The only reason we have an office in Lausanne is that Switzerland is a welcoming place for Ruzzians with money. No one asks questions. And even if the President is under sanctions, he can still travel there.
"I am trying to help [FIDE] as much as I can to attract sponsors and to give certain advices. I am very positive about the developments," - former world champion GM Vladimir Kramnik in an interview during Lausanne GP. #WomenGrandPrixFIDE#Kramnik
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The Chess Federation of Russia🇷🇺 is having a vote to decide if they will support Ilyumzhinov or Dvorkovich in the upcoming FIDE Presidential elections.
If Russia is suspended on 10 June, due to the CAS verdict, they will lose their voting rights.
https://t.co/g2hKIetCfy
♟🇲🇷 FIDE Executive Director Victor Bologan visits Mauritania to boost chess development
During his recent visit to Mauritania, FIDE Executive Director, Grandmaster Victor Bologan held a series of high-level meetings with government and sports officials to discuss the development of chess in the country.
🔗 Read more: https://t.co/VMdHVQ8U9K
The Chess Federation of Russia🇷🇺 has war criminal Shoigu in its board of trustees, and Komarova, sanctioned for her responsibilities towards kidnapping of Ukrainian🇺🇦 children in their supervisory board.
https://t.co/P9IwxVhL1H
https://t.co/o1gx0FVeog
Russia 🇷🇺 has filed an complaint to the FIDE Ethics committee against the President of the Ukrainian 🇺🇦 chess federation for war propaganda supporting attacks on Russian🇷🇺 cities.
Ukraine🇺🇦 makes legal counterattacks to stop Russia🇷🇺 illegal attacks.
https://t.co/724oXucbVe
🎉 Happy 20th Birthday to World Champion 🇮🇳 Gukesh D! ♟️👑
At just 18 years old, he became the youngest undisputed World Chess Champion in history. 🏆🔥
From becoming a Grandmaster at 12 — then the second-youngest in history — to becoming the youngest player ever to cross the 2750 rating mark, Gukesh has already achieved what many only dream of. His journey continues to inspire a new generation of chess fans around the world. ✨
Happy birthday, @DGukesh! 🎂✨
🇺🇦 Ukrainian tennis player Oleksandra Oliynykova scored her first-ever win over a russian opponent at Roland Garros and then openly spoke about double standards in WTA.
“Many russian athletes actively participate in propaganda, play in Gazprom-linked tournaments, and openly support Putin,” she said after the match.
Oliynykova also revealed that she had been pressured by the WTA for months over her public statements about russian players and the war. According to her, officials demanded she stop mentioning certain athletes by name and threatened her with fines and even disqualification.
Day 1551 of my 3 day war. I spent $25 million on an Oreshnik missile to blow up someone's garage. Ukraine spent $50,000 on a drone to blow up a key oil pump station.
I remain a master strategist.
Russia has one of the highest HIV, prostitution, divorce, alcoholism, substance abuse, abortion, and murder rates in Europe, yet some people still seriously deem it the last bastion of Christian values in Europe.
Can someone please explain why? Where do they get their news from?
The moment of one of today’s Russian strikes on Kyiv.
I can see that fewer and fewer people are reading news from Ukraine. I understand that on a Sunday morning, people don’t want to read about war. They want to sleep a little longer, drink good coffee, and sit in the sun. I understand that. The algorithms on X limit content about war, destruction, and suffering. You have to make an effort to even see this information.
All of this is understandable on a human level. But unfortunately, if you remove Putin and the war from your information feed, they do not disappear from reality.
Putin is a sadist and a maniac. He is a threat to all of humanity.
There needs to be active resistance. News from Ukraine needs to be shared. People need to keep their focus.
Despite a sleepless night, I’m still here. And I’m grateful to everyone who continues to stand with us.
One day, we’ll drink morning coffee together in a beautiful, peaceful Kyiv.