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Should have kicked him out of the tournament.
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It's an unnecessary conflict as Swiss Pairing software has a feature that can forbid certain pairings. It seems not all arbiters are aware of this or are prepared to use it.Mike Truran wrote: Should have kicked him out of the tournament.
It's happened before with the same player involved.
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Anyone from Iran who played an Israeli would face serious grief on their return home. Not his fault, arguably.
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Maybe a little foresight on his, his national federation's and the organisers' behalf would not have gone amiss.
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If you mean that the organisers should have had the foresight to require all players to sign a declaration that they were willing to play against any opponent irrespective of race, creed, nationality etc, then I agree with you, But when FIDE themselves, like the governing bodies of other sports, aren't willing to do it, what do you expect?Mike Truran wrote:Maybe a little foresight on his, his national federation's and the organisers' behalf would not have gone amiss.
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