Dvorkovich was elected President FIDE

Former Deputy Prime Minister, member of the Board of Trustees of the Russian Chess Federation, Arkady Dvorkovich, won the election of the President of the International Chess Federation, RIA Novosti reports.

In the election of President FIDE, representatives of the chess federations of 185 countries vote, each of which manages one vote. Four more countries - Antigua and Barbud, Haiti, Bulgaria and Serbia - do not have votes.

Immediately before the vote, the British grandmaster Nigel Short announced the withdrawal of his candidacy from the election of President Fide. In his election speech, Short expressed the support of Dvorkovich.

Thus, by the time of the vote there were only two applicants-FIDE-Vice-President Georgios Macropoulos and Dvorkovich.

In his speech to the participants in Congress, Dvorkovich said that he considers one of the main tasks of the head of the FIDE to reduce the costs of the organization and increase its investment attractiveness. “FIDE must learn to make money,” he said.

Recall that Dvorkovich became a candidate from Russia for the post of head of FIDE in late June. During the election campaign, his rival Georgios Macropoulos accused Dvorkovich of dishonest competition and the use of diplomatic relations for pressure on representatives of chess federations of other countries. However, Later Fide justified Dvorkovich for these accusations.