Russian grandmaster Sergey Karjakin banned from chess for 6 months over Ukraine stance

Chess24 ^ | 3/21/22 | Chess24

[JonPreston]

The Crimea-born Grandmaster, who switched from representing Ukraine to Russia in 2009, now faces being stripped of his place in the upcoming Candidates Tournament in June. The 6-month ban is due to run until Wednesday, September 21.

[Skywise]

So… to show that we fight Russia… we will become Russia

[NorseViking]

This crap doesn’t take place in Russia.

[JonPreston]

With Russia we have a blossoming Conservative Cancel Culture.

[caww]

‘Banning’ (cancel culture) now appears to have crossed the ocean and gone viral Internationally....between sanctions and banning, more sactions and such - well aren’t we just the picture of freedom and the light on the shinning hill.....and so it goes.

[Sacajaweau]

Sorry....That’s just wrong...

[FLT-bird]

Shameful and disgusting. Even during the Cold War, we did not ban Soviet Athletes or require them to denounce their country in order to participate. Of course, we had actual adults in charge then as opposed to now.

[JonPreston]

adults in charge

That's the difference between the Cold War era and today. This new incompetence is going to get us in deep trouble.

[Steven Tyler]

Two super powers flipped

Russia defends the family, Church, and encourages folks to have children

Current USA, as re-directed by 0bama, well let’s just agree I do not want this board and myself to get canceled

[Bernard]

All of the bureaucratic silliness and pompous pronouncements that used to be in COVID headlines is now appearing in Russian stuff. I feel holier than thou just reading these articles. Can only imagine what the bureaucrats feel. The sphincters must tingle with delight.

[JonPreston]

The same COVID people are running the RUSSIA Show.

[iontheball]

Doesn’t this sound just like the war against anti-vaxers. Fascism is becoming more virulent every day.

[thoughtomator]

yup, the real danger is the media causing these moral panics one after the next and whipping people up into a totalitarian mob frenzy

next target could be anyone

[JonPreston]

Doesn’t this sound just like the war against anti-vaxers.

Yes, exactly the same.

[caseinpoint]

The world has undergone a tragic shift. We used to punish people based on examining two elements: the unlawful act and the mental process behind the act. Today the disfavored group can be punished for the wrong thoughts without having acted unlawfully but, if the right thoughts are present, unlawful acts will be excused, if not praised. So chess players, oligarchs, January 6 Rally participants deserve punishment for thoughts alone while Antifa, BLM rioters, shoplifters and illegal immigrants are ignored no matter how illegal their actions. Thoughtcrime a la Orwell has arrived.

[Fido969]

This will be all over on 6 months, and forgotten. We’ll be on the next crisis by then.

[montag813]

we had actual adults in charge

[CarolinaReaganFan]

it’s wrong - just a stupid thing to do

[Paul R.]

I think the problem here is that Karjakin made an actual threat, a "warning" in his words, and the vast majority of chess fans and players in FIDE were PO'd. So he got banned basically on the grounds he was damaging the business (of the chess foundation), violating the rules he signed up to. The Foundation is a business and not a major mode of public communication.

Another Russian Grandmaster, Putin supporter Sergei Shipov, was not banned. Shipov's comments were deemed "slightly different and less provocative".

Heck, FR has policies banning threats, racism, etc. and it's up to FR to decide when and where "the line" has been crossed and how to discipline violators. My opinion that FR should enforce it's ban on racism more vigorously (IMO not doing so drives off many would be FReepers) is only that: My opinion. It is the Mods' decision.