I personally will never play a game of chess in mask. But like it happened, I understand Daniil’s decision not to play. GM Sergey Karjakin, who had criticized Dubov recently for helping Carlsen in the world championship, this time supported his compatriot as he tweeted after finishing his own game:ġ/2 Knowing that Tata steel chess organisers are taking care of our safety, it was logical in case of negative PCR test to postpone Giri-Dubov game to the rest day. Another interesting point that was made was whether the organizers could have postponed the Dubov-Giri game to the next rest day. One question was whether it was communicated to the players beforehand that the mask would be a necessity at the board as well in case of close contact to a Covid-positive person. Unsurprisingly, the whole situation was widely discussed on social media. ♟💙| The official statement regarding the absence of Daniil Dubov in round 7 of the #TataSteelChess Tournament /1BYKIyN8qm
Dubov refused to do so and called it "a matter of principle." When he hadn't arrived at the board half an hour into the round, the game was declared a win by forfeit for Giri. Awaiting a PCR test result for Dubov, the organizers requested the Russian GM to wear a mask during play, even though the general rule at the tournament is that face masks are obligatory everywhere except when sitting at the board. This year, with the highly contagious omicron variant raging, it was sheer impossible.Īfter the two cases of corona in the morning of the third round, when two seconds (coaches) of players tested positive, there was another case on Saturday morning: someone close to Dubov.
In hindsight, one could add miraculously. Last year, the organizers managed to hold their tournament in Wijk aan Zee in the middle of the pandemic without any issues.
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