MOSCOW, March 16 participation in tournaments under its auspices until further notice, according to the official website of the organization. At the end of February, the IOC recommended that international sports federations not allow Russian and Belarusian athletes to participate in their competitions due to the situation around Russia and Ukraine. Earlier, FIDE transferred international competitions from Russia and allowed athletes from the Russian Federation and Belarus to compete in tournaments under the auspices of the federation only under a neutral flag. auspices until further notice. In the individual tournaments of the FIDE World Championship cycle, players from these countries will be able to participate under the FIDE flag,” the statement said. We are following the recommendations of the IOC and suspending the participation of all Russian and Belarusian teams in all official events of the organization.However, we believe that players from these countries should not be deprived of the opportunity to compete in individual competitions, even if they have to do so under the flag of FIDE.The role of FIDE — building bridges unite and help the world become a better place. Sports and chess in particular have always been and remain an excellent tool for this,” said Sutovsky, whose words were published on the official FIDE Twitter.
