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Sergey Indeikin (Photo: FIDE)
Sergei Indeykin, an operations manager at the International Chess Federation, has died at age 36 following a sudden illness, FIDE said.
Russian media reported that Indeykin died of malaria, which he may have contracted after being bitten by an infected mosquito during a business trip to Nigeria.
After leaving Africa, Indeykin traveled to Uzbekistan for work, where symptoms of the illness reportedly began to appear.
His condition worsened after he returned to Russia. He was taken by ambulance to a hospital in Perm, but doctors were unable to save him.
Indeykin had worked at FIDE events since 2021 and was involved in organizing major international chess tournaments.
FIDE announced his death on social media, describing it as the result of a sudden illness.
NV previously reported the death of prominent chess coach Viacheslav Eingorn, who won Olympic gold with Ukraine’s women’s national team.
World champion Vladimir Kramnik was also previously banned from playing chess for one year over violations of FIDE’s ethics code.
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