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Recent comments

• me, 1 December 2008, 23.33: 1) No, but this changes nothing in this case. 2) Yes, he should be punished according to the rules. And I believe it is 2 years ban in such cases. If he was...
• ChessGirl, 1 December 2008, 22.58: @ Michel: Deal
• Michel83, 1 December 2008, 22.54: @ me I understand your points, but they are too “Law-Following” in my opinion. But I guess from my side there is no more need to discuss...
• Michel83, 1 December 2008, 22.47: @ chessgirl “Of course I don´t want Ivanchuk to be banned from tournaments for two years, but I just don´t like seeing that some people are...
• me, 1 December 2008, 22.24: 1) My opinion is that “Don’t play if you can’t play by the rules.” 2) No if just one player protested, then FIDE wouldn’t do...
• ChessGirl, 1 December 2008, 22.20: @ Michel83 When I said “all you people” I meant “all the people who are saying that Chuky should get away with it”, it...
• Michel83, 1 December 2008, 21.51: @ me And a second question: You tell us about the right way to protest in a democracy. First of all, there is no objective rule how to protest in a...
• Frits Fritschy, 1 December 2008, 21.48: Okay, let’s put some effort in this. I will be quoting from the page ‘Denksport en doping’ (mental sports and doping) from the...
• Michael, 1 December 2008, 21.47: A quick glance at Ivanchuk’s game from that day would have been sufficient to realize that he couldn’t have taken anything useful.
• Michel83, 1 December 2008, 21.38: @ me I already know this and of course that would be wrong. I am against those doping tests in general, but if you wanna punish him he could also just...

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