Ask The Slouch By Norman Chad Columnist September 17 at 1:38 PM Q. Are you aware that chess grandmaster Anton Kovalyov just forfeited a match at the FIDE World Cup because they claimed it was a dress-code violation that...
Canada officially protests & files complaint to Ethics Committee of FIDE
Letter from Chess Federation of Canada The Chess Federation of Canada protests in the strongest terms the abusive treatment of the Canadian player Anton Kovalyev at the 2017 World Cup at Tbilisi. The incident has been widely covered in...
Canadian Chess Federation demands apology from World Cup Organizers
Chess federation fuming over treatment of Canadian grandmaster at World Cup Sidhartha Banerjee, The Canadian Press Published Monday, September 11, 2017 1:05PM EDT MONTREAL — Canada’s chess federation says it has filed a formal complaint over the treatment of...
World Cup Organizer GM Azmaiparashvili: “I am waiting for Mr. Kovalyov to also apologize…”
Official statement from World Cup Organizer GM Azmaiparashvili: From 2012, when I became the Deputy Minister of Sport and Youth Affairs of Georgia, till nowadays, I have brought around 20 million USD for chess: We have organized top events...
More clarification from GM Anton Kovalyov about Tbilisi World Cup incident
Photo by Amruta Mokal / ChessBase India A few days ago, I published the official statement from GM Anton Kovalyov about the World Cup incident. You can read it below: Official statement from GM Anton Kovalyov about World Cup...
Let’s be problem solvers and not problem makers!
Let’s be problem solvers and not problem makers! What took place at the Tbilisi World Cup between GMs Kovalyov and Azmaiparashvili was very very very unfortunate!!! Yes, players “should” dress better. You have no disagreement from me in general....
ACP Board Speaks Out About Tbilisi World Cup Scandal
SIGN PETITION HERE Russian | Spanish The ACP Board strongly condemns and protests the actions of Mr. Zurab Azmaiparashvili in his capacity as World Cup Organiser. Bullying and threatening the player taking part in your event is unacceptable, doing it right...
Official statement from GM Anton Kovalyov about World Cup Incident
I have witnessed strange things in almost every World Cup. This one is no different. Today, GM Anton Kovalyov of Canada, after beating GM Akobian and GM Anand, was forfeited in round 3 game 1 vs GM Rodshtein for...
How to properly handle a “Chess Crisis”?
Since September 1997 (exactly 20 years), I have organized around 700 rated events (through Polgar Chess, SPICE at TTU, SPICE at Webster University, and SPF, etc.) and countless more unrated tournaments. No World Champion or Grandmaster has organized this...
How to get chess to the mainstream the wrong way!
Canadian chess player accuses tournament organizer of bullying him over his shorts By Marissa Payne September 9 at 6:22 PM Washington Post Canadian chess grandmaster Anton Kovalyov entered the FIDE World Cup in Tbilisi, Georgia, on Saturday wearing the...