File photo of Viswanathan Anand.© AFP
Indian chess legend Viswanathan Anand was elected vice president of FIDE, the sport’s world governing body, on Sunday, while incumbent president Arkady Dvorkovich was re-elected to a second term. Five-time world champion Anand was part of Dvorkovich’s team. Dvorkovich got 157 votes against 16 from his rival Andrii Baryshpolets, while the number of invalid votes was 1 and the abstentions were 5.
Arkady Dvorkovich is re-elected for a second term as president of the International Chess Federation, by 157 votes to 16.
Viswanathan Anand is the new vice president of FIDE. pic.twitter.com/iTrYMTrTiG
— International Chess Federation (@FIDE_chess) August 7, 2022
The World Chess Organization elections were held during the FIDE Congress held here alongside the 44th Chess Olympiad.
After an illustrious career winning numerous titles and accolades, Chennai-based Anand has recently scaled back his tournament play and turned to coaching.
He rose to prominence as a teenager, becoming India’s first ever grandmaster after winning the junior world title and has led the country in chess globally ever since.
He also won five world titles, the latest being the rapid world title in 2017.
He is not part of the playing team for the Olympiad but guides the Indian squads.
He has also expressed his desire to do something for the sport as a driver and has supported the work of Dvorkovich and his team in the first term.
Prior to the election, Dvorkovich had talked about having Anand on his team.
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“I’m really proud that Anand is running for Vice President. He’s a great person and a great personality. He’s been a friend for a long time.
“He is already extremely popular all over the world. Not only in this state, wherever I go, his personality and contribution are recognized and recognized as a big part of FIDE history and FIDE’s future. We have a very good team.”
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