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Timur Turlov: The Billionaire Candidate for FIDE President

A Kazakhstan-based billionaire just switched from running for FIDE deputy to running for the top job, with a five-time World Champion as his running mate.

Freedom Holding Buys ChessBase

The database that has powered professional chess preparation since 1986 now belongs to a Kazakhstan-based fintech conglomerate. Here is what that actually changes.

How One Billionaire Is Buying Up Chess's Infrastructure

Kazakhstan Chess Federation. A FIDE development subsidiary. ChessBase. A FIDE presidential run. One person, four years, presented evenhandedly.

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