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US Chess make sanction list public
(new.uschess.org)
# | Player | Country | Elo |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Magnus Carlsen | ๐ณ๐ด | 2839 |
2 | Fabiano Caruana | ๐บ๐ธ | 2786 |
3 | Hikaru Nakamura | ๐บ๐ธ | 2780 |
4 | Ding Liren ๐ | ๐จ๐ณ | 2780 |
5 | Alireza Firouzja | ๐ซ๐ท | 2777 |
6 | Ian Nepomniachtchi | ๐ท๐บ | 2771 |
7 | Anish Giri | ๐ณ๐ฑ | 2760 |
8 | Gukesh D | ๐ฎ๐ณ | 2758 |
9 | Viswanathan Anand | ๐ฎ๐ณ | 2754 |
10 | Wesley So | ๐บ๐ธ | 2753 |
September 4 - September 22
It's surprising to see Timur Gareyev on this list. He is the World Record holder for most simultaneous games played blindfolded (48). I watched the live stream of this record attempt and it was mind-blowing. He's well known as being a blindfold chess expert but he also does a lot of crazy stuff, like skydiving with a chess board: https://en.chessbase.com/post/timur-in-the-sky-for-chess-life
I can't find information anywhere on what his rules violation was, but this PDF says "Violations of US Chess Safe Play Guidelines." Those guidelines can be found here: https://new.uschess.org/sites/default/files/media/documents/us-chess-safe-play-guidelines.pdf
~~He was suspended for just 1 year, so I can't imagine it pertains to the more serious types of violation outlined in that document.~~
Edit: https://lichess.org/blog/ZNTniBEAACEAJZTn/breaking-the-silence