Women's World Chess Championship

More baloney from Russian puppets mouthing from Putin's script. Does no one in Europe have any cojones other than the chess femmes who made the initial protest? Shame, SHAME on the ECU. Shame, SHAME on anyone who is not speaking up about this travesty! First, this statement from European Chess Union President Boris Kutin - yes, you read that right, BORIS KUTIN. Sure sounds Russian to me, smirk. Reports from Chessdom.com Statement of the ECU President Boris Kutin regarding the World Woman Chess Championship in Nalchik After yesterday's message from the FIDE President Kirsan Ilymzhinov regarding the Women World Chess Championship in Nalchik, today a letter from the ECU President Boris Kutin followed. 14.08.2008 Following the recent dramatic developments in South Ossetia and the public reaction of certain chess players concerning the World Women's Championship in Nalchik (Russia), I would like to emphasize that mixing politics with sports is clearly against the spirit of the international chess community. Always and everywhere. From my side I cannot see any alternative other than organising this event as planned and doing everything possible in order for all participants of the World Championship to arrive in Nalchik and start, without any postponement, the battle for the highest title in women's chess. Gens Una Sumus! Boris Kutin President of the European Chess Union Well of course there ARE alternatives, so why put the women players and, particularly, the Georgian players, in danger near a war zone? Why would any female player in her right mind want to play chess anywhere in Russia and possibly subject themselves to the "tender care" of the Russian army and/or armed militia from North and South Ossetia roaming around the area? Is Kirsan going to provide the players with armed body guards? Can he absolutely guarantee their physical safety from snipers and would-be rapists? Is he going to put a cordon of tanks around the hotel and playing venue to prevent a raid? For that matter, one shell dropped on the roof and kaboom, good bye top women chessplayers. Think I'm kidding? Think again. Putin is capable of ANYTHING. Then, this statement - it's a "gag me" but what would you expect from another Russian puppet? Why would anyone give any veracity to a statement made by the RUSSIAN ORGANIZING COMMITTEE? Like - DUH! Statement of Arsen Kanokov Chairman of Organizing committee of the World women’s championship 2008 The Organizing Committee of the Women’s World Chess Championship 2008 is deeply disappointed and bewildered by the attempts of some circles by no means spots ones to break up the competition of the strongest women chess players of the world scheduled to be held in Nalchik. Sharing entirely and fully attitude of FIDE and European Chess Union toward an open letter of Georgian women chess players, we believe that representatives of a famous chess school shouldn’t be pawns in somebody's unworthy game. The preparation for the Championship has entered its final stages and the Organizing Committee claims that high requirements of FIDE to all aspects of preparation and holding the most significant chess event of the year will be met and nothing will prevent chess players of the participating countries from showing their game potential. See you in peaceful and hospitable capital of Kabardino-Balkaria! We are one family! Arsen Kanokov, Chairman of Organizing committee of the World women’s championship 2008. Nalchik, 14 august 2008 These people are the ultimate hypocrites and totally lacking in moral courage to say and do the right thing. "We are all one family." Yeah, right, dudes. I hope they get their just desserts some day from the Devil and his pitchfork!