@DavidHowellGM A large proportion of the worldwide chess community is made up of children. Even Gukesh was not yet 18 when he won the Candidates Tournament in Toronto.
What is the effect on children when they hear about the obscene baseless allegation that no child should ever hear?
Ukrainian children learn chess in bomb shelters. They train without electricity while missiles target their cities. 21 Ukrainian chess players have been killed defending their country.
Russia's reward for this? FIDE just voted to welcome Russian teams back.
The vote was held in secret—"so federations who voted for it would not be called out," says Ukrainian player Angelika Valkova.
FIDE's motto is "Gens una sumus"—"We are one family." Valkova's response: "If we have in the family a member who is killing another—how can we be one family? He should be isolated. He should be punished."
Five federations have filed an appeal. The fight continues.
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@davidllada Ok, but did the game on the wall board start off as 1. Nc3 d5 2. Nb1 e6 3. Nc3 e5 4. Nb1 e4 … or something like that with the g1 knight … or alternating with the b1 and g1 knights?!