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⚡️ Ukrainian Chess Federation blasts presidential aide after accepting FIDE position alongside a Russian, urges SBU probe.

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⚡️ Ukrainian Chess Federation blasts presidential aide after accepting FIDE position alongside a Russian, urges SBU probe.

The Kyiv Independent · Sep 28, 2026, 4:58 PM UTC

The Ukrainian Chess Federation (UCF) issued a protest on Sept. 28 after Mykhailo Podolyak, an advisor to the Presidential Office, accepted the title of vice president at the International Chess Federation (FIDE) alongside a former Russian minister.