出生于莫斯科的哈萨克斯坦亿万富翁季穆尔·图尔洛夫（Timur Turlov）宣布竞选国际象棋联合会（FIDE）主席，并邀请前世界冠军维斯瓦纳坦·阿南德（Viswanathan Anand）担任其副手。此举是在欧盟对现任主席阿尔卡季·德沃尔科维奇（Arkady Dvorkovich）实施制裁后做出的。
图尔洛夫原本计划作为德沃尔科维奇的副手参选，但在制裁实施后改变了计划。德沃尔科维奇宣布将立即自愿暂停其职务，并将职责移交给阿南德担任临时主席。
阿南德表示，他的工作重点将是确保工作的连续性，并服务于全球国际象棋大家庭。图尔洛夫形容国际象棋联合会正处于十字路口，并表示必须以全新的活力加强近期取得的进展。
国际象棋联合会主席选举定于9月在乌兹别克斯坦撒马尔罕举行的第46届国际象棋奥林匹克团体赛期间举行。其他候选人包括瓦迪姆·罗森斯坦（Wadim Rosenstein）、扬·亨里克·比特纳（Jan Henric Buettner）和前主席基尔桑·伊柳姆日诺夫（Kirsan Ilyumzhinov）。
Arkady Dvorkovich announced on Monday that he will seek a third term as president of the International Chess Federation. He named Timur Turlov as his running mate for deputy president. The election is scheduled for September during the FIDE General Assembly in Samarkand, Uzbekistan.
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FIDE President Arkady Dvorkovich has voluntarily suspended his powers following inclusion in the European Union's 21st sanctions package against Russia. Five-time world champion Viswanathan Anand will serve as interim president under the FIDE Charter.
The International Chess Federation has adopted new qualification paths for the 2028 FIDE Candidates and Women's Candidates Tournaments. The rating spot previously used by GM Hikaru Nakamura is eliminated. Two spots now go to the new Total Chess World Championship Tour instead.