If the US is banning chess players from certain countries, will FIDE allow it to host chess events?
Speaking with reporters in Davos, Trump announced that he intends to expand his controversial travel ban on certain overseas countries. “We’re adding a couple of countries to it. We have to be safe,” he said. “You see what’s going on in the world. Our country has to be safe.” According to the Associated Press, anonymous officials familiar with the matter said seven countries were added to a draft of the proposed restrictions: Belarus, Eritrea, Kyrgyzstan, Myanmar, Nigeria, Sudan, and Tanzania. “It’s going to be announced very shortly. OK?” the president said.