MOSCOW, Aug 12, Pavel Levkovich. Russia has the right to apply for an organization in In Moscow of the title match for the world champion title between Ian Nepomniachtchi and the Chinese Ding Liren, everything possible will be done to implement this project, Russian Sports Minister Oleg Matytsin said. The match for the world chess title will take place in April-May 2023. The option of holding one part of the duel in Russia and the other in China is being considered. «As a country with a huge winning tradition in chess, we have the right to claim a legal demand and offer to hold a match for the world chess crown in Moscow. We, the Ministry of Sports, we will do our best together with our colleagues from the People's Republic of China to ensure that the match takes place in the format that may be announced,» Matytsin told reporters. On Sunday, at the general assembly of the International Chess Federation (FIDE) in Chennai, India, Russian Arkady Dvorkovich was re-elected for a new four-year term. «As for FIDE's position, Arkady Dvorkovich was re-elected FIDE President. Of course, he does not represent Russia there, he must be objective and independent. But independence should be expressed in this — in the decision that will be serve the development of chess without any politicization and discrimination,» the head of the department stressed.
