Candidates Postponed
Thursday, March 26, 2020 at 12:03PM
Dennis Monokroussos in 2020 Candidates, COVID-19

Aaaaaaand there we go. (HT: Daniel Parmet) Sorry, Teimour.

See this, too. The final question and answer shows that they haven't learned a thing yet: "Q: And an important question about the chess crown. Is this match also being postponed? A: The match for the chess crown [is] due to take place at the end of the year. There is no question of changing dates." Oddly, this comes after an earlier remark where the answerer, FIDE President Arkady Dvorkovich, acknowledges that there some think the current conditions under the pandemic could last a year, and the ellipsis might indicate an even longer period. So either he's not worried about inconsistency, or he thinks that the longer estimates of the pandemic's duration are flatly mistaken, or he will find an internet-based solution.

What do all of you think?

P.S. I will keep blogging for the time being, life and health permitting. How are all of you holding up?

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