Russian foreign affairs spokeswoman Marija Zakharova did not leave it unsaid that the Russian Chess Federation was excluded from the International Chess Federation.
The Russian Chess Federation has been temporarily excluded from FIDE (Fédération Internationale des Échecs, International Chess Federation). Thus, FIDE temporarily excluded itself from world chess
- wrote the always sharp-tongued Russian diplomat on his Telegram channel.
That's it. Chess mat.
Featured image: Maria Zaharova, spokesperson for the Russian Foreign Ministry. Image: EPA-EFE/YURI KOCHETKOV
