>Everyone still thinks of them as representing Russia though not really, in chess at least. Playing under the FIDE flag is pretty common when geopolitical tens

>Everyone still thinks of them as representing Russia though not really, in chess at least. Playing under the FIDE flag is pretty common when geopolitical tensions are involved, see: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIDE_flag_player https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIDE_flag_player Israeli players playing under the FIDE flag at UAE tournaments has happened as well. There's plenty of precedent for it.