Timing is always an issue.
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Timing is always an issue.
I think the issue in this case is that the tournament was organized in a hurry with less than ideal notice to the players and without consideration of school schedules.
No one has asked for any exemption with regard to the minimum games rule. Making a blanket statement prior to consultation with them annoys members of the executive. A slightly weaker team where we...
There is no plan to grant any exemption or exceptions. I suspect that there may be players scrambling to make the minimum but there is still time.
Yes. There was a vote of the executive. My initial inclination would be to boycott this Olympiad but even I voted with the majority due to an external factor which I am not at liberty to divulge at...