He should move to Canada, where we don't pressure chess players over politics.
Tragedy at the GRENKE Open Today
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I believe the organizers changed Alireza’s opponent.
i thought they were best friends iran/Israel ?! nevertheless I'm happy for what he done
i thought they were best friends iran/Israel ?! nevertheless I'm happy for what he done
Abdualziz wrote:
nevertheless I'm happy for what he done
please don't send that kind of message
i thought they were best friends iran/Israel ?! nevertheless I'm happy for what he done
Apr 20, 2019
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Abdualziz wrote:
Look friend I don't care whether that to which religion you belong to or to which country you belong to, but seriously I would like to allude you that don't write such things on forum.Rather you should feel sorry for Alireza that he forfeited the game.
i thought they were best friends iran/Israel ?! nevertheless I'm happy for what he done
Poor guy lost so many rating points
Wait, he actually lost to a 1945 rated player?
Debistro wrote:
Poor guy lost so many rating points
Wait, he actually lost to a 1945 rated player?
Unplayed games do not count towards ratings.
DrChesspain wrote:
Debistro wrote:
Poor guy lost so many rating points
Wait, he actually lost to a 1945 rated player?
Unplayed games do not count towards ratings.
He's right, the forfeiture did not cost him any rating points, however he lost the following round to a 1900 rated player because he left his rook en prise
https://en.chessbase.com/post/iranian-gm-alireza-firouzja-forfeits-game-due-to-opponent-or-bronstein-s-israeli-nationality-at-grenke-chess-open
^^^ scroll to the bottom of this article for aforementioned loss
Why didn't he take a bye rather than forfeit the game?
Apr 29, 2019
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RedGirlZ wrote:
Good job, spreading Anti-semitism in the forums.
Can't have it both ways bearing in mind what you've got in your profile.
Sad.