Chess-Kazakh Turlov elected FIDE president with Russia, governance issues in focus

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Kazakh businessman Timur Turlov was elected the eighth president ​of world chess governing body FIDE on Saturday after a closely fought contest at the organisation's General Assembly in ‌Samarkand, securing a four-year term and succeeding Arkady Dvorkovich, who had led the body since 2018.