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Anatoly Karpov: CFR could not leave the European Chess Federation

March 1, 2023

12th world champion Anatoly Karpov said he voted against transferring the Russian Chess Federation to the Asian Chess Federation.”I don’t know why we left Europe,” he told Sport24.According to Karpov, he is not against joining the Asian federation, but you cannot leave the European federation.

The Russian Chess Federation officially became part of the Asian Chess Federation

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