There has been some scrutiny of the conditions provided to players at the ongoing FIDE World Cup in Goa ever since two-time world championship contender Ian Nepomniachtchi grumbled about conditions after he was eliminated early in the second round by Indian grandmaster Diptayan Ghosh.

“One of those places that you won’t be sad to leave,” a disgruntled Nepomniachtchi had posted on his Telegram account on Wednesday. However, while Nepo had not explained what his issues were in the Telegram post, multiple players like Vassily Ivanchuk had praised the conditions provided to players . Then, world no 3 Fabiano Caruana’s second Cristian Chirila had added fuel to the fire by mentioning on the C Squared Podcast that some players had told him that there were bedbugs in the hotel.

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