Don't some big chess players own a stake in chess.com?
Is part of the drama a kind of unbalance of power. Where those with power in the community exerts more influence and benefit more from their influence.
Could owning chess platforms be seen as a conflict of interest in a professional sporting frame of mind?
Which makes all the comments using chess.com’s actions as evidence kind of pointless.
That being said, Magnus is the biggest draw in chess. So even if he didn’t have part ownership of chess.com, most tournaments would be willing to sacrifice a rather unlikable and unknown player to not piss off Magnus.
Is part of the drama a kind of unbalance of power. Where those with power in the community exerts more influence and benefit more from their influence.
Could owning chess platforms be seen as a conflict of interest in a professional sporting frame of mind?