FIDE suspends chess tournaments in Russia, expressing 'grave

For decades, the Soviet Union and Russia dominated chess and its international organizing body. Now, tournaments have been suspended in Russia and Belarus as FIDE expressed “grave concern” over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

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