St. Petersburg, Sep 22, Dmitry Edigarev. The legal department of the International Chess Federation (FIDE) told in which cases Russian grandmasters can play at international tournaments under the flag of Russia. Earlier, Russian grandmaster Sergey Karyakin said that he did not plan to play at international tournaments under a neutral flag. On March 21, FIDE suspended Karjakin for six months due to his support of a special operation in Ukraine. On Thursday, the disqualification of the Russian came to an end. «There are two procedures — the flag in the FIDE rating and in a specific competition. If we talk about the first procedure, then those players who want this can remain under the flag of Russia. For example, under the flag of Russia in the rating is indicated winner of the Candidates Tournament Ian Nepomniachtchi.At the same time, when participating in specific World Cup competitions, players representing Russia indicate on the game tables and other media the word FIDE instead of the national federation.This is a mandatory condition for participation.If we are talking about playing in regular tournaments (not included in the World Championship cycle), the player has the right to play under the flag of the Russian Chess Federation,» FIDE explained. FIDE also urged not to forget about the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) sanctions against Russian national symbols at tournaments until December 2022 .»In the World Cup cycle, the Russian flag is not allowed until the end of this year. In rating tournaments, athletes have They have the right to play under the flag of the Russian Chess Federation, even if these tournaments are held outside the Russian Federation. However, the organizers of a particular private tournament have the right to require an athlete to agree to participate under the FIDE flag.
