28 Mar 20
It's been suggested by some that they can arrange for him to play all the other 8 candidates individually,
then resume the tournament normally over 8 rounds with everyone playing each other.
Failing that I agree, he should have a guaranteed slot in the next candidates,
so even if he plays no tournaments at all he still gets the wildcard.
28 Mar 20
OK Radjabov won the World Cup..which is a knock-out event and not your standard, super, elite GM competition. that said, let's not forget Radjabov ended up dead last in the London Candidates where he lost 7 games , and was 2 games behind the next player... IMO , I don't think he stands a chance to win the current Candidates (if he is allowed to compete).
28 Mar 20
@ogb saidYes Radjabov didn't do well last time. Ding is in dead last now, does that rule him out of the next candidates as well? Radjabo's performance in the World cup was outstanding. Don't forget, you have to actually defeat your opponents in that event. All 128 entrants are winners of qualifying events or are World elite. Yes you have 2600 players in the first round, but a lot of those are under rated juniors. It is a tough event, arguably the toughest IMHO. 4 weeks of pressure to win, draws don't count at all if you don't score. In other sports this format would be for the actual title of WC.
OK Radjabov won the World Cup..which is a knock-out event and not your standard, super, elite GM competition. that said, let's not forget Radjabov ended up dead last in the London Candidates where he lost 7 games , and was 2 games behind the next player... IMO , I don't think he stands a chance to win the current Candidates (if he is allowed to compete).
29 Mar 20
The post that was quoted here has been removedYes but if you include Radjabov then he will have to play everybody twice. I would be amazed if they went for that as it would set all sorts of weird precedents. One of the main criticisms labelled at Fide is inconsistency. A ruling like that would hardly banish such accusations.