Overview
- At the event’s technical meeting in Linares, the Ukrainian Chess Federation filed a formal complaint seeking to bar the all‑Russian Team FIDE from competing.
- The championship runs November 17–24 in Linares, Spain, and uses a 45 minutes plus 30 seconds increment fast classical time control.
- Team FIDE qualified by average rating and consists entirely of Russian players, marking the first approved adult Russian lineup in an official FIDE team event since March 2022.
- Ukraine argues FIDE has not obtained the explicit IOC non‑objection required by its July policy and warns the championship’s validity could be compromised.
- FIDE’s legal advisor cites a July 28 IOC letter stating it would not take a position and deems it sufficient, while the Chess Federation Russia publicly dismissed the protest.