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Russian / Kyrgyz proposal rejected by the FIDE General Assembly

By Sergio

Posted on September 22, 2024

In day 1 of the FIDE General Assembly Yolander Persaud elected FIDE Ethics Commission Chairman in a dramatic day that was called the first crucial election which Russia loses in the last 30 years

Today is the day of the discussion and voting of the Russian/Kyrgyz proposal to reinstate Russian and Belarusian Chess Federations

Chessdom will have live updates of the events from day 2 of the General Assembly and you can follow the action live in the video here

The delegates were asked to vote for 3 options:

Option 1 – (Updated) Russian/Kyrgyz proposal is rejected. FIDE to consult with IOC if restrictions will be re-considered for disabled children U12
Option 2 – Russian/Kyrgyz proposal is rejected. Keep in force all current restrictions
Option 3 – Lift all the restrictions

The FIDE delegates has rejected to remove full sanctions towards Russia🇷🇺 and Belarus🇧🇾!

Most likely there will be a 2. round of voting to decide if the FIDE Council should approach to IOC, to ask its opinion about removing some sanctions towards Russia.
— Peter Heine Nielsen (@PHChess) September 22, 2024

Results of the vote

Option 1: 66 votes

Option 2: 41 votes

Option 3: 21 votes

Abstained: 11

Not here: 60

Votes by country

Albania 1
Algeria 3
Andorra
Angola not here
Antigua and Barbuda abstain
Argentina 2
Armenia 3
Aruba 1
Australia 2
Australia 2
Austria not here
Azerbaijan 1
Bahamas 1
Bahrain 1
Bangladesh 1
Barbados 1
Belarus 3
Belgium 1
Belize not here
Bermuda 1
Bhutan not here
Bolivia 1
BIH not here
Botswana not here
Brazil 1
British Virgin Island 1
Brunei not here
Bulgaria not here
Burundi 1
Cambodia not here
Cameroon abstain
Canada 2
Cape Verde 1
Cayman Islands 1
Central African Republic not here
Chad not here
Chile 1
China 1
Chinese Taipei not here
Colombia 1
Comoros Islands not here
Costa Rica 1
Cote D’Ivoire 1
Croatia 2
Cyprus 1
Cuba 3
Czech Republic 2
Congo not here
Denmark not here
Djibouti 3
Dominican republic 1
Ecuador 1
Egypt 1
El Salvador 1
England 2
Equatorial Guinea 1
Eritrea not here
Estonia 2
Eswathini not here
Ethiopia not here
Faraoe Islands 2
Fiji 2
Finland 2
France 2
Gabon not here
Gambia not here
Georgia 1
Germany 2
Ghana not here
Greece 1
Granada 1
Guam 2
Guatemala 1
Guernsey not here
Guyana abstain
Haiti 3
Honduras not here
Hong Kong not here
Hungary 1
Iceland 2
India 1
Indonesia 3
Iran 3
Iraq 3
Ireland 2
Israel 1
Italy 2
Jamaica abstain

Japan 2
Jersey 2
Jordan 1
Kazakhstan 1
Kenya not here
Kosovo 2
Kwait 1
Kyrgyzstan 3
Laos not here
Latvia 2
Lebanon 1
Lesotho abstain
Liberia abstain
Libya 1
Lichtenstein not here
Lithuania 2
Luxembourg 2
Macao 1
Madagascar abstain
Malawi abstain
Malaysia 1
Maldives 1
Mali 3
Malta 1
Mauritania 2
Mauritius not here
Mexico not here
Moldova not here
Monaco 2
Mongolia not here
Montenegro
Morocco 1
Mozambique 1
Myanmar abstain
Namibia not here
Nauru not here
Nepal
Netherlands 2
Dutch Antilles not here
New Zealand 2
Nicaragua 3
Niger not here
Nigeria not here
North Macedonia 1
Norway 2
Oman not here
Pakistan 1
Palau 1
Palestine 1
Panama 1
Papua New Guinea 2
Paraguay not here
Peru 1
Philippines not here
Poland 2
Portugal 1
Puerto Rico not here
Quatar 1
Romania 2
Russia 3
St Kits and Nevis abstain
St Lucia not here
St Vincent and Grenadines 1
San Marino
San Tome & Principe 1
Saudi Arabia not here
Scotland 2
Senegal not here
Serbia 3
Seychelles not here
Siera Leone not here
Singapore 2
Slovakia 2
Slovenia 1
Solomon Islands not here
Somalia not here
South Africa 1
South Korea 2
South Sudan not here
Spain 2
Sri Lanka not here
Sudan 1
Suriname 1
Sweden 2
Switzerland 2
Syria 1
Tajikistan 3
Tanzania 3
Thailand not here
Timor Leste not here
Togo abstain
Tonga 1
Trinidad and Tobago 2
Tunisia 3
Tukyie 1
Turkmenistan 3
Uganda 3
Ukraine 2
UAE 3
USA 2
Uruguay 1
US Virgin Islands 1
Uzbekistan not here
Vanuatu 1
Venezuela
Vietnam not here
Wales 2
Yemen not here
Zambia not here
Zimbabwe 1