We've further been informed that Peter and Natalia use separate computers, and accidents involving one of them inadvertently signing into the other's account are impossible.

<Stonehenge: Talking about photos: find the mistakes here: Manuel Golmayo De La Torriente> I give up, what are they? Daniel copied the caption from a newspaper, with some help from Google Translation.

<imag: Hi, I found a minor error> Thanks--it's repaired now.

<moronovich: <notyetagm> Yes,<Dark Nolan> IS Gata Kamsky> At first we were skeptical as well, but it's true. User: DarkNolan really is Gata Kamsky and we're very proud to have him join us.

<rapidcitychess: Are we going to have another Battle of the Brains soon? Please?> We will have a team-game but computers will be allowed this time around. It won't start until the Pogonina match is well underway. After that one a computer-prohibited game is in order, probably Battle of the Brains IV, unless there is great interest in another Fischerandom game.

Many have left the team already and for well documented reason.

Perhaps (pretty sure, actually) you should replace the "we" by I/me.

And to close this with a general remark, I don't think we should voice our opinios and grievances spread over both the challenge page and this one.

As far as <I> am concerned, the spirit and purpose of the challenge have already been damaged beyond repair.

Yeah, it's fine that he wants to write an article about the game. But is there such great demand for this article that it can't wait until after the game is over, when he (and Natalia) can view the World comments freely?

Probably, his intentions are fine. But it's not hard to imagine that comments made during the game will make it from husband to wife. Whether it happens or not is less important that the appearance that it could easily happen. This appearance does have a "putting off" effect for the World team, IMO.

In fact, I don't think he is doing Natalia any favors, because if she should happen to win, his presence there will discredit her effort, even if it was honorably attained.

I for one would like to just get on with the game, but I do believe you have made the wrong decision>

Looks like we are grinning back instead. 0-1 currently has 25 votes, compared to 21 for c4 and we all know how hard early leads are to bend back.

Btw - the details of our opinions about this unfortunate situation might be better continued, in case, at eg Dakkie's forum.

The problem with the Pogonina/PZ situation is that many of us are in professions where ethics and conflicts of interest matter. We take such things seriously, perhaps more than we should in this case--but then again, perhaps not.

PZ claims to be a journalist--fine with me--but even journalists sometimes worry about conflicts of interest. The admins haven't helped by dropping him, explaining why, and then allowing him back in, and then defending that action.

However, maintaining <confidence of honesty> is such a vital part of any endeavor, and chess in particular. Look at the damage done in cases where cheating is suspected (toiletgate, anyone?).

For that reason, I find it hard to believe that Natalia and Zhdanov would be too offended if asked to abide by cg.com's original and understandable stance that Zhdanov should not have access to the discussions of the team working to defeat his wife.

The request for him to leave is not an accusation of cheating, it is simply removing the conflict of interest.

As I stated earlier, his presence will only taint the outcome, and consequently this article that he plans to write will be worse than worthless.