Editing FIDE (section)

====Reactions to the Russian invasion of Ukraine====
On February 27, 2022, FIDE issued an official statement condemning the [[2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine|Russian invasion of Ukraine]]. As a consequence, Russia and Belarus were forbidden from hosting official FIDE events. The decision to hold the [[44th Chess Olympiad|2022 Chess Olympiad]] and the 2022 FIDE congress in Moscow was also revoked.<ref name="theguardian.com">{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2022/mar/21/sergey-karjakin-banned-chess-fide-russia-invasion-ukraine|title=Russia's Sergey Karjakin banned from chess for supporting invasion of Ukraine|website=theguardian.com|date=2022-03-21}}</ref> The Russian and Belarusian national teams were banned from participating in FIDE tournaments, although individual players could compete if they complied with strict regulations, in which case their federation and flag was replaced with FIDE and its banner.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-belarus-chess-ban/31756039.html|title=Chess Federation Bans Russia, Belarus From Tournaments Over Ukraine Invasion|website=rferl.org |date=2022-03-16}}</ref>

On March 22, 2022, FIDE decided to issue a six-month ban from competing in rated tournaments against Russian grandmaster [[Sergey Karjakin]]. Karjakin had posted controversial statements on [[Twitter]] in which he declared his support for the invasion of Ukraine and for President [[Vladimir Putin]]'s characterization of the war as a fight against Nazism. FIDE argued that Karjakin's statements had shed a negative light on chess and on the federation and found that he had violated the FIDE code of ethics.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dw.com/en/dwcom-en-checkmate-russias-war-on-ukraine-fractures-tight-knit-world-of-chess-a-61158979/a-61212688#:~:text=FIDE's%20executive%20council%20met%20on,it%20had%20not%20been%20moved.|title=Russian chessmaster banned by world chess federation over support for Ukraine invasion|first=Kyle |last=McKinnon |website=dw.com |date=2022-03-22}}</ref> [[Sergei Shipov]], who also publicly commented in favor of Russia, was not sanctioned, because FIDE decided that his statements were less provocative.<ref name="theguardian.com"/>