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0 pointscontravariant3y ago0 comments

I'm not sure if letting the chess players be the arbiters of this is the best course of action though.

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Nobody is claiming they should be. FIDE isn’t banning Hans based on Magnus’s vague suspicions, as indeed they shouldn’t.

Magnus is just refusing to invest time and energy (and rating points) to play against someone he doesn’t like, which is absolutely his right. Nobody has the right to force Magnus or anyone else to play against them.

WastingMyTime893y ago

I think you might want to read the rules of chess tournaments. You will quickly realise that in fact Magnus doesn’t have a choice of who he plays against and can’t actually resign for no reason.

lupire3y ago

Can you please explain what you are insinuating?

Magnus just recently quit a tournament and resigned a game in another one, storngy suggesting that you are mistaken.

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BurningFrog3y ago

You have the choice of which tournaments to play in though.

rdlw3y ago

What rule is there against resigning?

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umanwizard3y ago

I agree with you, and I think throwing the game against Hans was poor form. My point was just that he has the right not to enter future tournaments to which Hans is invited.

gpm3y ago

> Magnus is just refusing to invest ... (and rating points)

I think resigning on move 2 might just be investing rating points to avoid investing time and energy... not avoiding investing them.

umanwizard3y ago

I’m confident Magnus doesn’t care about his rating on chess24.com.

Was this tournament also FIDE rated? I genuinely don’t know and can’t find that information via google.

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umanwizard3y ago

Nobody is claiming they should be. FIDE isn’t banning Hans based on Magnus’s vague suspicions, as indeed they shouldn’t.

WastingMyTime893y ago

I think you might want to read the rules of chess tournaments. You will quickly realise that in fact Magnus doesn’t have a choice of who he plays against and can’t actually resign for no reason.

lupire3y ago

Can you please explain what you are insinuating?

Magnus just recently quit a tournament and resigned a game in another one, storngy suggesting that you are mistaken.

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BurningFrog3y ago

You have the choice of which tournaments to play in though.

rdlw3y ago

What rule is there against resigning?

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umanwizard3y ago

I agree with you, and I think throwing the game against Hans was poor form. My point was just that he has the right not to enter future tournaments to which Hans is invited.

gpm3y ago

> Magnus is just refusing to invest ... (and rating points)

I think resigning on move 2 might just be investing rating points to avoid investing time and energy... not avoiding investing them.

umanwizard3y ago

I’m confident Magnus doesn’t care about his rating on chess24.com.

Was this tournament also FIDE rated? I genuinely don’t know and can’t find that information via google.

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