Saturday, July 6, 2013

Carlsen vs. Aronian, 2008

Amber Blindfold and Rapid - Round 4

View Game: http://www.viewchess.com/cbreader/2013/7/6/Game940625.html

'And then something weird happened in (the game) Carlsen - Aronian; Magnus put
his Rook on a3, let it loose, saw it was a blunder and played a different move!
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Magnus Carlsen: "I just played Ra3 then I realized it was a blunder and uh I wasn't entirely sure if I put the Rook down or not ... but of course the video showed that I put the Rook down and so I had to resign." 

So why should a player admit that he took back a move? First check the video and if the video is not conclusive (or there is a technical malfunction) then the player can stick to his story that he didn't do it! Genius!

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