Kazakhstan's Timur Turlov Elected FIDE President

In the election held on September 26 in Samarkand at the International Chess Federation (FIDE) General Assembly, Kazakh businessman Timur Turlov…

The 38-year-old Turlov became the second youngest president in FIDE history and the first Kazakh representative to hold the post. In the first round, Turlov received 96 votes, Rosenstein 76, and third…