Топ-гравці підписали відкритий лист на підтримку гросмeйстера Іванчука.

Vasyl Ivanchuk. Photo: Maria Emelianova/Chess.com

П'ятниця, 21 липня 2023, 00:41

Топ-гравці підписали відкритий лист на підтримку гросмeйстера Іванчука.

By Tarjei Svensen (TarjeiJS). Обновлено: 21 июл. 2023 г., 04:54. Новости. Chess.com

У відкритому листі, опублікованому на сайті ФІДЕ, низка провідних гросмейстерів закликає уряд України дозволити гросмeйстеру Василю Іванчуку виїхати з країни та взяти участь у майбутньому Кубку світу ФІДЕ.

Змагання розпочинаються в Баку, Азербайджан, 29 липня і триватимуть до 25 серпня.

Серед 206 учасників Open section є легенда українських шахів, гроссмейстер Василь Іванчук.

Чемпіон світу з рапіду (2016) і чотириразовий золотий призер Олімпіад (1988, 1990, 2004 і 2010), український гросмейстер Vasyl Ivanchuk at the World Team Chess Championship 2022 in Jerusalem Photo: FIDE / Mark Livshitz

54-річний гравець отримав вайлд-кард від Міжнародної федерації шахів (ФІДЕ), і в першому раунді має зустрітися з 23-ю дошкою світу

Вей І.

Vasyl Ivanchuk at the 2017 World Cup. Photo: Maria Emelianova/Chess.com.

Однак у зв’язку з російським вторгненням і триваючою війною українське Міністерство молоді та спорту не допускає спортсменів віком від 18 до 60 років брати участь у змаганнях, де також змагаються гравці з Росії та Білорусі. У шахах гравці з цих країн можуть брати участь у міжнародних змаганнях, якщо виступають під нейтральним прапором ФІДЕ.

Magnus Carlsen beat Vladimir Fedoseev in the match for World Cup third place in 2021. Photo: David Llada/FIDE.

У відкритому листі за підписами гросмейстерів

Магнуса Карлсена,

Вішванатана Ананда,

Хікару Накамури,

Фабіано Каруани,

Уеслі Со та

Бориса Гельфанда

міністра молоді та спорту України

просять «переглянути відповідне рішення та надати необхідний дозвіл».

20 July, 2023 To Vadym Gutzeit Minister of Youth and Sports of Ukraine

Dear Mr. Gutzeit,

FIDE World Cup will start on July 29 in Baku, Azerbaijan. This is one of the most important chess competitions of the year. All of us were glad to learn that the Ukrainian GM Vasyl Ivanchuk received a special invitation to participate.

Ivanchuk is a true chess legend, known and loved by fans all over the world, a player who has glorified Ukraine countless times, including two team victories at the Chess Olympiads. For each of us, the opportunity to play with him has always been a cause of special pride and pleasure.

In this regard, it was a significant disappointment for us to learn that the Ministry refuses to grant Mr. Ivanchuk a special permit allowing him to leave the country to participate in the World Cup. We believe that his participation and play would bring happiness to many, especially Ukrainians, and we respectfully ask you to review the relevant decision and issue the necessary permission.

SIGNED BY

Magnus Carlsen (Norway), 16th World Champion, no. 1 world rating since 2010

Viswanathan Anand (India), 15th World Сhampion

Hikaru Nakamura (USA), No. 2 world rating, Fischer World Chess Champion

Fabiano Caruana (USA), No. 3 world rating, World Champion challenger (2018)

Wesley So (USA), No. 8 world rating, former Fischer World Chess Сhampion

Boris Gelfand (Israel), World Championship challenger (2012)

The Ukrainian Ministry of Youth and Sports recently made changes in the order where national teams take part in events where athletes from Russia and Belarus are present. Instead of "prohibit" the order has now been changed to the less conclusive "not to send."

It's unclear whether Ukraine will make exceptions to the policy, but the Ukrainian sports minister has threatened to boycott the 2024 Paris Olympics if Russia and Belarus are allowed to take part.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has called on athletes to be treated equally, regardless of the passport they hold and said, as reported by The Guardian: "Governments must not decide which athletes can participate in which competition and which athletes cannot."

Gutzeit later responded by saying the matter is a question of principle. He wrote on Facebook on January 19 of this year: “Part of the international federations are outraged by the IOC's efforts to promote the return of Russians and Belarusians. We have addressed and will address all international organizations that can influence the situation and whose opinions the IOC members can listen to. Our position is unchanged: as long as there is a war in Ukraine, Russian and Belarusian athletes should not be in international competitions."

Two days ago, he expressed a similar view: "We are fighting for the complete elimination of Russians and Belarusians from international competitions while the war continues. They should not play under any flag."

The eccentric and unpredictable Ivanchuk has been a favorite among chess fans for his brilliance on the chess board in the world elite for more than 30 years. He was able to take part in the Bydgoszcz GM tournament in Poland at the end of June, an event he won on tiebreaks with 3/5.

Weeks after the Russian invasion on February 24, 2022, the chess legend signed a joint letter by Ukrainian grandmasters calling for a blanket ban on Russian chess players and for the resignation of the Russian FIDE President Arkady Dvorkovich.

The letter stated that Dvorkovich, a former Deputy Prime Minister of Russia, should resign because as a former aide to Putin he is "personally responsible for the formation of Russia's aggressive foreign policy."

Chess.com has contacted the Ukrainian Ministry of Youth and Sports seeking comment.

https://www.fide.com/docs/regulations/OPEN-LETTER-IVANCHUK.pdf

https://www.fide.com/news/2536

https://www.chess.com/news/view/open-letter-vasyl-ivanchuk-fide-world-cup

https://www.chess.com/news/view/carlsen-to-play-2023-world-cup