A loud surprise .. the Russian sports federation officially requests to join Asia
In a resounding and unsigned surprise, against the backdrop of the Russian-Ukrainian war, the Asian Chess Federation announced that it had received an official request from Russia to join the continental union.
The Secretary-General of the Asian Chess Federation, Hisham Al-Taher, said in a press statement that he had received an official request from the Russian Chess Federation to join the Continental Chess Federation, noting that the necessary action was taken and the matter was assigned to Professor Dr. And then the AFC General Assembly to take a decision in this regard.
It is noteworthy that the Russian Chess Federation plays within the European Confederation and has a distinguished group of players ranked in the "Tip 10" list on the world's top, including Alexander Greshk, Ian Nepomniacchi and Anish Gehry, as well as the player Alexandra Goryakshina.
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