in doing so?

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the ISCF is playing an active part of the Dvorko campaign. it is a very obvious abuse of FIDE resources

[Peter Heine Nielsen @PHChess]

Dear @advorkovich

You are misusing the FIDE Twitter account to promote your Presidential ticket.

It is a breach of the FIDE election rules.

[Peter Heine Nielsen @PHChess]

Why would a FIDE President go to great length to set up an International Chess In Schools Federation outside of FIDE?

To be able to ignore FIDE election rules?

To be able to ignore CAS rulings?

To keep personal control after a lost FIDE election?

@advorkovich
@FIDE_chess

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hi @ECUonline! are Belarus eligible to vote in the upcoming election?

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guess where i was

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@TelegraphChess @fide i am afraid both tickets must go further and offer even funnier punishments

[Women in Chess Foundation @womeninchess]

Help get our WICF-Chessable Scholar to the Olympiad!♥️♟️

Our incredible scholar, Min, was chosen to represent Myanmar at this year in Uzbekistan.

We want to make sure finances are never the reason a talented young player misses an opportunity like this.

https://t.co/EBqLGY0S5b

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a nervous moment for the rosenstein and buettner campaigns - how will they successfully avoid the kramnik endorsement?

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@Radoom i would guess it means nothing, can't possibly be enforced and is included just to annoy kramnik 🙃

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good call by FIDE. i propose a year as a travelling toilet attendant - he can keep the bathrooms clean at every open tournament and ensure nobody is cheating. it's a win/win

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"From Toilet Gate to Toilet King"

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this is such a danya-coded commentary team ♥️

[David Howell @DavidHowellGM]

This weekend, we celebrate a friend. For Danya 🙏❤️

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surely @EmilSutovsky would never behave this way!

[David Llada ♞ @davidllada]

Nice message. Now, @advorkovich, do you know that @EmilSutovsky has a habit of calling the bosses of chess journalists to complain about what they tweet? Are you aware of these intimidation tactics?

I know that’s not your way of doing things, but ultimately, it is your responsibility to keep such a bully at the head of your team.

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the irony is that dvorko oversaw russia’s complete demise as a chess superpower

they are so unambitious for chess that they’ll back a guy who has failed them completely and wiped out almost a century of soft power

russia’s relevancy in chess is over

[Peter Heine Nielsen @PHChess]

Russian 🇷🇺 state media on why it is so important for Russia 🇷🇺 to keep control of FIDE:

https://t.co/V0Mi01ZnTV

@advorkovich
@vonderleyen
@EUCouncil

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the man yearns to post. all he wants to do is campaign for the man he loves, who are we to stand in his way? #JusticeForEmil #FreeSutovsky #EqualRightsForFideEmployees

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[Wadim Rosenstein @WadimRosenstein]

Today I woke up and learned about yet another injustice. Of course, many see the decision to move the World Junior Championship to Venezuela as a political move.

Dear Peruvians,

Last week I came to your country to help grow chess, and I will not allow anybody to use our success to create fear or division.

Our event set a World Record and brought in more funding than the combined FIDE budget for the Americas for several years. If anybody believes that federations can be pressured in this way, then here is my answer:

Do not worry! I know many juniors were looking forward to this event and have been preparing for it for months. They should not be the victim of politics and constant administrative failures.

If this tournament doesn’t take place in Peru as promised, I am sure that another one will be organised - and another world record will be broken!

Federations should never feel threatened because they support change. They should feel empowered, respected, heard, and supported.

In just 86 days, these tactics will finally go - they do not belong in our sport, and they do not belong in the 21st century. We cannot continue to rely on governance that creates uncertainty, instead of opportunity.

We will build bigger things. In Peru and everywhere around the world. The future of chess belongs to the players, the children, and the federations. And I will not allow anything else♟️❤️🇵🇪