Arkady Vladimirovich Dvorkovich (Russian: Арка́дий Влади́мирович Дворко́вич; born 26 March 1972) [1] is a Russian politician and economist, currently serving as the president of the International Chess Federation, FIDE.

1 day ago · Arkady Dvorkovich: We still have lots of challenges in chess, including creating a balance between online and over-the-board chess, including the time controls that we are discussing. There is a clear trend towards reducing time control, there is a lot of discussion about the structure of the World Championship cycle. We need more events for ...

1 day ago · Arkady Dvorkovich is facing calls for his resignation following his handling of the dispute with Freestyle Chess. Photo: Maria Emelianova/Chess.com. Buettner also revealed he was willing to make several concessions to FIDE to reach an agreement, such as co-regulation of tournament rules, compliance with FIDE's scheduling policies, and an annual ...

1 day ago · FIDE president Arkady Dvorkovich has accused organisers of Freestyle Chess of leaking personal texts sent by him during the terse negotiations over the past few months. Dvorkovich told The Indian Express in an exclusive interview on Tuesday that messages that he had sent Jan Henric Buettner, the man behind the freestyle chess tour, were being ...

1 day ago · Magnus Carlsen has put FIDE President Arkady Dvorkovich in a spot in connection with the controversial 'Freestyle Chess' Grand Slam Tour set to begin this week. The World No. 1 has urged Dvorkovich to resign, accusing the former Russian Deputy Prime Minister of failing to stand up to his promise of protecting players who have pledged their ...

1 day ago · — Arkady Dvorkovich (@advorkovich) February 4, 2025 He quote tweeted his previous message where he mentioned the waiver players needed to sign. “And I keep my promise: players formally acknowledging their commitments towards FIDE can play in “freestyle tour 2025 ” without taking any risks with regard to the world championship cycle.”

1 day ago · World No.1 chess player Magnus Carlsen has launched a scathing attack on FIDE president Arkady Dvorkovich, accusing him of abusing his authority and coercing players against Freestyle Chess Grand Slam. Carlsen has called for Dvorkovich’s resignation.

1 day ago · World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen has demanded that International Chess Federation President Arkady Dvorkovich resign for “coercion of players, misuse of power and broken promises” after talks to thrash out an agreement between the world body and the Freestyle Tour co-founded by him collapsed.

Aug 7, 2022 · Arkady Dvorkovich has been reelected for a second term as President of the International Chess Federation (FIDE) with 157 votes, against 16 for his electoral opponent, the Ukrainian chess Grandmaster Andrii Baryshpolets.

On October 3 2018 in Batumi, Georgia, at the 89th FIDE Congress, Arkady Dvorkovich was first elected as the President of the International Chess Federation. He won his second mandate in August 2022 at the Congress held in Chennai, India.