FIDE elects a new president in September, and four names are on the ballot: Turlov, Ilyumzhinov, Rosenstein, and Buettner. Answer from your purest heart and it will help decision makers decide!

The FIDE presidential election takes place on September 26-27, 2026, at the 91st FIDE General Assembly in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, alongside the Chess Olympiad. Dvorkovich has led FIDE since 2018. He resigned on July 24th due to 21st sanctions package against Russia.

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