chesschainmaster wrote:
@ShrekChess69420 Sanctions work.
Yes, they are doing a good job hitting the Russian economy. But I still don't see how depriving Russians of playing chess has the same effect.
Russophobia and aggression towards the Russians.
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Apr 3, 2022
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The Mods need a lot more training here.
Allebest started all this crap with his Ukrainian support crusade.
That is a good point. But he probably did it for a good reason. As was pointed out in another topic, it's very possible that was done for political reasons. Not traditional political but rather more like "office politics" type of political. When it comes to money and financing, sometimes people have to do things they don't want to do.