This has been known for a few days, but it's getting little coverage. Yifan not only withdrew from the Grand Prix but has previously stated she was done with the knock-out farce that FIDE promulgated.
Kirsan Ilyumzhinov is destroying chess.
Hou Yifan withdraws from Grand Prix
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Hou Yifan withdraws from Grand Prix
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Re: Hou Yifan withdraws from Grand Prix
Didn't Ilyumzhinov resign from president of FIDE? I thought he had.
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Re: Hou Yifan withdraws from Grand Prix
He resigns when FIDE is dealing with the USA. Any other time he is still in charge.whereagles wrote:Didn't Ilyumzhinov resign from president of FIDE? I thought he had.
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Re: Hou Yifan withdraws from Grand Prix
Oh? What a messed up story... 
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Re: Hou Yifan withdraws from Grand Prix
Ah, finally some in depth reporting on this.Dirt wrote:This has been known for a few days, but it's getting little coverage.
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