News – Statement Ivan Cheparinov (English)
January 21 2008 – Corus Chess Press
To the Organizing Committee Corus chess tournament
CC : Appeal Committee
STATEMENT
Dear All,
I accept the decision of the Appeal Committee and on the name of chess ,the chess fans and showing respect to the opinion of my colleagues would like to state the following:
I apologize officially to Mr. Short, to the Organizing Committee and the sponsors of Corus chess tournament.
I am ready to play the game today at 13’30 and will shake hands with Mr.Short according to the decision of the Appeal Committee.
Best regards,
Ivan Cheparinov
Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
But this apology does not save his ass being kicked by Nigel.
Without help from Rybka, end of Bulgarian chess mafia is coming fast. Very fast…
Apparently, one doesn’t cross Appeals Committee member Judit Polgar!
Nigel won, Justice won!
too much to hope for a real handshake at the end of the game
ya, what a short kicking cheepo got 🙂
nice game and worth the wait.
hey, even bad boy bobby fischer shakes hands. before he makes your arse squirm 🙂
Very nice game.
A very good endgame.
Cheparinov defended very good since a endgame rook vs bishop with that pawn structure is a draw! Therefore Short tried to exchange the bishops. Cheparinov avoided that and was forced in a spectacular pawn endgame! Very instructive….
“Nigel won, Justice won!”
No. Short’s high-pitched complaint won. Justice lost.
Players should not be FORCED to shake hands.
Short was under pressure here,and came through magnificently.Great show!
The last move. RxB was great. I can imagine his shock. That apology is not an apology. He should have been forfit the game with loss of rating points as if the game were played out.
If chess is going to be professional then we need rules to make sure they behave professionally. I would definitely strengthen the rules. What happened to Anna Rudolf must never again be allowed to happen.
These problems are all a result of allowing Danailov and Topalov to get away with their antics in the 5th game in Elista against Kramnik.
Well done Nigel. This behaviour of Cheparinov really is disgusting and no time too early to show this before more of these happen.
And to Anonymous (two) above: No, handshakes are not forced, but it will cost you a point. Begging for a replay and making apologies seem like a poor display on his behalf. Infact that was a lost case in itself. poor guy.
What happens if someone sneezes and wipes his nose with his hand before the handshake? 😉
You put a glove !
does the rule specify how hard one may grip the opponent’s hand? How is it possible for the Rules committee to specify the proper amount of pressure from the grasp? I am not asking this as a joke. Who determines the length and strength of the grip. Must black extend the hand, or White?The absurdity of a forced handshake rule is shown by the necessity of specifying the contours of the handshake. I won’t even get into questions like what if he just came out of the bathroom.
The penalty do not has to be for not shake hands, but to REFUSE the hand shake offer. If neither of the players offer his hand in the first place, they should be allowed to play.
“handshakes are not forced, but it will cost you a point.”
Coercion. That’s forced, buddy.
During the last elections here in NZ, an old bigotty politician played the race card, against the indigenous Maori, to increase his party vote. Well, one of the oldest political ploys worked and nearly won the election. Anyway, during a “meet-the-people” photo-op he went up to an old Maori fellow and offered his hand, with a smile aimed at the camera. The old man shook his head and turned his back. Embarrassing to the politician, but a powerful gesture caught on national tv.
The right to choose not to shake a players hand should be observed, and should stay within the players prerogative. Not any governing bodies.
Sure, it’s coercion, and yes, there are limits to what you can do to enforce good manners. In the end, everyone is responsible for his or her own conduct.
The fact that we’re discussing this at all in the aftermath of what happened to Anna Rudolph shows how much immaturity there is among top chess players. That kind of behavior hurts the game and everyone involved in it, which gives us all a stake in putting a stop to it.
For that reason, it seems to me that if formal sanctions aren’t right, then peer pressure and condemnation of boorish behavior are a perfectly reasonable means of enforcement. Will the chess community use them?
Probably a match most of us would never watch under normal circumstances.
Shakin’ hands is just a step towards gayness, somethin’ so rare in chessy.
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It is very easy to judge and give opinions. What happened to Anna Rudoplh was deplorable, and let us hope that FIDE act credibly in order to prevent it happening again.
However, consider the following:
At a 2007 tournament, a Grandmaster suffered a bad loss. The following morning he was having breakfast with his Wife. No one knows what she said, but for it her Grandmaster Husband punched her in the face.
I just have 2 questions:
1 — who would like to know who the Grandmaster is so that he can be given the disdain and contempt that you feel he deserves?
2 — who would like to default anyone a point who will not shake the hand that punched his Wife in the face?
I am sorry, I like sportsmanship as much as anyone, but not everyone who offers their hand is as innocent as Anna Rudolph, chess has more than its fair share of unsavoury characters. Susan would probably agree with this, as she has fought against a lot of them. Let’s not be so quick to enforce a rule that can work just as easily against vulnerable and innocent people like Anna Rudolph as it can for her.
“handshakes are not forced, but it will cost you a point.”
“Coercion. That’s forced, buddy.”
Well, if you want to insult someone purposely costing only one point in a chess game, that is the unforced part. Of course, like in real life it may cost something. You can’t have it all, buddy, play a game with another person and insulting the same person freely. That’s simple, buddy.
Cheparinov shouldn’t have bothered about the game if he wanted to prove something (actually what?), or play a computer. This is bad behaviour, and I even wouldn’t call it childish, cause I don’t think kids would act this way!