Archive · 18 Nov 2025

Ukraine Protests Russian Team at Women's World Chess Championship

Ukraine Protests Russian Team at Women's World Chess Championship

The Women's World Chess Team Championship started in Spain, but it's been overshadowed by a controversy.

Ukraine is upset that Russia is allowed to compete under the FIDE flag, without their national symbols.

Ukraine says this breaks rules set by the International Olympic Committee and FIDE itself.

The European Chess Union also disagrees with this decision.

FIDE says they have a letter from the IOC that doesn't object to this, but Ukraine argues that this letter doesn't exist.

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