Mumbai poses a big problem for the IIFLIM 3rd Mumbai International
The Dalit protests in the city have led to the organizers of the 3rd Mumbai IIFLW come to the conclusion that the 5th round of the open section has been delayed to 6.30 p.m. ChessBase India spoke to the tournament director Praful Zaveri, who said, "The morning round of under-13 went smoothly. However, due to the current situation, we have postponed the evening round to 6.30 p.m."
In his official statement, FI Praful Zaveri said:
"In view of the prevailing circumstances, today's round stands postponed to 6.30 p.m. Further announcements would be made depending on the situations."
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The main problem for the organizers is that this is a norm tournament. For people to score a norm they have to compulsorily play nine rounds. If one of the rounds gets cancelled, or the tournament is reduced to 8 rounds, it ceases to be a norm event. Also, if the round today is cancelled it cannot be held on any other day because in the morning you have games of the under-13 section. It is a precarious situation for the organizers as well and we call the players to show their support and understanding.
