Overview
- Arkady Dvorkovich formally announced he will run for a third term as FIDE president, which he declared on Monday and paired with Timur Turlov as his candidate for deputy.
- Viswanathan Anand will not stand again for the deputy role but will remain allied with Dvorkovich and continue advising on federation support and development.
- Dvorkovich says his priorities include reducing FIDE bureaucracy, expanding digital services, giving more direct help to national federations, and investing in youth, women’s and mass programmes.
- Two challengers from the private chess sector, German entrepreneurs Wadim Rosenstein and Jan Henric Buettner, have declared their candidacies and will compete at the FIDE General Assembly during the 46th Chess Olympiad in Samarkand in September.
- The race is shaped by a mix of governance and reputation questions because critics cite Dvorkovich’s former role in the Russian government while supporters point to his record of financial stabilization, event growth and development work for national federations.