Overview
- The Ukrainian Chess Federation filed an official complaint at the tournament’s technical meeting on November 17, requesting that the all‑Russian lineup be removed.
- FIDE’s legal advisor cited a July 28 letter from IOC sports director Pierre Ducrey stating the IOC would not take a position, which FIDE interprets as a non‑objection.
- Ukrainian officials argue that the lack of explicit IOC approval violates FIDE’s own requirement and warn the championship’s results could be called into question.
- The competition runs November 17–24 in Linares with 12 teams, including an all‑Russian roster under the FIDE flag featuring Aleksandra Goryachkina and Kateryna Lagno in what would be the first approved adult Russian team in an official FIDE event since 2022.
- Russia’s federation dismissed the protest, with Andrei Filatov saying they would not pay attention to it, and the dispute remains unresolved as play begins.