Re:Norway Chess cancels Alexander Grischuk
by s1artibartfast on Thursday March 03, 2022 @04:51PM
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But no Ukrainian was banned from playing? Were any even invited?
Re:Norway Chess cancels Alexander Grischuk
by ladon86 on Thursday March 03, 2022 @05:33PM
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You're right! The only fair solution is to drop Grischuk in central Kyiv; if he survives the journey to Norway and arrives on time, he should be allowed to play.
Re:Norway Chess cancels Alexander Grischuk
by s1artibartfast on Thursday March 03, 2022 @05:46PM
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Not every Ukrainian is located in Kyiv. There are Ukrainians living abroad, that have left Ukraine, and have the ability to leave Ukraine.
Why is the standard an imaginary Ukrainian grandmaster currently trapped or engaged in fighting?
Perhaps they should cancel it for everyone because this imaginary person can't make it. After all it is also unfair that people can travel from Germany and the US while the imaginary Ukrainian can't.
I think the idea in this case is that since many Ukranians can't play, Russians shouldn't be able to either. So I would think the sanctions would end when Ukraine isn't fighting anymore, and can participate again. That's at least the IOC's stance. [0]
[0] https://olympics.com/ioc/news/ioc-eb-recommends-no-participa...