Vallejo Pons leaves European Chess Ch

  

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Thibault de Vassal    (2018-03-31)
Vallejo Pons leaves European Chess Ch.

Quite incredibly sad story for GM Francisco Vallejo Pons after having played poker for money under an old & strange spanish law...

http://www.pokernews.com/news/2018/03/chess-francisco-vallejo-pons-poker-tax-dispute-30327.htm

http://www.chess.com/news/view/hunted-by-spanish-tax-authority-vallejo-leaves-european-championship

http://www.change.org/p/spanish-tax-authority-my-aim-is-to-seek-as-many-signatures-as-possible-to-help-out-a-sportsman-in-distress


Herbert Kruse    (2018-03-31 13:15:07)
Vallejo Pons leaves European Chess Ch.

he has to go all the way (courts) to prevent this injustice

so states (spain) make honest people sick, i hate that


Thibault de Vassal    (2018-04-01 03:36:37)
Vallejo Pons leaves European Chess Ch.

Sure... it will be a long hard way :(