What happened to Russian flag?
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Apr 21, 2022
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#3
Because, at least in the US, the war is really unpopular, and because doing nothing also makes a statement... so they choose to do things like this.
Is it the right thing to do? Hard to say. My guess is probably not, but what's right or wrong doesn't really enter into these decisions as much as what's most profitable... and it's profitable to go along with public opinion.
Just ignore them,or report it to the mods
Apr 21, 2022
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#5
Fisikhad wrote:
Just ignore them,or report it to the mods
Report Erik to mods?
Apr 21, 2022
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#6
Is there any truth to the rumor that the site is not allowing people here to play the Petrov Defense????
Me too felt it was not the best thing chesscom did but they cannot keep everyone happy, hope it all ends soon.
Apr 21, 2022
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#9
EscherehcsE wrote:
Is there any truth to the rumor that the site is not allowing people here to play the Petrov Defense????
Look at this, they even have articles over Russian players!
https://www.chess.com/players/mikhail-chigorin
This is horrible.
Sure Chigorin died over 100 years ago, but just think about what kind of message this sends to the Ukrainian people, that chess.com venerates players who lived in Russia!
Apr 21, 2022
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#10
EscherehcsE wrote:
Is there any truth to the rumor that the site is not allowing people here to play the Petrov Defense????
If that is the case, whoever bans you for playing it should be fired from working for chess.com.
Luckily enough, I am a French guru, but if that were the case with the Petroff (or Russian Defense), I would not suddenly change openings, and if they banned me for playing a particular defense, I would ruin their reputation with FACTS on social media.
This would go for any site. ICCF, lichess, ICC, even over the board organizers, if the started saying you could not play the Petroff, or 4.Nf3/5.Qb3 against the Grunfeld, known as the Russian Variation.
Flags are one thing (I say burn the white, blue, and red), but to ban an opening or opening variation because of that is asinine.
If we get in a war with France, I don't care, I will still respond to 1.e4 with 1...e6!
Apr 21, 2022
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#11
It's because they think that nationality is complete with everybody in the entire nation and if russia's leader decides to do something, then all 140 million are bad
then ukraine is like "oh no we're sad"
what about afghanistan
what about iran
what about burkinda faso
many, many others
Apr 21, 2022
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#13
llama51 wrote:
EscherehcsE wrote:
Is there any truth to the rumor that the site is not allowing people here to play the Petrov Defense????
Look at this, they even have articles over Russian players!
https://www.chess.com/players/mikhail-chigorin
This is horrible.
Sure Chigorin died over 100 years ago, but just think about what kind of message this sends to the Ukrainian people, that chess.com venerates players who lived in Russia!
That is asinine to say they should take down players because they were from Russia.
Now they should take down Karjakin if they have articles on him, given what he said himself! FIDE has a 6 month ban on him. But those from 100 years ago that have not caused trouble should not be removed.
Karjakin could drink something toxic and I would throw a party, but leave the innocent ones like Chigorin alone!
Apr 21, 2022
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#14
ThrillerFan wrote:
llama51 wrote:
EscherehcsE wrote:
Is there any truth to the rumor that the site is not allowing people here to play the Petrov Defense????
Look at this, they even have articles over Russian players!
https://www.chess.com/players/mikhail-chigorin
This is horrible.
Sure Chigorin died over 100 years ago, but just think about what kind of message this sends to the Ukrainian people, that chess.com venerates players who lived in Russia!
That is asinine to say they should take down players because they were from Russia.
Now they should take down Karjakin if they have articles on him, given what he said himself! FIDE has a 6 month ban on him. But those from 100 years ago that have not caused trouble should not be removed.
Karjakin could drink something toxic and I would throw a party, but leave the innocent ones like Chigorin alone!
I was being sarcastic.
In general I agree with Kasparov's statement, that meeting evil half way is a victory for evil and all that.
But I'm cynical about chess.com's actions, and removing flags doesn't make sense to me.
Apr 21, 2022
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#15
TigerBabyHro wrote:
It's because they think that nationality is complete with everybody in the entire nation and if russia's leader decides to do something, then all 140 million are bad
then ukraine is like "oh no we're sad"
what about afghanistan
what about iran
what about burkinda faso
many, many others
Not the case.
The Kremlin is bad.
Those that openly support the Kremlin, like Karjakin, are bad.
The rest are innocent, but a few bad apples means SOL for the others. If your job says they support casual Friday, and one woman comes to work in a string bikini, I promise you casual Friday would be gone for all in that organization. Same concept here. Blame the bad apples.
Apr 21, 2022
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#16
llama51 wrote:
ThrillerFan wrote:
llama51 wrote:
EscherehcsE wrote:
Is there any truth to the rumor that the site is not allowing people here to play the Petrov Defense????
Look at this, they even have articles over Russian players!
https://www.chess.com/players/mikhail-chigorin
This is horrible.
Sure Chigorin died over 100 years ago, but just think about what kind of message this sends to the Ukrainian people, that chess.com venerates players who lived in Russia!
That is asinine to say they should take down players because they were from Russia.
Now they should take down Karjakin if they have articles on him, given what he said himself! FIDE has a 6 month ban on him. But those from 100 years ago that have not caused trouble should not be removed.
Karjakin could drink something toxic and I would throw a party, but leave the innocent ones like Chigorin alone!
I was being sarcastic.
In general I agree with Kasparov's statement, that meeting evil half way is a victory for evil and all that.
But I'm cynical about chess.com's actions, and removing flags doesn't make sense to me.
The reason they remove it is for the same reason Karjakin was banned from FIDE.
Being Russian is not the problem.
Supporting Russia today is.
Just because a person happens to be the head of your country does not mean you have to support him, or that supporting him or her is a good thing at all
I did not, and never will, support or ever say anything good about my Country's leader from January 2017 to January 2021. Innocent Russian citizens should have the same attitude about their leader today.
In fact, a good Russian today would support Ukraine, and go completely 180 on the Kremlin!
Apr 21, 2022
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#17
but i still think its dumb that they remove it
if russians support ukraine what's the point of removing it then?
Apr 21, 2022
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#19
ThrillerFan wrote:
llama51 wrote:
ThrillerFan wrote:
llama51 wrote:
EscherehcsE wrote:
Is there any truth to the rumor that the site is not allowing people here to play the Petrov Defense????
Look at this, they even have articles over Russian players!
https://www.chess.com/players/mikhail-chigorin
This is horrible.
Sure Chigorin died over 100 years ago, but just think about what kind of message this sends to the Ukrainian people, that chess.com venerates players who lived in Russia!
That is asinine to say they should take down players because they were from Russia.
Now they should take down Karjakin if they have articles on him, given what he said himself! FIDE has a 6 month ban on him. But those from 100 years ago that have not caused trouble should not be removed.
Karjakin could drink something toxic and I would throw a party, but leave the innocent ones like Chigorin alone!
I was being sarcastic.
In general I agree with Kasparov's statement, that meeting evil half way is a victory for evil and all that.
But I'm cynical about chess.com's actions, and removing flags doesn't make sense to me.
The reason they remove it is for the same reason Karjakin was banned from FIDE.
Being Russian is not the problem.
Supporting Russia today is.
Just because a person happens to be the head of your country does not mean you have to support him, or that supporting him or her is a good thing at all
I did not, and never will, support or ever say anything good about my Country's leader from January 2017 to January 2021. Innocent Russian citizens should have the same attitude about their leader today.
In fact, a good Russian today would support Ukraine, and go completely 180 on the Kremlin!
A user having a Russian flag on their account has nothing to do with supporting Putin.
I also hated Trump, but I would not have supported a website banning the display of the US flag because of Trump.
Why is the Russian flag just a link to an article about Ukaine now? This is amounting to discrimination against Russian people, they cant express what nation they are from anymore for none of their own fault.