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.
Chess governing body #FIDE's general assembly on Sunday upheld a ban on Russian and Belarusian players imposed after #Moscow invaded #Ukraine in February 2022, while backing a move to consider easing restrictions on disabled and junior players.
Forty-one delegates voted not to readmit the players, 21 countries favoured lifting the ban entirely and 27 abstained or were absent.