The 44th Chess Olympiad is taking place here at the same time as the FIDE Congress, which is where the elections for the world chess organisation took place.
Viswanathan Anand, one of the best players in the world and a five-time world champion, would begin his new position as Fide vice-president after Arkady Dvorkovich was chosen to serve a second term as president. In the elections held here, Dvorkovich defeated Ukrainian Grandmaster Andrii Baryshpolets by a resounding margin of 157-16 votes. Before voting began, a third contender, Frenchman Bachar Kouatly, withdrew his name from consideration.
“For me, chess is a part of who I am,” Anand wrote in a tweet. I consider myself fortunate to have witnessed the development of chess from a specialised sport to a popular one. I’m now pleased to be a member of the Dvorkovich team as we work to maintain that constructive change.
Anand had explained before he started his innings what he envisioned for the position. “I would like to increase our geographic reach and keep working to attract more children to the game; this is essential for the long-term development of the game. Because India is a significant market and nation, we must keep promoting chess there. The game is played by many people here, but it has much more potential. I’ll concentrate on these areas, but I believe Fide is already moving in the right path in this regard, so it will be simple for me to fit in,” he had previously stated.
Anand’s playing days are essentially ended as chessboard politics have taken over. He skipped the Olympiad for a variety of reasons, including the election. “I now play less chess on a regular basis than I did three or four years ago. I’ve long wanted to work in chess administration, therefore I’ll learn a lot from this opportunity as deputy president, Anand had remarked prior to the voting.
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