Russian-born Kazakhstani billionaire Timur Turlov is the new president of world chess. His election has divided Ukrainian officials, and Russia has abruptly dropped its case against him.

The election of a new head of the International Chess Federation (FIDE) has sparked a political scandal in Ukraine. Ukraine’s national chess federation criticized the choice of Timur Turlov, a Kazakhstani businessman who lived and did business in Russia for many years. But Turlov received unexpected