Nagpur: On the day when the top 50 world masters (including Magnus Carlsen) joined 78 first-half winners at the Fide World Cup in Sochi, the deadly Coronavirus achieved events throughout the month.
In accordance with the body protocol that regulates the world, the RT-PCR test is mandatory every day alternative, and participates in several positive reports, the sixth day of the event witnessed the withdrawal and confiscation of “some top players.
While all 12 Indian participants and two coaches with those who accompanied them safely , the world there is no 5th place and twice Levon Aronia Armenia lost the first game of the second round after experiencing a symptom of fever and announced its withdrawal from the tournament on Friday.
The Chess Federation of All India (AICF) is very monitoring the development in Sochi.
Secretary AICF Bharat Singh Chauhan, ” All of our players and coaches are safe and most of them are vaccinated.
Only three young people were not vaccinated due to age.
“The development of the world No.
2 and American GM Fabiano Caruana also doubt after his opponent Susanto Megaranto from Indonesia was tested positively, causing a second round clash to stop in the middle.
Fabiano wins by default but faces more Own tests.
Megaranto wore a mask during the match, Fabiano no.
Players are obliged to wear masks in all public areas but not during the match.
Pray for the safety of his opponent, Caruana Tweeted, “I hope Megaranto feels fine – he seems really good Okay during the match, so the way the match ended was a very unpleasant surprise.
I will take a test if I exposed Covid and hopefully I can continue the event after that.
“In a statement, Fide said,” In line with the tournament protocol, the player has been asked to leave the play area and the game is declared a loss.
The player in question wore a mask during the match and had been placed in quarantine.
His opponent, who was also asked to leave the Play Hall immediately, will now undergo additional medical playback, and will be tested again tomorrow on schedule.
“Without mentioning his name, Fide said that Megaranto had tested three negatives in Sochi before the fourth test back positive.
The test results should arrive before the round begins but delayed a few hours.
Fide is investigating why the results appear after the start of the round.
Fabiano-megaranto game took place on the second board besides the world champion Magnus Carlsen played against Sasa Martinovic at the top.
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