Published: November 26, 2021
- Russian flag banned as punishment for doping offences in 2019
- ‘Situation is really frustrating,’ Ian Nepomniachtchi said
Chess’s governing body was forced into a dramatic late scramble before the first game of the world championship on Friday after being told the Russian challenger’s flag breached World Anti-Doping Agency rules.
Since December 2019 the Russian flag, national anthem and “name in any form” are not allowed to be used at world events as a punishment for doping offences. However Fide, the governing body, had believed that using a flag that said “Chess Federation of Russia” would be within the rules.
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