Sheikh Sultan bin Khalifa bin Sultan bin Shakhboot Al Nahyan, President of the Asian Chess Federation, extends his warm congratulations to Mr. Timur Turlov on his election as FIDE President and to Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand on his re-election as FIDE Deputy President. They were elected on the same ticket at the FIDE General Assembly in Samarkand on 26 September 2026. FIDE Congress 2026
Sheikh Sultan wishes them and their team every success. He looks forward to working closely with FIDE to strengthen cooperation with the continental associations and national chess federations, and to support the development of chess worldwide.
