During the FIDE Awards on Friday, even five-time world champion GM Magnus Carlsen made headlines when he surprisingly urged FIDE to uphold the restrictions, honoring his former coach GM Garry Kasparov, a staunch critic of Vladimir Putin.
Summary:
The International Chess Federation (FIDE) voted to maintain sanctions against Russian and Belarusian chess teams during its General Assembly in Budapest. A proposal by the Kyrgyz Chess Federation to lift all sanctions was rejected, with 66 delegates voting to keep restrictions, while only 21 supported lifting them. Instead, FIDE will consider easing sanctions for vulnerable groups, such as children under 12 and disabled players. The decision aligns with the International Olympic Committee’s stance.
Delegates like England’s IM Malcolm Pein and Ukraine’s Victor Kapustin argued passionately to maintain sanctions, citing Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the deaths of Ukrainian chess players. Russia’s delegate Sergey Janovsky called the sanctions discriminatory, but his argument was refuted by others who highlighted Russia’s political influence on its chess federation.
Well, I guess they’re back to square one then.
Holy hell !
Russia is on a path to certain defeat and Putin CHOSE it.
Crushing defeat? Jesus, that’s a bit of a stretch, no? They are in a war, not sure they care too much about this.
> The arguments were also fiercely rebutted by Malcolm Pein: “He spoke about equal rights. I’ll tell you what the most fundamental right is. That is not to have your country invaded! It’s not discrimination of race and nationality, it’s punishment for your government’s behavior.”
> Pein was later met with applause when he said: “And yes, I agree that politics shouldn’t be in chess. But if politics shouldn’t be in chess, Russian delegate, why is a former defense minister and other politicians in the Board of the Russian Chess Federation?” referring to Sergei Shoigu, the former minister now subject to an arrest warrant of the International Criminal Court.
Well said.
Putin offers a draw
Russia and Belarus can always play against each other and create their own chess federation. 😛
The ~~anal beads~~ dildo of chess ~~cheating ~~ consequences.
“That pawn is just vacationing on e4 before the game, it’s not even my first move…”
Russia needs to sacrifice THE KING
This is symbolic. The US needs to allow Ukraine to strike deep into Russia. Slava 🇺🇦
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During the FIDE Awards on Friday, even five-time world champion GM Magnus Carlsen made headlines when he surprisingly urged FIDE to uphold the restrictions, honoring his former coach GM Garry Kasparov, a staunch critic of Vladimir Putin.
Summary:
The International Chess Federation (FIDE) voted to maintain sanctions against Russian and Belarusian chess teams during its General Assembly in Budapest. A proposal by the Kyrgyz Chess Federation to lift all sanctions was rejected, with 66 delegates voting to keep restrictions, while only 21 supported lifting them. Instead, FIDE will consider easing sanctions for vulnerable groups, such as children under 12 and disabled players. The decision aligns with the International Olympic Committee’s stance.
Delegates like England’s IM Malcolm Pein and Ukraine’s Victor Kapustin argued passionately to maintain sanctions, citing Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the deaths of Ukrainian chess players. Russia’s delegate Sergey Janovsky called the sanctions discriminatory, but his argument was refuted by others who highlighted Russia’s political influence on its chess federation.
Well, I guess they’re back to square one then.
Holy hell !
Russia is on a path to certain defeat and Putin CHOSE it.
Crushing defeat? Jesus, that’s a bit of a stretch, no? They are in a war, not sure they care too much about this.
> The arguments were also fiercely rebutted by Malcolm Pein: “He spoke about equal rights. I’ll tell you what the most fundamental right is. That is not to have your country invaded! It’s not discrimination of race and nationality, it’s punishment for your government’s behavior.”
> Pein was later met with applause when he said: “And yes, I agree that politics shouldn’t be in chess. But if politics shouldn’t be in chess, Russian delegate, why is a former defense minister and other politicians in the Board of the Russian Chess Federation?” referring to Sergei Shoigu, the former minister now subject to an arrest warrant of the International Criminal Court.
Well said.
Putin offers a draw
Russia and Belarus can always play against each other and create their own chess federation. 😛
The ~~anal beads~~ dildo of chess ~~cheating ~~ consequences.
“That pawn is just vacationing on e4 before the game, it’s not even my first move…”
Russia needs to sacrifice THE KING
This is symbolic. The US needs to allow Ukraine to strike deep into Russia. Slava 🇺🇦