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Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Just saw this on “Chess Vibes” blog about another cheating incident! Check it out at:
http://www.chessvibes.com/?p=1077
Two ChessVibes editors fired on the spot
ChessVibes editors GM Erwin L’Ami and IM Merijn van Delft, both currently participating in the Open Dutch Championships in Dieren, were fired on the spot today. The direct cause is the supposed cheating by Erwin L’Ami during the first and second round, and an incredible story by Merijn van Delft about his stay in Amsterdam last week end.
As is well-known, Erwin L’Ami lost to junior talent Christov Kleijn in the first round. Most professionals would not have survived such a hammer blow, but yesterday, L’Ami experienced an improbably resurrection, even with the black pieces, against Sebastiaan Smits. The suspicious circumstances were confirmed by the news that L’Ami had spent an unfair amount of time on his opening preparation. To make sure the name of the Chessvibes-site would not be contaminated further, the editor-in-chief saw no other choice than to fire L’Ami.
Shameless
Merijn van Delft’s conduct was possibly even more shameless. Last weekend, Van Delft celebrated his bachelor party in Amsterdam. However, the editor in chief, who is currently on chess tour in Pardubice, was not aware of this.
Nightmare
‘I feel deceived,’ Peter Doggers informs us from the Czech Republic. ‘Van Delft has told me more than once that he was in Hamburg. But now it turns out he was having a good time in my very own hometown. He was also spotted by a chess player who wished to stay anonymous. I am speechless. It’s a nightmare.’
Van Delft himself considers Doggers’ decicion ‘unbelievable’. ‘Okay, I didn’t inform him, but I was already rebuked for this by co-editor Arne Moll, who by the way is suspiciously close to Doggers.’ L’Ami only declared he will still play the third round today.
ChessVibes team to continue
Chessvibes strongly disapproves of this behaviour, and desperately asks how it will ever be possible to promote the game of chess when editors themselves cannot be trusted anymore. In the mean time, the remaining contributors have announced that they will continue with their tour. The editor in chief has made the decision this morning.
‘It’s up to the guys. They have a mission. Who am I to stop it?’
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I believe that story was a parody of recent events in the Tour de France.
A joke so “niche” in it’s appeal that it is understood by about 0.01% of the worlds population, and confusing to the rest.
For me, it’s another reason to like the Dutch.
yes. i’ve read the aticle n couldn’t understand. what exactly happened in the tour de france anyway?
One guy, I think it was Rasmussen, was sacked by his team for not telling the truth about his location, when he was supposed to be filling a specimen bottle.
Several other cyclists were disqualified for various drug offenses leading to inconsistent performances.
Here an opportunity for Short to lose more rating points