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#330 – Hikaru Nakamura: Chess, Magnus, Kasparov, and the Psychology of Greatness
Lex Fridman Podcast
Is It a Difficult Situation for Russian Chess Players?
Every nation is in some profound way represented on the chess board right I've never really felt that. For me it's very eye-opening to realize how difficult it is for a lot of Russian chess players right now to play because of the situation even Nepoh has to bring cash as no credit cards work so if these Russians don't have cash they can't play and I know a lot of them have fled the country just to try and keep their chess career going. Magnus Carlsen was originally a qualifier for the candidate's tournament it was disqualified by Fide for breaching his code of ethics about the related to his support for the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
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