tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post8799503233317774271..comments2023-12-28T02:11:22.501+00:00Comments on The Streatham & Brixton Chess Blog: How cynical* can you be?Tom Chivershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09850710685193416732noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-55535648132746147352014-09-18T19:05:22.607+01:002014-09-18T19:05:22.607+01:00(A short note to anonymous commentors - we have a ...(A short note to anonymous commentors - we have a new comments policy on the top left hand of the page which may be worth a brief perusal. Thanks for your time.)ejhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01582272075999298935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37675897.post-33003048719496748542014-09-17T14:13:15.522+01:002014-09-17T14:13:15.522+01:00I wonder if it would have made a difference to the...I wonder if it would have made a difference to the election result if Rex Sinquefield had offered to assist with the financing of the troubled Tromso Olympiad or had helped fund a bid for the upcoming Carlsen-Anand World Championship match (now, controversially and with reduced prize money, to be held in Sochi, Russia)? I mean: if he'd offered to provide finance up front and unconditionally, like ECU Presidential candidate Zurab Azmaiparashvilli and the Georgian Chess Federation did with their bid for the 2018 Olympiad and the 2017 World Cup.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03493196098010231415noreply@blogger.com