In FSHR expressed nationality change Russian shakhmatistamigornostai in helmets are chosen as Olympic Games-2026 mascots to Italy

The executive director of FSHR Alexander Tkachev commented on transition of young Russian grand masters to the national teams of other countries. A few years ago Daniil Aleksandrovich Yuffa started playing for Spain, later Grigory Alekseevich Oparin began to represent United States of America. In March, 2023 Alexander Aleksandrovich Predke was naturalized Serbia, and Alexandra Kostenyuk passed into the national team Switzerland. The executive director of FSHR considers that transitions of domestic chess players under flags of other countries have no system character. He noted that at each of above-mentioned grand masters were individual...