The Tromsoe Chess Olympiad organisers have today written to FIDE to confirm their decision that teams that missed the 1st June deadline to submit their team line-ups will not be able to take part in the Olympiad.
https://chess24.com/en/olympiad2014/news/late-entries-excluded-from-chess-olympiad
Israel Gelfer thinks this is part of the ongoing FIDE-election between Kasparov and Kirsan Iljumzjinov.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dhnKgFAqX6c
Garri Kasparov denies any involvement with The Tromsoe Chess Olympiad organisers.
http://en.chessbase.com/post/garry-kasparov-on-the-threat-to-troms
The Tromsoe Chess Olympiad organisers have today written to FIDE to confirm their decision that teams that missed the 1st June deadline to submit their team line-ups will not be able to take part in the Olympiad.
https://chess24.com/en/olympiad2014/news/late-entries-excluded-from-chess-olympiad
Israel Gelfer thinks this is part of the ongoing FIDE-election between Kasparov and Kirsan Iljumzjinov.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dhnKgFAqX6c
Garri Kasparov denies any involvement with The Tromsoe Chess Olympiad organisers.
http://en.chessbase.com/post/garry-kasparov-on-the-threat-to-troms