Nigel Short has announced his resignation as FIDE Vice-President with immediate effect. Since since October 2018, Nigel Short was serving as Vice-president of FIDE in the Arkadij Dvorkovich administration.
The announcement of Nigel Short comes at a strange moment, as he is currently playing the FIDE World Senior Team Chess Championships Acqui Terme (read more)
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Reactions to the resignation of Nigel Short
Jacob Aagard, “The right choice given the circumstances for sure.”
Peter Heine Nielsen: “Nigel was the only one voting against that FIDE used the term “geopolitical situation” Respect for that! Opposing the leadership however does come at a price.”