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OldWolf2FIDE 2100•

Sutovsky (the current FIDE Director-General) said on Facebook (google translation of Russian):

In response to numerous questions - the ban on entry of Chinese citizens to Russia should not touch the official Chinese delegation to the tournament of applicants. Official, business and humanitarian visas will be issued. At least at the moment there are no obstacles to entry of the Chinese delegation to the tournament of applicants. Fide continues to monitor the situation.

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OldWolf2FIDE 2100•

MVL better start preparing

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MaxFoolOPFIDE 2000•

From 00:00 local time on February 20, 2020, the passage of citizens from the People’s Republic of China across the state border of the Russian Federation is temporarily suspended

As far as I know, Wang Hao and Ding Liren are not in Russia yet.

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qablo•

but are they in China? perhaps they are doing some preparation outside the country, i´m guessing for the most part

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MaxFoolOPFIDE 2000•

The ban is not just about people traveling from China, it's banning all Chinese citizens from entering Russia.

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qablo•

oh, then I didn´t understand it well xD. But it doesn´t make any sense if is like that, right?

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jobinquef•

Does this include Hong Kong passport holders?

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escamopChessdong•

2 more Russian wildcards, kanieshna

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MaxFoolOPFIDE 2000•

If it actually came to it, it's next ones from average ratings, first is MVL and second is Mamedyarov. Even if they were doing more wildcards, which they are not, there is no more eligible Russians left, the reason why Alekseenko got wildcard was that he was the only eligible Russian.

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