Wadim Rosenstein, the runner-up in September's International Chess Federation presidential election, says he does not accept the outcome and has lodged complaints about the campaign. In remarks reported by Apostrophe and UNN, he also denied allegations about Russia-related business and said he had been pressured to withdraw his candidacy.
The official result has not changed. FIDE recorded a 110–85 second-round win for Timur Turlov in Samarkand on 26 September, and its General Assembly elected Turlov president. Rosenstein's statements are a challenge to that result, not an announcement of a new vote.
What the sport's institutions have said
Rosenstein argues that the winning campaign breached Article 9.7 of FIDE's Electoral Rules, which concerns conduct intended to manipulate a vote. The interview reports his allegation and his claim to have filed complaints; it does not establish a breach or give a ruling on that claim.
A separate governance dispute concerns Mykhailo Podolyak, listed by FIDE's General Assembly as a vice president. The European Chess Union said on 30 October that it supports the Ukrainian Chess Federation's objection to Podolyak receiving a FIDE ID under Ukraine without the national federation being consulted or informed. The ECU statement concerns representation and identification, not a decision to overturn the presidential election.
For chess players, federations and event organizers, the immediate position is clear: Turlov holds the office while those separate disputes continue through the relevant bodies.