-Dan Dalthorp just sent me the following:
Key paragraph translated in Mig’s blog entry on Linares rd. 6:
El gesto deportivo de la jornada fue el empate que el ucranio Vasily Ivanchuk concedió al cubano Lenier Domínguez. Los dos jugadores estaban muy apurados de tiempo e Ivanchuk tiró en varias ocasiones de manera involuntaria las piezas. Domínguez, en actitud caballerosa, recompuso con su tiempo las posiciones aun a riesgo de perder. El ucranio, finalmente, premió a su rival con las tablas pese a que su ventaja era decisiva.
“The sporting gesture of the round was the draw Ivanchuk gave to Dominguez. Both players were very short on time and Ivanchuk on several occasions knocked the pieces over accidentally. Dominguez, displaying a sportsmanlike attitude, put the pieces back on his own time despite risking a loss. The Ukrainian, in the end, rewarded his opponent with a draw despite having a decisive advantage.”
Nice gesture by Ivanchuk.
Indeed, it´s nice to see well behaving and corteous players! Big plus to both of them!
Excellent display by both players! This kind of behavior should be the norm instead of a rarity that makes the news.