Former Russian deputy prime minister Arkady Dvorkovich was re-elected for a second term as president of the International Chess Federation (FIDE) on Sunday, defeating a Ukrainian who had criticised him over Moscow's actions in Ukraine.
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Dvorkovich, deputy prime minister from 2012 to 2018, received 157 votes in his favour and 16 against him at FIDE's general assembly in Chennai, India, the international governing body said.
Dvorkovich, FIDE president since October 2018, ran against Ukraine's Andrii Baryshpolets, who criticised him for his ties with the Russian leadership as a former high-ranking official.
Indian chess grandmaster Viswanathan Anand, a five-time world champion, was elected deputy president.
Ahead of the vote, Dvorkovich argued that he had taken a stance on the situation in Ukraine.
"I took a strong position on the tragic events in Ukraine as well as supported FIDE Council decisions regarding scaling down Russia's involvement in FIDE," he said.
The Kremlin welcomed Dvorkovich's victory.
