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  • This house supports Hans Niemann's decision to play in the 2025 Aeroflot Open

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    Hans Niemann, 20 years old, is an American chess grandmaster who rose rapidly in rankings but became controversial due to cheating allegations levied by Magnus Carlsen and others after the 2022 Sinquefield Cup. While a legal settlement with Chess.com and Carlsen has somewhat cleared his name, he continues to face exclusion from major invitational tournaments due to lingering skepticism by fans, players and organizers. In response, he launched the "Hans Niemann vs. The World" tour, seeking competitive opportunities outside traditional circuits. As part of this, he participated in the Aeroflot Open in Moscow, despite FIDE sanctions against Russian events following the Ukraine invasion, which invited severe backlash from the chess community over his decision.

    CBS PD 2025 · Round 3 · 2025-03-15

  • This house would abolish the one-country-VETO rule

    Infoslide

    one-country-VETO rule" is a rule of the EU which states that a proposed policy or directive of the EU can be VETOed by a single country in the EU. This rule does not apply to all policies and directives but usually only applies to matters of high national interest (e.g foreign policy, defence, enlargement of the European Union, finance and amendments to treaties)

    Vilnius University Open 2025 · Round 1 · 2025-03-15

  • This House Supports the legalisation of assisted dying in England and Wales

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    The House of Commons is currently debating a proposed law to legalise assisted dying in England and Wales. If passed, assisted dying would be available to any patient over the age of 18 who is terminally ill (i.e., expected to die within six months). Assisted dying is currently illegal everywhere in the UK, with a punishment of up to 14 years in prison.

    LSE Open 2025 · Round 1 · 2025-03-08

  • This house, as Hiccup, would part with Toothless and release him into the wild

    Infoslide

    You are Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III from the island, Berk. You have had a longtime close relationship with your dragon, Toothless: a rare breed of the powerful Night Fury species and the last of his kind. You are one of the most exalted dragon trainers in all of Norway. Unfortunately, humanity has been in a longtime war with dragons, and your success has made you and Toothless the target of many dragon hunters, including the ones that hunted even the Night Furies into near extinction. You may have succeeded in convincing the people of Berk to accept dragons, but you are unsure as to whether you can do the same for other neighboring islands. While you are unsure how Toothless plans to survive in the wild alone, you are confident in his intelligence and know that he has had a longtime history of successfully outwitting dragon hunters before you found him.

    Malaysia Charity Open 2024 · Grand Final · 2025-03-02

  • This house believes that it is in the interests of the Conservative Party to actively rehabilitate the image of the Cameron Years (e.g. by ceasing attacks on their record in 2010-16; promoting their achievements in Government; promoting Cameron-aligned MPs to Cabinet)

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    The Cameron Years refer to the period 2005-2016 where David Cameron was the leader of the Conservative Party. In these years, he sought to modernise the party, passing Marriage Equality in 2013 and actively promoting women into prominent cabinet positions. During his time as Prime Minister (2010-16) Cameron led a both coalition and majority governments. His governments embarked on a sustained austerity package in the wake of the financial crash; tended to favour military interventions; and gave Britain a referendum on EU Membership (with Cameron supporting Remain).

    St Andrews Open 2025 · Round 4 · 2025-03-01

  • This house believes that ECB should adopt the dual mandate

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    The European Central Bank (ECB) single mandate on keeping inflation under control. The US Federal Reserve (Fed) operates under a dual mandate, which seeks to achieve both full employment and low inflation. These mandates determine how and when a central bank responds to changes in economic conditions.

    St Andrews Open 2025 · Round 3 · 2025-03-01

  • If offered, This House, as a club outside of the 'big 5' football leagues, Would join a multi-club organisation

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    European football is competitively and financially dominated by teams from the English, Spanish, German, Italian and French leagues (known as the 'big 5'). A multi-club ownership model is a form of club ownership where multiple teams are owned by one person or company (e.g., Red Bull teams in New York, Leipzig and Salzburg; City Football Group in Manchester, Girona, New York).

    Lancaster IV 2025 · Round 3 · 2025-03-01

  • This house believes that it is in the interest of Republic of Moldova to pursue re-unification with Romania

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    Transylvania, Wallachia, and Moldova are three regions that share a similar population, language, and historical background. At various points in history, they were united under the same country, Romania, in 1600 and 1918. Moldova remained part of Romania until it was occupied by the USSR in 1945. The Republic of Moldova declared independence from the USSR in 1991. Transnistria and Gagauzia are two regions in Republic of Moldova with predominantly Russian-speaking populations, operating under separate administrations from the Moldovan government. Romania has been a member of the European Union since 2007. Moldova is a candidate for EU membership and began accession negotiations in 2023.

    European Schools Debating Championship 2025 · Grand Final · 2025-02-28

  • This house, as the average 25 year old Romanian, would wait for their 'statistical soulmate'

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    There is a machine that, at the age of 30, informs you who your ‘statistical soulmate’ is, if you choose to use it. You can only use the machine if you have not pursued a long term relationship in the past 5 years. This ‘statistical soulmate’ is someone with whom you would be most fulfilled, with significant accuracy.

    European Schools Debating Championship 2025 · Novice Finals · 2025-02-28

  • This House Would require Premier League players to randomly rotate between teams every two years.

    Infoslide

    For the purposes of this debate, a player rotation system entails rotating players between teams every two years. The players do not get to choose a team, and it takes place on a staggered basis (ie not all players rotate on the same year).

    Manchester IV 2025 · Round 2 · 2025-02-22

  • This house supports the EU-Mercosur trade deal.

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    The EU-Mercosur trade deal is a free trade agreement that aims to eliminate almost all taxes on products traded between the European Union and Mercosur (a trade bloc comprising Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay). The deal, if ratified, will establish one of the world's biggest free trade zones (about one-fifth of the global economy).

    Warwick Open 2025 · Semifinals · 2025-02-15

  • This house prefers demure culture over brat summer culture in Western Liberal democracies.

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    Demure culture refers to individuals being of a quiet, modest, unassuming, reserved nature. It preaches that individuals should be serious or sober (moderate, self-controlled) and even shy. Brat summer culture refers to individuals being unapologetic hedonistic, outgoing, “messy”. It preaches that individuals should be fun, hot yet trashy and extroverted.

    Vietnam WGM 2025 · Round 2 · 2025-02-08

  • This house prefers EU legislation of AI to legislation imposed by each EU member state

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    The EU Artificial Intelligence Act is legislation that regulates AI Systems on a 'risk-based approach'. Under this Act, the higher the risk to society, the stricter the rules (for example, increased document keeping, greater obligations on users and distributors, increased human intervention and oversight or, in extreme cases, banning the use of the system). This legislation does not apply to military and defense systems.

    5th Ikhtilaf Parliamentary Debate 2025 · Novice Finals · 2025-02-08