MOVES BELIEVED IN BALM OF HER HAND
By ANDY SOLTIS
January 13, 2008 — CHESS
A 20-YEAR-OLD Hungarian woman is the latest victim of a bizarre cheating charge: Her opponents claimed she played moves that were somehow transmitted from a computer – to her lip balm.
Anna Rudolf registered an international master norm at the Vandoeuvre (France) Open last month. But her performance was marred when one opponent refused to shake hands with her.
Tournament arbiters were told there might be incriminating evidence in the container of lip balm that Rudolf always carried with her. They confiscated it and found – lip balm.
The suspicion craze is getting so out of hand that one prominent chess coach said that even children’s ears might be suspect.
You may recall how a Russian boy, Nikita Aivasian, was accused of cheating when he won the European Under-8 Champion- ship last year.
Source: NY Post
It would be so wrong if FIDE doesn’t take any action against these 3 men making false charges.
The sport we practice is becoming a joke due to sore loosers as these which make cheating alegations everytime a lower rated player is able to beat them. To make things worst, FIDE adds wood to the fire by creating ridiculous rules such as the doping one. Imagine that, if you have a cup of coffee prior to a game…you might actually fail the doping test. How come the Grand Masters of our sport aren’t steping up to the plate and demand that FIDE address these issues seriously? How come there is no punishment established for malicious and vicious claims like this one or the ones from Topalov’s manager from the Kramnik vs Topalov World Championship? This is becoming an accepted trend thanks to FIDE and sore loosers GM; ‘If I can’t beat you in the board, I’ll demolish you outside’.
I hope Kamsky crushes Topalov so he never gets another shot at the title. Giving that cry baby a title shot is ludicrous and encourages others to upset their opponent by false accusations. Chess used to be the Gentleman’s Game.
Here’s a twist… FIDE discovers chess enhancing drugs in the lip balm!
In another twist, the ghost of Capablanca admits that he used Rybka to win his games while alive.
If FIDE is serious about eliminating the paranoia surrounding the chess world, then
suspend the false accusers for a
year. As for sportsmanship and fair play, the Australians used
to say that when you walk on the tennis court, you have NO excuses. The same should be true
for chess or any other sport. Win, lose, draw, lip balm, or
yogurt.
yogurt?
Hmmm… You may be on to something.
I am going to try to install Rybka in a cup of Yogurt.
I will no doubt have compatibility issues as Rybka recommends sugar free and fat free dairy products for proper installation….