Dvorkovich elected FIDE President

Arkady Dvorkovich has been elected FIDE President for the coming four years at the World Chess Federation’s General Assembly in Batumi, Georgia. He defeated Georgios Makropoulos with 103 votes to 78 after Nigel Short withdrew his candidacy at the last minute.

It is to be reminded that 3 days ago Dvorkovich had a meeting with the governor of Khanty-Mansiysk autonomous okrug Natalia Komarova. During the meeting they discussed the ways for Ugra and FIDE to develop chess and the World Chess Olympiad that will take place in Khanty-Mansiysk in August 2020.