FIDE General Assembly 2024 is ongoing in Budapest, Hungary with the second session on schedule today. One of the most important items on the Agenda today was aย Kyrgyz/Russian proposal to lift sanctions against Russia and Belarus players.
Viswanathan Anand read the statement of FIDE Council which suggest partial reveal of sanctions, allowing vulnerable groups such as chess players with the impairment and children U12 to participate in all FIDE events.ย The delegates voted for one of three options:
- Option 1 โ Reevaluation of restrictions, allowing vulnerable groups such as chess players with the impairment and children U12 to participate in all FIDE events
- Option 2 โ Keep in force all current restrictions
- Option 3 โ Lifting all the restrictions
During the Assembly it was explained that FIDE Council will first consult International Olympic Committee about the possibility to partially lift sanctions against Russia and Belarus, suggesting the Option 1.
Apparently, Sudan and Kazakhstan showed up 10 minutes after voting for Options on restrictions against Russia and Belarus, giving their votes for Option 1. Official results announced by FIDE:
All decisions and LIVE Blog with all happenings from the FIDE General Assembly can be followed here and Final results from the Voting are expected to be announced soon by FIDE.
How the federations voted is shown below:
Avganistan – Absent
Albania – Option 1, we agree with FIDE Council Decision
Algeria – Option 3
Andorra – Absent
Angola – Absent
Antigua and Barbuda – Abstained
Argentina – Option 2
Armenia – Option 3
Aruba – Option 1
Australia – Option 2
Austria – Absent
Azerbaijan – Option 1
Bahamas – Option 1
Bahrain – Option 1
Bangladesh – Option 1
Barbados – Option 1
Belarus – Option 3
Belgium – Option 1
Belize – Absent
Bermuda – Option 1
Bhutan – Absent
Bolivia – Option 1
BIH – Absent
Botswana – Absent
Brazil – Option 1
British Virgin Island – Option 1
Brunei – Absent
Bulgaria – Absent
Burundi – Option 1
Cambodia – Absent
Cameroon – Abstained
Canada – Option 2
Cape Verde – Option 1
Cayman Islands – Option 1
Central African Republic – Absent
Chad – Absent
Chile – Option 1
China – Option 1
Chinese Taipei – Absent
Colombia – Option 1
Comoros Islands – Absent
Costa Rica – Option 1
Cote D’Ivoire – Option 1
Croatia – Option 2
Cyprus – Option 1
Cuba – Option 3
Czech Republic – Option 2
Congo – Absent
Denmark – Absent
Djibouti – Option 3
Dominican republic – Option 1
Ecuador – Option 1
Egypt – Option 1
El Salvador – Option 1
England – Option 2
Equatorial Guiney – Option 2
Equatorial Guinea – Absent
Eritrea – Absent
Estonia – Option 2
Eswatini – Absent
Ethiopia – Option
Faroe Islands – Option 2
Fiji – Option 2
Finland – Option 2
France – Option 2
Gabon – Absent
Gambia – Absent
Georgia – Option 1
Germany – Option 2
Ghana – Absent
Greece – Option 1
Grenada – Option 1
Guam – Option 2
Guatemala – Option 1
Guernsey – Absent
Guyana – Abstain
Haiti – Option 3
Honduras – Absent
Hong Kong China -Absent
Hungary – Option 1
Iceland – Option 2
India – Option 1
Indonesia – Option 3
Iran – Option 3
Iraq – Option 3
Ireland – Option 2
Israel – Option 1
Italy – Option 2
Jamaica – Abstain
Japan – Option 2
Jersey – Option 2
Jordan – Option 1
Kazakhstan – Initially Absent, showed up 10 min after voting and voted for Option 1
Kenya – Absent
Kosovo – Option 2
Kuwait – Option 1
Kyrgyzstan – Option 3
Laos – Absent
Latvia – Option 2
Lebanon – Option 1
Lesotho – Abstain
Liberia – Abstain
Libya – Option 1
Liechtenstein – Absent
Lithuania – Option 2
Luxembourg – Option 2
Macao – Option 1
Madagascar – Abstain
Malawi – Abstain
Malaysia – Option 1
Maldives – Option 1
Mali – Option 3
Malta – Option 1
Mauritania – Option 2
Mauritius – Absent
Mexico – Absent
Moldova – Absent
Monaco – Option 2
Mongolia – Absent
Montenegro – Absent
Morocco – Option 1
Mozambique – Option 1
Myanmar – Abstain
Namibia – Absent
Nauru – Absent
Nepal – Absent
Netherlands – Option 2
The Dutch Antilles – Absent
New Zealand – Option 2
Nicaragua – Option 3
Niger – Absent
Nigeria – Absent
North Macedonia – Option 1
Norway – Option 2
Oman – Absent
Pakistan – Option 1
Palau – Option 1
Palestine – Option 1
Panama – Option 1
Papua New Guinea – Option 2
Paraguay – Absent
Peru – Option 1
Philippines – Absent
Poland – Option 2
Portugal – Option 1
Puerto Rico – Absent
Qatar – Option 1
Romania – Option 2
Russia – Option 3
Saint Kitts and Nevis – Abstain
Saint Lucia – Absent
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines – Option 1
San Marino – Absent
Sao Tome and Principe – Option 1
Saudi Arabia – Absent
Scotland – Option 2
Senegal – Absent
Serbia – Option 3
Seychelles – Absent
Sierra Leone – Absent
Singapore – Option 2
Slovakia – Option 2
Slovenia- Option 1
Solomon Islands – Absent
Somalia – Absent
South Africa – Option 1
South Korea – Option 2
South Sudan – Absent
Spain – Option 2
Sri Lanka – Absent
Sudan – Initially Absent, showed up 10 min after voting and voted for Option 1
Suriname – Option 1
Sweden – Option 2
Switzerland – Option 2
Syria – Option 1
Tajikistan – Option 2
Tanzania – Option 3
Thailand – Absent
Timor-Leste – Absent
Togo – Abstain
Tonga – Option 1
Trinidad & Tobago – Option 2
Tunisia- Option 3
Turkey – Option 1
Turkmenistan – Option 3
Uganda – Option 3
Ukraine – Option 2
United Arab Emirates – Option 3
USA – Option 2
Uruguay – Option 1
US Virgin Islands – Option 1
Uzbekistan- Absent
Vanuatu – Option 1
Wales – Option 2
Yemen – Absent
Zambia – Absent
Zimbabwe – Option 1