'Making Moves Against Russia'

I'm a news junkie and Euronews, both in English and in French, is one of my favorite news sources. I turn to its channels several times a day. The pan-European focus sets it apart from national news stations.

How Ukraine's chess community are making moves against Russia (0:59) • '[Published on] Mar 22, 2022'

I missed this particular segment when it was aired. The Youtube description said,

Lviv is said to be the birthplace of as many as 20-30 chess grandmasters, such as Andrei Volokitin, who signed an open letter from players refusing to face Russian opponents

The action of the Ukrainian players is largely symbolic. Top Russian chess players are well aware of the situation in Ukraine and have little influence over Vladimir Putin. As someone once said, 'Chess players are mostly harmless'. For more on the Euronews story, see How Ukraine's chess community are making moves against Russia (euronews.com).