Re:Israeli Players Banned from World Chess Championship in S...
by tzs on Monday December 25, 2017 @04:09PM
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I wonder if anyone else bid to host this?
In 2015, they received no bids to host the rapid/blitz championship by the bid deadline. They had to extend the deadline, and finally were able to get one bid, from Berlin.
However, Berlin could only host if the date was moved, so FIDE had to accept that. The only date available in Berlin conflicted with the Millionaire Chess Open, which some top rapid/blitz players (such as Nakamura and So) had already committed to.
A similar thing happened with the 2017 Women's World Championship. No bids. FIDE rescheduled and tried again, getting one bid, from Iran. Because of Iran's restrictions on women many players declined to attend, including some who would have been favorites to win if they had attended.
It seems that it is getting harder and harder to find organizers interested in hosting these events.
In 2015, they received no bids to host the rapid/blitz championship by the bid deadline. They had to extend the deadline, and finally were able to get one bid, from Berlin.
However, Berlin could only host if the date was moved, so FIDE had to accept that. The only date available in Berlin conflicted with the Millionaire Chess Open, which some top rapid/blitz players (such as Nakamura and So) had already committed to.
A similar thing happened with the 2017 Women's World Championship. No bids. FIDE rescheduled and tried again, getting one bid, from Iran. Because of Iran's restrictions on women many players declined to attend, including some who would have been favorites to win if they had attended.
It seems that it is getting harder and harder to find organizers interested in hosting these events.