3rd Leak Appears to Show Glukhovsky Fixing African Election and Paying to Stop Rosenstein
Mon, 07 Sep 2026
A third leaked recording appears to show Mark Glukhovsky discussing payment for information that could be used against FIDE presidential rival Wadim Rosenstein, while also claiming involvement in a closely fought African chess election.
A third leaked recording in the increasingly contentious FIDE presidential race appears to show Mark Glukhovsky discussing their involvement in the African Chess Confederation elections and paying for information that could prevent Wadim Rosenstein from winning the election, as well as strategizing over when and how that information should be made public.The latest clip contains some of the most direct language yet concerning the current election.Glukhovsky saying to the unknown person he is speaking to, “And of course, I’m extremely interested in any information that could prevent him from winning the election."He then proceeds to offer payment stating, “So, if you’re willing to share some valuable information with me, then, first of all, it can be paid for, because, well, there’s a lot at stake, you understand?” Glukhovsky says that “quite a serious team” is working on the effort and describes himself as “coordinating this work.”The conversation then turns to the timing of a potential attack on Rosenstein: “At that point, it becomes a question of tactics and strategy -when is the best time to strike: five days before the election or three weeks before the election?”He goes on to describe another challenge: deciding, “once you have the information, how to present it to the public.”Chapter 3 also appears to shed further light on comments about Africa contained in the previous leak. Glukhovsky states that, “We fucked him up pretty badly in Africa,” explaining that the two sides had backed opposing candidates.This information allegedly stated by Glukhovsky in the leak corresponds precisely with the July 27 African Chess Confederation presidential election, in which Kenya’s Benard Wanjala defeated Tshepiso Lopang of Botswana by 25 votes to 24. FIDE officially reported the one-vote result following the election in Addis Ababa.Taken together, the remarks in Chapter 3 raise further questions about the methods being used around the FIDE presidential campaign. Glukhovsky appears to claim involvement in a closely fought African chess election, describes a “serious team” working behind the scenes, and openly discusses paying for information that could potentially be used to prevent Rosenstein from winning.The recording follows Chapters 1 and 2, in which he appeared to refer to the need to “bribe someone” during Arkady Dvorkovich’s 2018 presidential campaign, and later discussed damaging Rosenstein’s image while making disparaging remarks about the independence of African voters.Chapter 3 therefore adds another layer to the growing controversy surrounding Mark Glukhovsky, the political methods described in the recordings, and the extent of his role around Timur Turlov’s bid for the FIDE presidency.--The video is publicly available on the @ChessConspiracy X account.In the interest of maintaining the integrity of Chess News Network’s reporting, our organization has independently verified the Russian-to-English caption translations and reviewed the audio of the video through an independent source.Chess News Network emphasizes that the statements and implications described above are based on the contents of the leaked recording. The broader context of the conversation and any actions allegedly discussed have not been independently established as fact.---English Caption Translation:And after that, well, all this fucking election stuff started — the campaign.We fucked him up pretty badly in Africa, because how does it work with us?He bets on one horse there, and we bet on another.But there, I have to say, Wadim is making some strong moves too.He’s learning on the fly. [coughs]In Africa, we won, but it was something like 25 to 24.So, well, it was pretty close.And of course, I’m extremely interested in any informationthat could prevent him from winning the election.So, if you’re willing to share some valuable information with me,then, first of all, it can be paid for, because, well, there’s a lot at stake, you understand?Well, actually, there’s quite a serious team working on this.I’m not overestimating my own role, but I’m simply coordinating this workbecause I’ve been in this business for a long time.Right. This can be done at any moment.At that point, it becomes a question of tactics and strategy — when is the best time to strike:five days before the election or three weeks before the election?That’s a difficult question.Then there’s a separate task: once you have the information, how to present it to the public.That’s not so simple either, right?Loading tweet…
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