Turlov fordert die FIDE auf, den Kandidaten Wadim Rosenstein wegen eines Sponsorenvertrags mit dem Deutschen Schachbund von der Wahlliste zu streichen

Timur Turlov has filed a complaint with FIDE's election commission requesting the removal of presidential candidate Wadim Rosenstein from the ballot and suspension of the German Chess Federation's voting rights. Turlov alleges that Rosenstein and his company WR Events signed a major sponsorship deal with the German Chess Federation in August 2026, during the election campaign, which violates FIDE electoral regulations prohibiting valuable benefits to voting federations during elections. The complaint draws parallels to a 2018 case where similar violations resulted in delegate suspension and federation exclusion.