@Nomoreusernames said in #30:
> Wesly So: "Carlsen saw at the Sinquefield Cup that something was wrong and withdrew from the tournament. I have a lot of respect for that."
> Gretarsson: "For a lawyer, it's not fair to accuse someone of cheating without evidence."
> I'm sure most people are thinking, why disagree with Wesley So, he is such a good chess player, but in Gretarsson's defence, it's not just law, it's central to science, maths, religion, medicine, and all those other endeavours which have brought us out of the dark ages.
It seems that Hans is not part of the good ol boys club, the "in" crowd. There has always been a stereotype regarding the extreme exclusiveness and snobbiness of chess. It seems Magnus pulling back the veil has proved it all true. Finegold eluded to the fact that these super GM's simply don't want to play lower rated players because it affects their ratings too much so always try to get them uninvited. I mean what we saw happening at the olympics, with players destroying opponents as much as 600 points higher rated than them, and all across the tournament, shows just how exclusive chess has become in recent years at the highest levels. Its almost like they really are going backwards towards the dark ages. Politics and Money talks, and you know what walks unfortunately.
> Wesly So: "Carlsen saw at the Sinquefield Cup that something was wrong and withdrew from the tournament. I have a lot of respect for that."
> Gretarsson: "For a lawyer, it's not fair to accuse someone of cheating without evidence."
> I'm sure most people are thinking, why disagree with Wesley So, he is such a good chess player, but in Gretarsson's defence, it's not just law, it's central to science, maths, religion, medicine, and all those other endeavours which have brought us out of the dark ages.
It seems that Hans is not part of the good ol boys club, the "in" crowd. There has always been a stereotype regarding the extreme exclusiveness and snobbiness of chess. It seems Magnus pulling back the veil has proved it all true. Finegold eluded to the fact that these super GM's simply don't want to play lower rated players because it affects their ratings too much so always try to get them uninvited. I mean what we saw happening at the olympics, with players destroying opponents as much as 600 points higher rated than them, and all across the tournament, shows just how exclusive chess has become in recent years at the highest levels. Its almost like they really are going backwards towards the dark ages. Politics and Money talks, and you know what walks unfortunately.