India, Nov. 18 -- The ongoing Chess World Cup 2025 in Goa saw some controversy after Ian Nepomniachtchi's second round exit. The Russian GM lost to Diptayan Ghosh and after his defeat, slammed the tournament and its organisers on his Telegram channel. Reportedly, he had to change his hotels twice before losing to Diptayan, and had issues with the food.

Since his comments, many top GMs have defended the organisers. Now Dutch GM Loek van Wely has joined the bandwagon. He was in Goa as the coach of Max Warmerdam.

Speaking in a podcast, he was asked about Nepomniachtchi's comments. He said, "It was a loser talking. He really came (to Goa) in the wrong state of mind that he was not going to like India or Goa. Okay, I mean, maybe the hotel wa...