Another Protest on the Choice of Saudi Arabia

In addition to Anna Muzychuk's protest, here's a more generalized one from Iranian ex-pat Dorsa Derakhshani, currently enriching chess in the United States. While the Saudi tournament organizers seem to be doing their best to run the tournament smoothly and treat the participants well, it's pretty hard to overcome the geopolitical issues involved with their country. Hopefully the organizers carry sufficient sway with the government to insure that all players, Israelis included, will be able to play next year - it seems as if the world rapid & blitz championship is returning there next year.