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FIDE resolution on the Russian Federation joining the ACF
Posted: Wed Feb 22, 2023 9:33 am
by LawrenceCooper
https://fide.com/news/2247
"To adopt a series of additional measures to protect those players who decide to leave the Russian Chess Federation at this point and join any European chess federation. Players previously belonging to the CFR will be allowed to represent their new federation with immediate effect, from the next day of submitting their application, without any restrictions. All transfer fees, to FIDE or CFR, are waived."
Re: FIDE resolution on the Russian Federation joining the ACF
Posted: Wed Feb 22, 2023 9:44 am
by NickFaulks
Until a couple of weeks ago I still thought this was pie in the sky, but suddenly it felt as though it was really happening. I wonder whether the European Chess Union has agreed to give approval.
This does seem to leave Belarus rather stranded, although they may not mind being separated from Russia.
Re: FIDE resolution on the Russian Federation joining the ACF
Posted: Wed Feb 22, 2023 10:11 am
by LawrenceCooper
NickFaulks wrote: ↑Wed Feb 22, 2023 9:44 am
Until a couple of weeks ago I still thought this was pie in the sky, but suddenly it felt as though it was really happening. I wonder whether the European Chess Union has agreed to give approval.
This does seem to leave Belarus rather stranded, although they may not mind being separated from Russia.
Whilst not directly answering your question they did tweet in response to a question on a specific transfer:
https://twitter.com/ChessProblem/status ... 9440699392
Re: FIDE resolution on the Russian Federation joining the ACF
Posted: Wed Feb 22, 2023 10:32 am
by NickFaulks
Thanks, that does look clear enough.
Re: FIDE resolution on the Russian Federation joining the ACF
Posted: Wed Feb 22, 2023 2:43 pm
by Mick Norris
chess24
In a statement on January 30 this year the ECU wrote, “we will assume that the Russian Chess Federation also has the green light from FIDE”, and called on the RCF to withdraw from the ECU by this Friday, February 24. That’s the last working day before the ACF General Assembly in Abu Dhabi, but was surely chosen symbolically as the one-year anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
Re: FIDE resolution on the Russian Federation joining the ACF
Posted: Wed Feb 22, 2023 2:53 pm
by NickFaulks
LawrenceCooper wrote: ↑Wed Feb 22, 2023 9:33 am
https://fide.com/news/2247
"To adopt a series of additional measures to protect those players who decide to leave the Russian Chess Federation at this point and join any European chess federation."
Why only a European federation? I don't see the logic.
Re: FIDE resolution on the Russian Federation joining the ACF
Posted: Wed Feb 22, 2023 2:59 pm
by Alan Walton
NickFaulks wrote: ↑Wed Feb 22, 2023 2:53 pm
LawrenceCooper wrote: ↑Wed Feb 22, 2023 9:33 am
https://fide.com/news/2247
"To adopt a series of additional measures to protect those players who decide to leave the Russian Chess Federation at this point and join any European chess federation."
Why only a European federation? I don't see the logic.
I presume because the players originally signed up for Russia as being part of the ECU, by no choice of their own they become ineligible if the move to the Asia occurs; so seems logical it is only European movement is covered free of charge and immediate, why should other non ECU federations benefit for something in essence doesn't impact them, the normal process would still apply
Re: FIDE resolution on the Russian Federation joining the ACF
Posted: Wed Feb 22, 2023 3:09 pm
by NickFaulks
Alan Walton wrote: ↑Wed Feb 22, 2023 2:59 pm
I presume because the players originally signed up for Russia as being part of the ECU, by no choice of their own they become ineligible if the move to the Asia occurs; so seems logical it is only European movement is covered free of charge and immediate, why should other non ECU federations benefit for something in essence doesn't impact them, the normal process would still apply.
No, I still don't get it. Looks more like simple horse trading to me.
Re: FIDE resolution on the Russian Federation joining the ACF
Posted: Wed Feb 22, 2023 5:16 pm
by Paolo Casaschi
NickFaulks wrote: ↑Wed Feb 22, 2023 2:53 pm
LawrenceCooper wrote: ↑Wed Feb 22, 2023 9:33 am
https://fide.com/news/2247
"To adopt a series of additional measures to protect those players who decide to leave the Russian Chess Federation at this point and join any European chess federation."
Why only a European federation? I don't see the logic.
Could it just be that the ECU was consulted and had to agree with the Russia move while the American and African unions were not part of the discussion?
Re: FIDE resolution on the Russian Federation joining the ACF
Posted: Wed Feb 22, 2023 7:19 pm
by LawrenceCooper
Emil's contribution:
https://twitter.com/EmilSutovsky/status ... 5580518400 "one can't just start playing for a federation they have no connection with."
Re: FIDE resolution on the Russian Federation joining the ACF
Posted: Wed Feb 22, 2023 8:48 pm
by Kevin Thurlow
"one can't just start playing for a federation they have no connection with."
Really?
Re: FIDE resolution on the Russian Federation joining the ACF
Posted: Thu Feb 23, 2023 9:59 am
by NickFaulks
Paolo Casaschi wrote: ↑Wed Feb 22, 2023 5:16 pm
Could it just be that the ECU was consulted and had to agree with the Russia move while the American and African unions were not part of the discussion?
Yes, pretty much as I said above.
Re: FIDE resolution on the Russian Federation joining the ACF
Posted: Thu Feb 23, 2023 10:02 am
by NickFaulks
That wasn't immediately obvious but I believe it has always been the intention.
Re: FIDE resolution on the Russian Federation joining the ACF
Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2023 12:18 pm
by LawrenceCooper
Re: FIDE resolution on the Russian Federation joining the ACF
Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2023 5:46 pm
by NickFaulks