Eftirfarandi yfirlýsing var samþykkt af stjórn Skáksambands Norðurlanda fyrr í dag vegna nýlegrar ákvörðunar stjórnar FIDE um útilokun Rússlands frá FIDE.
The Nordic Chess Federation´s Statement on the FIDE Decision regarding Russia.
The chess federations of Denmark, Faroe Island, Finland, Greenland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden welcome FIDE´s decision to suspend the Chess Federation of Russia. It is right and important that FIDE respect the ruling from the The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).
However, we have one very clear position:
Russian teams must not be allowed to participate in any FIDE competitions, such as the Chess Olympiad in Uzbekistan in September – not even under a neutral flag or FIDE flag – as long as the Russian Chess Federation remains suspended.
According to FIDE´s own rules, a suspended federation may only have individual players, arbiters and trainers participating. There is no exception for teams. We strongly oppose any attempt to allow Russian teams to compete while the suspension is in place. We urge FIDE to follow its own Charter and fully respect the CAS ruling without loopholes.
For The Nordic Chess Federation
Håkan Jalling
President
