{"id":27,"date":"2026-04-04T05:51:41","date_gmt":"2026-04-04T05:51:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/walesrocs.com\/?page_id=27"},"modified":"2026-04-04T07:09:28","modified_gmt":"2026-04-04T07:09:28","slug":"news","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/walesrocs.com\/index.php\/news\/","title":{"rendered":"News"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"et_pb_section_0 et_pb_section et_pb_fullwidth_section et_section_regular et_block_section\">\n<section class=\"et_pb_fullwidth_header_0 et_pb_fullwidth_header et_pb_bg_layout_dark et_pb_text_align_center et_animated et_pb_module et_flex_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_fullwidth_header_container center\"><div class=\"header-content-container center\"><div class=\"header-content et_flex_module\"><h1 class=\"et_pb_module_header\">WALES ROCS<\/h1><span class=\"et_pb_fullwidth_header_subhead\">RECOVERY OVER COVID SUPPORT<\/span><div class=\"et_pb_header_button_wrapper\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_fullwidth_header_overlay\"><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_fullwidth_header_scroll\"><\/div><\/section>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_section_1 et_pb_section et_section_regular et_block_section\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_0 et_pb_row et_pb_equal_columns et_pb_gutters2 et_block_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_0 et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_0 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h2>\u00a0#STOP THE WAR <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/8lqAcsVQTkM\">1812<\/a><\/h2>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3>OBJECTIVE:<\/h3>\n<p class=\"m_5400254899122148534MsoNoSpacing\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">18\/12\/2025: Armistice \u2013 cessation of hostilities - Stop the War<u><\/u><u><\/u><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"m_5400254899122148534MsoNoSpacing\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">UN supervision for disputed areas.<u><\/u><u><\/u><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"m_5400254899122148534MsoNoSpacing\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">Stop War officially.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"m_5400254899122148534MsoNoSpacing\"><span class=\"im\">Join the voice with Tchaikovsky - retweet, retweet from Dec 18 at 18:12pm. Let it be heard globally. Support the courageous 44 Russian chess masters.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"im\"><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_code_0 et_pb_code et_pb_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_code_inner\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mcjrYrFYCpU\"?rel=0 title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_1 et_pb_row et_block_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_1 et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_1 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">44 Top Russian Players Write an Open Letter to Putin, Demanding \"Stop the War\"<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_2 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>Top Russian chess players released an open letter to Vladimir Putin, the president of the Russian Federation, in which they firmly opposed the war in Ukraine and showed support for the Ukrainian people.<\/p>\n<p>GM Ian Nepomniachtchi, the most recent challenger for the world title, GM Alexandra Kosteniuk, the 12th Women's World Champion and Director of ChesscomRU, GM Peter Svidler, an eight-time Russian champion, GM Andrey Esipenko, GM Daniil Dubov, and many others are among the signees.<\/p>\n<p>The five Russian players who are currently competing in the FIDE Grand Prix in Belgrade are not included on the list of signees, while FIDE General Director GM Emil Sutovsky stated on Twitter that it is likely because to technical difficulties that Grand Prix players were unable to sign.<\/p>\n<p>Particularly GM Alexander Grischuk and GM Nikita Vitiugov, the current Russian Champion, have previously expressed their adamant opposition to the conflict, with Grischuk making his remarks during a news conference after game one and Vitiugov making his on Twitter.<\/p>\n<p>Unsurprisingly absent from the list of signatories is GM Sergey Karjakin, a current contender and previous World Championship 2016 Challenger, whose pro-war remarks prompted FIDE to launch an ethics investigation into his actions.<\/p>\n<p>The Duma, the lower house of the Russian government, is also missing, as is former world champion GM Anatoly Karpov, who voted to recognize the independence of the Donetsk and Luhansk People's Republics.<\/p>\n<p>Karpov and the other members who cast the same votes have received criticism from the EU.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_3 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Russian chess players' letter to the Russian Federation's president.<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_4 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p><em>\"We are against any military action on the territory of Ukraine and call for an immediate ceasefire and a peaceful decision to the conflict through the path of dialogue and diplomatic negotiations. For us, it is unbearably painful to see the catastrophe that is happening these days with our people.<\/em><o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p><em>\"We've played for Russia in individual and, which is a special honor, team competitions. We are sure that chess and sports in general should unite people. Our country has done its best to organize the most complex and prestigious international events even on the peak of the pandemic.<\/em><o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p><em>\"Chess teaches you to be responsible for your actions; each move is meaningful and a mistake can bring you to a fatal point of no return. This used to be a sport, but now the human lives, human rights and freedoms, human dignity, the present and the future of our countries are at stake.<\/em><o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p><em>\"During these tragic days we are thinking of all the people caught in the midst of this frightful conflict. We share the pain of our Ukrainian colleagues and call for peace.\"<o:p><\/o:p><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_5 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">We demand peace and sympathize with our Ukrainian colleagues' suffering.<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_6 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p><em>\"The Ukrainian chess team is the reigning European team champion and one of the strongest teams in the world, like ours. We've played tens of matches and hundreds of games. For us, fair competition has always been above politics, and the Ukrainians shared this feeling. We beg you to preserve the chance for mutual respect among the teams, players and people from both countries.<\/em><o:p><\/o:p><\/p>\n<p><em>\"We support peace. Stop the war.\"<o:p><\/o:p><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><o:p><\/o:p><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_7 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">LIST OF SIGNEES:<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_2 et_pb_row et_block_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_2 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_3 et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_8 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><ul>\n<li>GM Ian Nepomniachtchi<\/li>\n<li>GM Alexandra Kosteniuk<\/li>\n<li>GM Daniil Dubov<\/li>\n<li>GM Peter Svidler<\/li>\n<li>GM Andrey Esipenko<\/li>\n<li>GM Maxim Matlakov<\/li>\n<li>GM Kirill Alekseenko<\/li>\n<li>GM Alexander Motylev<\/li>\n<li>GM Mikhail Kobalia<\/li>\n<li>WGM Anna Burtasova<\/li>\n<li>Denis Grigoriev<\/li>\n<li>CM Ilya Gorodetskiy<\/li>\n<li>Oleg Pervakov<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_3 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_3 et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_9 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><ul>\n<li>GM Evgeny Najer<\/li>\n<li>GM Pavel Tregubov<\/li>\n<li>GM Anton Demchenko<\/li>\n<li>GM Alexander Khalifman<\/li>\n<li>GM Valentina Gunina<\/li>\n<li>IM Polina Shuvalova<\/li>\n<li>IM Alina Kashlinskaya<\/li>\n<li>GM Igor Lysyj<\/li>\n<li>GM Dmitry Kryakvin<\/li>\n<li>GM Ildar Khairullin<\/li>\n<li>GM Artur Gabrielian<\/li>\n<li>GM Nikita Petrov<\/li>\n<li>GM Evgeny Gleizerov<\/li>\n<li>FM Artem Odegov<\/li>\n<li>IM Konstantin Mesropov<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_3 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_10 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><ul>\n<li>Mark Glukhovsky<\/li>\n<li>IM Maksim Notkin<\/li>\n<li>GM Maksim Chigaev<\/li>\n<li>FM Anastasia Chigaeva<\/li>\n<li>GM Olga Badelko<\/li>\n<li>GM Pavel Ponkratov<\/li>\n<li>GM Alexandr Shimanov<\/li>\n<li>GM Igor Berdichvsky<\/li>\n<li>GM Ivan Rozum<\/li>\n<li>WIM Svetlana Ershova<\/li>\n<li>IM Evgeny Egorov<\/li>\n<li>GM Daniil Yuffa<\/li>\n<li>Anna Volkova<\/li>\n<li>WFM Eteri Kublashvili<\/li>\n<li>Yana Sidorchuk<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_section_2 et_pb_section et_section_regular et_block_section\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_3 et_pb_row et_block_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_5 et_pb_column et_pb_column_2_5 et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_11 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">TO RUSSIA WITH LOVE<\/h4>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_6 et_pb_column et_pb_column_3_5 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_code_1 et_pb_code et_pb_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_code_inner\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FSwl0OEo_14?rel=0\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_4 et_pb_row et_block_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_7 et_pb_column et_pb_column_2_5 et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_12 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">NOT BACK IN THE USSR<\/h4>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_8 et_pb_column et_pb_column_3_5 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_code_2 et_pb_code et_pb_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_code_inner\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_IYykV_o2a4?rel=0\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_5 et_pb_row et_block_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_9 et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_button_module_wrapper et_pb_button_0_wrapper\"><a class=\"et_pb_button_0 et_pb_button et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module\" href=\"https:\/\/0-meta.com\" target=\"_blank\">ROCS Initiative<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_section_3 et_pb_section et_section_regular et_block_section\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_6 et_pb_row et_block_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_10 et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_13 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h1>ABOUT WALES ROCS<\/h1>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_14 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module et_pb_text_align_center\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>RECOVERY OVER COVID SUPPORT<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_15 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><div class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_text et_pb_text_3  et_pb_text_align_center et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\">\n<p><strong>WALES ROCS (Recovery Over Covid Support)<\/strong> is a <strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">brilliant economic stimulus<\/span><\/strong> initiative to assist the Wales economy recover from the effects of Covid.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s an initiative undertaken by the youngest generation, <strong>Gen3M.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-27","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/walesrocs.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/27","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/walesrocs.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/walesrocs.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/walesrocs.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/walesrocs.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=27"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/walesrocs.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/27\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":73,"href":"https:\/\/walesrocs.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/27\/revisions\/73"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/walesrocs.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}