MOSCOW, April 8 Ukrainian chess players Anna and Maria Muzychuk after being expelled from the presidium The Lviv Regional Chess Federation (LOChF), because of its pro-Russian position, said that they refused to sign an open letter calling for the removal of Russians from tournaments under the auspices of the International Chess Federation (FIDE), as they allegedly wanted to achieve more effective sanctions against Russia. Previously, the presidium of the LOSHF excluded Muzychuk sisters from their team in connection with the refusal of chess players to sign an open letter calling for the complete removal of Russians and Belarusians from tournaments under the auspices of FIDE. «The fact that we refused to sign these letters is half-truth. We were sent texts of letters, the content of which was almost identical. We twice wanted to make suggestions and recommendations that could make these letters and demands more effective, but we were told twice that «either you sign don’t use this wording, or no one will make any changes,” Muzychuk wrote on her Facebook page (Meta’s activities (social networks Facebook and Instagram) are banned in Russia as extremist). the removal of the Russian Arkady Dvorkovich from the post of FIDE President by appealing to the International Olympic Committee (IOC), the admission to the competition of Russians and Belarusians who condemned the actions of the Russian Federation in Ukraine, as well as disqualification and criminal liability for chess players from Russia and Belarus, who openly supported the military special operation. Maria Muzychuk is the 15th world champion in classical chess. Anna Muzychuk is a two-time world blitz champion and winner of the world rapid chess championship, as well as a three-time European champion.
