WADA ban on Russia may not impact FIDE chief, chess tournaments

Chennai, Dec 10 (IANS) The four-year ban on Russia from all sporting activity by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) may not have any impact on former Deputy Prime Minister of Russia Arkady Dvorkovich -- who is also the current President of FIDE -- and also the tournaments to be held in Russia, said a FIDE official on Tuesday.