Very interesting reading including a photo of Putin, Filatov and She Who Shall Not Be Named being affixed with a label the AUG does not permit restating here. Enjoy the reading. It’s quite interesting even when hyper polemical.
“…Maybe it’s simply a genetic issue, late effects of the Chernobyl accident, that so many Russians, with their president in front, are so completely off the track and have lost all grip on reality. We commit ourselves: These Russians can cheat as much as they like with their knockout system, with the regulations for the women’s world championships, with the choice of the venues, and with other dirty tricks, they even can annoy the strongest players and crown their own second-rate champions. But as long as Magnus and Yifan are playing chess, and provided that the conditions are regular, no Russian player, their imported Ukrainian turncoats included, will ever win a world championship match against them. It’s ridiculous…”
yifanhou.net/category/uncensored
*It’s not totally clear that these are all Hou’s words. Some are, as I’ve seen thm on Chessbase. Still…