Masaiti calls for chess two–voice representation model

Friday, September 18, 2026 | 60 Views |

Local chess promoter Charles Masaiti has submitted a non-partisan governance proposal to three presidential candidates and key bodies of the sport ahead of the World Chess Federation (FIDE) elections.

FIDE elections will be held on September 26 at the FIDE General Assembly in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. Three candidates, Wadim Rosenstein, Jan Henric Buettner, and Timur Turlov, are seeking to succeed Arkady Dvorkovich. Masaiti has directed his message to the three presidential candidates, the FIDE council, the general assembly, continental bodies, and national federations.

In his proposal, he is calling for a two-voice representation model in which the institutional federation voice is complemented by an independently selected voice for recognised chess stakeholders.

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