Candidates tournament halted

Candidates tournament halted

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After 7 rounds of play, FIDE has stopped the Candidates tournament. It is being held in Russia, where it was announced that after today, all commercial flights will be grounded, leaving the players stranded with no way to return home.

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@ogb said
After 7 rounds of play, FIDE has stopped the Candidates tournament. It is being held in Russia, where it was announced that after today, all commercial flights will be grounded, leaving the players stranded with no way to return home.
Is Russia going to open everything back up by Easter?? 😏

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The post that was quoted here has been removed
It was Radjabov who didn't want the tournament to be held at all. Looks like hindsight is 20/20..

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The post that was quoted here has been removed
EDIT: I forgot to quote the previous post in my response, so I removed it and did a "do over"!

This is certainly a reasonable explanation for Ding Liren's performance. I was pulling for him, and the tournament so far has been a bummer.

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It is Radjabov's position that the Candidates Tournament be held null and void. Then he wants a brand new tournament to take place with him included in the playing field.. Is this self centered?

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The post that was quoted here has been removed
Easier said than done... not what all the competitors have bargained for , at all. Teimor made his stand, right or wrong, ....IMHO he burned his bridges...

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