Tag: political purposes

• Friday, June 7th 2019 - 09:48 UTC

  Falklands: World Chess Federation rejects using the game for political purposes

  

  The Argentine Chess Federation’s attempt to get legal recognition of their secret tournaments, held in the Falklands, have been denied. This was expressed in a statement from FIDE, the World Chess Federation, which also urged all federations to refrain from using chess tournaments for political purposes.