2016 Olympiad - Baku

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Matt Mackenzie
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Re: 2016 Olympiad - Baku

Post by Matt Mackenzie » Fri Sep 30, 2016 2:04 pm

NickFaulks wrote:
Alex Holowczak wrote: I must confess it seemed slightly strange to me that Bermuda, Guernsey and Jersey were eligible for travel assistance. None are known for being impoverished backwaters...
I can't speak for the Channel Islands, but there are players in Bermuda who have defaulted club games because they didn't have the bus fare.
Are buses particularly expensive there? :shock:
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Re: 2016 Olympiad - Baku

Post by Mick Norris » Wed Nov 09, 2016 10:21 am

[quote="Alex Holowczak"I must confess it seemed slightly strange to me that Bermuda, Guernsey and Jersey were eligible for travel assistance. None are known for being impoverished backwaters...[/quote]

You can see the full details of the travel assistance in the article on chess.com or pdf here
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