[thom]

Was he? Svidler implied that given he was close to both Magnus and Ian, they'd all decided not to put him in a difficult position and ask him to take sides. But Magnus did say it was the same team I guess.

Either way, feels like we saw a couple of his lines come up. His influence on the game is fascinating.

[smnplk]

Yes, he was. And there is a scandal brewing in Russian chess community over this.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8NP795z3NQA

[kzrdude]

Svidler was speculating and now the Magnus team revealed the team in reality yesterday, incl Dubov

[smnplk]

Yea, i think Dubov is the reason Magnus played more conservatively.