Chess governing body FIDE's general assembly on Sunday upheld a ban on Russian and Belarusian players imposed after Moscow invaded Ukraine in February 2022, while backing a move to consider easing restrictions on disabled and junior players.

The International Chess Federation (FIDE) has rejected a proposal to readmit Russia and Belarus, which were banned due to Russia's invasion of

The International Chess Federation (FIDE) has upheld a ban on Russian and Belarusian players imposed over Moscow's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, prompting an angry response from the Kremlin accusing FIDE of bowing to Western pressure. https://t.co/e2pQ1gMLMM

Chess governing body FIDE's general assembly agreed to consider lifting parts of a ban on Russian and Belarusian players imposed after Moscow invaded Ukraine in February 2022, in a vote on Sunday in Budapest.

The FIDE General Assembly is being held over the weekend in the Hungarian capital alongside the 45th Chess Olympiad, the world’s largest chess team event with almost 2,000 participants.

Russia's chess team is to remain banned from international competitions, officials have ruled. In a dramatic move, an International Chess Federation (Fide) general assembly meeting in Budapest voted to maintain sanctions against Russia and its ally,