Kazakh Turlov named as FIDE president
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Freshness
25/25
Authority
18/20
Brand Signal
6/15
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6/15
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ASTANA: Kazakh businessman Timur Turlov was elected as the eighth president of world chess governing body FIDE on Saturday after a closely fought contest at the organization’s General Assembly in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, . The election was widely seen as a defining vote for FIDE amid debates over governance, Russia’s place in international chess and the sport’s commercial future. Of FIDE’s 204
