Turlov Asks FIDE to Remove Candidate Wadim Rosenstein From the Ballot Over Sponsorship Deal With the German Chess FederationZURICH, Sept. 04, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Three weeks before world chess elects its next president, candidate Timur Turlov has asked FIDE's Electoral Commission to remove another candidate, Wadim Rosenstein, from the ballot — and to suspend the German Chess Federation's right to vote — over a sponsorship deal signed in the middle of the campaign.
