Azerbaijani Chess Federation president elected FIDE vice-president

The Congress of the International Chess Federation (FIDE) is taking place in Chennai, India, as part of the 44th World Chess Olympiad.

On the last day of the congress, elections were held for senior positions in the highest chess institution, Media.Az reports.

As previously reported, incumbent FIDE President Arkadiy Dvorkovich won the election with 157 votes and will continue his work as head of the highest chess institution for the next four years.

Indian world champion Viswanathan Anand, President of the Azerbaijan Chess Federation Mahir Mammadov and President of the Norwegian Chess Federation Joran Aulin-Jansson have been elected vice-presidents of the International Chess Federation for the next four years.