瓦迪姆·罗森斯坦（Wadim Rosenstein）和扬·亨利克·比特纳（Jan Henric Buettner）于6月26日宣布竞选国际棋联（FIDE）主席，成为首批公开挑战现任主席阿尔卡季·德沃尔科维奇（Arkady Dvorkovich）的候选人。
罗森斯坦当天上午率先宣布参选，并提名中国商人唐军（Gordon Tang）为竞选搭档，出任副主席。他强调国际棋联需要更强有力的领导和更专业的管理。
四小时后，比特纳也宣布参选，并选择国际大师马尔科姆·佩恩（Malcolm Pein）作为其副主席候选人。他的竞选活动将从与所有成员协会进行磋商开始，随后才会最终确定竞选宣言。
国际棋联主席选举定于9月26日至27日在乌兹别克斯坦举行的全体大会期间进行。德沃尔科维奇尚未确认是否会寻求连任第三个任期。
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Uzbekistan's Javokhir Sindarov beat China's Wei Yi in round six of the FIDE Candidates Tournament 2026 in Pegeia, Cyprus, reaching 5.5/6 points for a 1.5-point lead over Fabiano Caruana. India's R Praggnanandhaa drew Hikaru Nakamura and sits on three points. In the women's section, Ukraine's Anna Muzychuk took outright first with four points, while Divya Deshmukh and R Vaishali earned their first wins to join second place on three.
Kirsan Ilyumzhinov, former FIDE president from 1995 to 2018, has announced his intention to seek the organization's top job again at elections this September in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. In a recent interview with Sport-Express, the 63-year-old Russian said he hopes for support from Russia amid speculation of other candidates. He cited lifted U.S. sanctions and his past contributions to chess as reasons for a comeback.
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Twenty-year-old Uzbek grandmaster Javokhir Sindarov dominated the 2026 FIDE Candidates Tournament in Cyprus, securing victory with a round to spare and earning a world championship match against reigning champion Gukesh Dommaraju. In the women's event, India's Vaishali Rameshbabu clinched the title on the final day despite starting as the lowest seed. The tournaments highlighted the rise of young talents from India and Uzbekistan.