At first, the organization, whose president is the Russian Arkady Dvorkovich, allowed athletes from the aggressor countries to participate under its flag only until May 31, 2022, but a new decision was announced.

This is stated on the official FIDE website..

After this period, on December 31, 2022, players will be automatically returned to their federations, unless otherwise requested..

All players who previously received permission to compete under the federation flag will continue to compete under the FIDE flag unless they send a request to return the flag of Russia or Belarus.

Recall that the Olympic fencing champion Olga Kharlan shared with her subscribers a video about how a full-scale Russian invasion changed the lives of Ukrainian athletes.