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Son of Chess Player Dies in Battle
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SweetPeaBuddy wrote:
Hopefully this one will stay open!
All of the threads listed in comment #4 have stayed open, and there have even been some mods who helped out on one of them to keep it politics free. Posting articles like these seems to be allowed, especially since it's news from a national chess federation.
That's sad.
Mar 9, 2024
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i_love_scandinavian_im wrote:
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You're just asking for someone to block you, you know that? Just sayin.
Mar 10, 2024
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*just fyi no I did not block this user, I almost never block anyone, even when someone blocks me*
I think the whole point of this thread was to pay respect to Major Eyal Shuminov, the son of a strong chess player registered with FIDE. There's no need to make this overly political.
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Mar 13, 2024
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Select_Chicken wrote:
I think the whole point of this thread was to pay respect to Major Eyal Shuminov, the son of a strong chess player registered with FIDE. There's no need to make this overly political.
Agreed!
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Mar 13, 2024
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Green_Sleeves wrote:
No matter what your feelings are about this war, please keep this thread politics free, so as to stay in alignment with chess.com's Community Policy, and to avoid getting this thread locked.
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Political comments are not allowed on the public forum, as per chess.com’s community policy.
This thread is meant to make known a news story from the Israeli Chess Federation, recognizing the mourning of a member of the chess community by honoring the death of his son. I shared this story about an Israeli, but if anyone has stories about Gazan chess players and their families, then please feel free to make your own posts like this and share. This is about individuals and about the chess community, not about politics.
Google Translation of a news post from the Israeli Chess Federation:
Major Eyal Shuminov, 24 years old from Karmiel, fell in Gaza
Major Eyal Shuminov (24) from Karmiel, a company commander in the Shaked Battalion in the Givati Brigade, was killed by an anti-tank missile during a raid on the Zeytun neighborhood in Gaza City. Eyal son of Asher Shominov, one of the pillars of the Karmiel club, player and active in the club for many years. The funeral will take place today [February 25, 2024] at 14:00 at the cemetery in Karmiel.
It appears that he passed on February 24. Below is a photo of Eyal:
Eyal's father, Asher Shuminov, currently has a FIDE rating 1773 in standard chess.
Asher Shuminov Israeli Chess Federation profile
Asher Shuminov FIDE profile
May Eyal's memory be a blessing!