As the 2025 FIDE World Women’s Team Championship approaches its November 17 start in Linares, a months-old FIDE council decision to approve a team composed of Russian nationals under the FIDE flag has resurfaced as a major flashpoint, triggering a wave of public criticism from leading figures in international chess. Grandmaster Peter Heine Nielsen said … Continue reading Chess Officials and Players Question FIDE Decision Allowing Russian Team at 2025 Women’s World Team Championship