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> Though I’m curious - how much time in your opinion has to pass before Russians are allowed to participate again? How is that relevant? I think no matter what
by mdoms 5y ago
> Though I’m curious - how much time in your opinion has to pass before Russians are allowed to participate again?
How is that relevant? I think no matter what the answer, no one is going to draw the line sooner than "during the actual invasion".
- cool_dude85 5y ago>no one is going to draw the line sooner than "during the actual invasion". If it's going to just be countries still in ongoing war or occupation, then I suppose China, India, Turkey, France, Israel, and the US will be next on the list to be uninvited from the tournament. I'm sure we could think of more too.
- gpm 5y agoFunny you should mention Israel. People playing under the Iranian flag aren't allowed to play people under the Israeli flag. Because they represent Iran, and the player under the Israeli flag represents Israel. Not only is this not a new issue, it's an issue where lines are already drawn. This is just a tournament choosing sides where the previous instance that I'm aware of was an entire chess federation...