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MOSCOW, March 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Arkady Dvorkovich, President of the International Chess Federation (FIDE), presented Andrey Guryev, Vice-President of the Russian Chess Federation, with a gold medal for the significant contribution he has made to the development of the chess movement in Russia and abroad. The award marked the Russian National Team s victory in FIDE s first ever online chess olympiad.
The FIDE Online Olympiad held last summer was the largest tournament consisting of national teams ever held in a pandemic. It was a truly global competition, with 163 teams and over 1,500 chess players taking part.
Presenting the medal,
FIDE President and Chairman of the Skolkovo Foundation Arkady Dvorkovich, said that PhosAgro s support as a permanent general partner of the Chess Federation of Russia helped the Russian national team to put on an excellent game and secure a well-deserved victory.