Look at Carlsen's body language as Savchenko
gently reminds him of the rules of fair play!
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Showing posts with label controversy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label controversy. Show all posts
Saturday, July 6, 2013
Carlsen vs. Savchenko, 2010
World Blitz Championship - Round 16.1
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Carlsen vs Kosteniuk, 2009
World Blitz Chess Championship - Round 4
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Carlsen's hand is quicker than the eye. Even slow motion was not good
enough to catch him but super slow motion reveals his take-back!
Magnus Carlsen the magician!
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Gashimov vs. Carlsen, 2009
World Blitz Chess Championship - Round 3
Aha - caught in the act! Gashimov tries hard
to stifle his smile but it is clearly visible at 0:33
So what did Carlsen do in the very next round against Kosteniuk?
Friday, July 5, 2013
Malakhov vs. Azmaiparashvili, 2003
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'In winning the 2003 European Championship in Istanbul, Azmaiparashvili admitted (to) retracting a move against Vladimir Malakhov (who subsequently finished second). By retracting his blunder and playing a sensible move, Azmaiparashvili won the game and the tournament. Malakhov could have enforced the rules but said that he was too shocked to react.' ~ en.wikipedia.org
Did Azmaiparashvili really cheat in this instance? All of his actions were in full view of everyone. Had he been called on his retraction and subsequently denied that it even happened, then it would have been cheating. If a tennis player accidentally touches the net while making a volley and his opponent sees it but chooses not to complain to the umpire, is that cheating? In both cases it is up to the opponent to demand enforcement of the penalty. Azmaiparashvili didn't want to lose the game by a blunder and apparently Malakhov didn't want to win the game that way. So it seems that there was a meeting of the minds and the game continued under the auspices of an unspoken gentleman's agreement. Who was the victim?
'In winning the 2003 European Championship in Istanbul, Azmaiparashvili admitted (to) retracting a move against Vladimir Malakhov (who subsequently finished second). By retracting his blunder and playing a sensible move, Azmaiparashvili won the game and the tournament. Malakhov could have enforced the rules but said that he was too shocked to react.' ~ en.wikipedia.org
Did Azmaiparashvili really cheat in this instance? All of his actions were in full view of everyone. Had he been called on his retraction and subsequently denied that it even happened, then it would have been cheating. If a tennis player accidentally touches the net while making a volley and his opponent sees it but chooses not to complain to the umpire, is that cheating? In both cases it is up to the opponent to demand enforcement of the penalty. Azmaiparashvili didn't want to lose the game by a blunder and apparently Malakhov didn't want to win the game that way. So it seems that there was a meeting of the minds and the game continued under the auspices of an unspoken gentleman's agreement. Who was the victim?
Polgar vs. Kasparov, 1994
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'At Linares 1994, Polgár suffered a controversial defeat at the hands of then-world champion Garry Kasparov. The tournament marked the first time the 17-year-old Polgár was invited to compete with the world's strongest players. After four games she had two points, which was a fair result considering she was rated third from last in the very strong event. Matched with Kasparov in the fifth round, the World Champion changed his mind after making a move and then made another move instead. (According to chess rules, once a player has released a piece, he cannot make a different move. So Kasparov should have been required to play his original move.) Polgár said she did not challenge this, explaining afterwards, "I was playing the World Champion and didn't want to cause unpleasantness during my first invitation to such an important event. I was also afraid that if my complaint was overruled I would be penalized on the clock when we were in time pressure." She was unaware at the time that the re-move was caught on tape by a television crew: the videotape showed Kasparov's fingers were free of the knight for six frames (meaning, at 24 frames per second, Kasparov had released the piece for ¼ of a second). The tournament director was criticised for not forfeiting Kasparov when the videotape evidence was made available to him. At one point Polgár reportedly confronted Kasparov in the hotel bar, asking him, "How could you do this to me?" Kasparov told reporters that his conscience was clear, as he was not aware of his hand leaving the piece. Although Polgár recovered by the end of the tournament, she went into a slump over the next six rounds, gaining only half a point. In Chess for Dummies, James Eade commented on the game, writing, "If even world champions break the rules, what hope do the rest of us have?"' ~ en.wikipedia.org
'At Linares 1994, Polgár suffered a controversial defeat at the hands of then-world champion Garry Kasparov. The tournament marked the first time the 17-year-old Polgár was invited to compete with the world's strongest players. After four games she had two points, which was a fair result considering she was rated third from last in the very strong event. Matched with Kasparov in the fifth round, the World Champion changed his mind after making a move and then made another move instead. (According to chess rules, once a player has released a piece, he cannot make a different move. So Kasparov should have been required to play his original move.) Polgár said she did not challenge this, explaining afterwards, "I was playing the World Champion and didn't want to cause unpleasantness during my first invitation to such an important event. I was also afraid that if my complaint was overruled I would be penalized on the clock when we were in time pressure." She was unaware at the time that the re-move was caught on tape by a television crew: the videotape showed Kasparov's fingers were free of the knight for six frames (meaning, at 24 frames per second, Kasparov had released the piece for ¼ of a second). The tournament director was criticised for not forfeiting Kasparov when the videotape evidence was made available to him. At one point Polgár reportedly confronted Kasparov in the hotel bar, asking him, "How could you do this to me?" Kasparov told reporters that his conscience was clear, as he was not aware of his hand leaving the piece. Although Polgár recovered by the end of the tournament, she went into a slump over the next six rounds, gaining only half a point. In Chess for Dummies, James Eade commented on the game, writing, "If even world champions break the rules, what hope do the rest of us have?"' ~ en.wikipedia.org
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