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The politics of chess
FromFT News in Focus
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10 minutes
Released:
Apr 4, 2019
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Description
Last year’s contest to select a new president of chess’s governing body Fide was the bitterest in the organisation’s history, with accusations of bribery, electoral fraud, embezzlement, and a vast diplomatic influence campaign waged by the Russian state. Sam Jones talks to John Thornhill about the politics of chess. Read Sam's article hereContributors: Suzanne Blumsom, executive editor, Sam Jones, Investigations correspondent and John Thornhill, Innovation editor. Producer: Fiona Symon For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy
Released:
Apr 4, 2019
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