Chess Federation of Russia

The Chess Federation of Russia (Russian: Федерация шахмат России, romanized: Federatsiya shakhmat Rossiyi; known until 2018 as Russian Chess Federation, Russian: Российская Шахмат Федерация, romanized: Rossiyskaya Shakhmatnaya Federatsiya) is the governing body for chess in Russia and the officially recognized arm of the FIDE in Russia. It was founded on 15 February 1992,[1] following the dissolution of the USSR Chess Federation. Its headquarters are in Moscow. The current president is Andrey Filatov, who was elected in 2014.[2] The structure of the Russian Chess Federation consists of three governing bodies: the Congress, the supervisory board and the board of management.[3]

On 25 September 2014, a chess museum opened in the Russian Chess Federation's mansion.[4][5][6][7]

References
  1. "Federation". Russian Chess Federation. Retrieved 2017-08-07.
  2. Kublashvili, Eteri (2014-02-03). "Andrey Filatov elected President of Russian Chess Federation". Chessdom. Retrieved 2017-08-07.
  3. "Filatov Elected President of the Russian Chess Federation". ChessVibes. 2014-02-03. Retrieved 2017-08-07.
  4. "RCF Chess Museum". Russian Chess Federation. Retrieved 2017-08-07.
  5. "Museum of Chess inaugurated in Moscow". Chess News. ChessBase. 2014-09-27. Retrieved 2017-08-07.
  6. Doggers, Peter (2014-09-28). "Russia's First Chess Museum Opens in Moscow". Chess.com. Retrieved 2017-08-07.
  7. "Chess History Exhibited Near Kremlin". chess-news.ru. 2014-09-27. Retrieved 2017-08-07.


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