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Chess governing body #FIDE's general assembly agreed to consider lifting parts of a ban on Russian and Belarusian players, in a vote on Sunday in #Budapest.

In the end, delegates from 66 countries supported a last-minute proposal by the FIDE Council to consult the International Olympic Committee (#IOC) about letting some players and teams from #Russia and #Belarus, such as those with disabilities or children aged under 12, return to international events.

https://www.reuters.com/sports/chess-governing-body-fide-softens-stance-some-banned-russian-belarusian-players-2024-09-22/

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