FIDE CEO Emil Sutovsky confirms Candidates chess tournament will go ahead as planned
FIDE CEO Emil Sutovsky confirms that the Candidates chess tournament will go ahead as scheduled despite a drone hitting a UK RAF airbase in Cyprus.
The Candidates chess tournament, held to finalize a challenger to the world champion, will take place in Cap St Georges Hotel and Resort, a five-star coastal venue near Cyprus' Paphos. Four Indian grandmasters, Praggnanandhaa, Koneru Humpy, Vaishali Rameshbabu, and Divya Deshmukh, will compete in the tournament. Despite the recent drone attack, FIDE CEO Emil Sutovsky has confirmed that the event will proceed as planned, with the president of Cyprus set to open the event on March 28. Sutovsky stated that the situation in Cyprus is being closely monitored, and while there is a war zone nearby, Cyprus is not directly involved and is not in a state of war. The tournament is scheduled to start in two weeks' time, and Sutovsky emphasized that plans have not changed.
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