FIDE Troglodytes Are At It Again--Boycott Underway

"Fide, the World Chess Federation, has been accused of "total moral degredation" after awarding this year's $2 million world speed chess championship to Saudi Arabia.

A raft of top players have now revealed they will boycott the blitz and rapid event, one of the most exciting in the chess calendar, over concerns about safety and human rights in the ultra-conservative regime.
Among the big names who won't be there are double women's world champion Anna Muzychuk and the American super grandmaster Hikaru Nakamura, a renowned specialist at playing in short time controls."

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/11/12/holding-chess-championship-saudi-arabia-horrible-move-top-players/#