Susan Polgar
November 17, 2010
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For sure Carlsen.
My pal Garry
Magnus will pull out, in protest of the format. Imagine playing a five minute game of soccer, what does that prove?
What is the similarity between Magnus and Gary ( the two great …. )Both lack integrity. Gary cheated vs Judith and Magnus tried to do the same vs Kosteniuk ( world blitz ch 2009 ) Unlike Judith, Kosteniuk would have none of that and pointed out the same to Magnus. He then got up like the petulant child that he is and walked off without even shaking hands! Chess legend Bobby, present WC Vishy Anand and of course many others like Kramnik,Gelfand etc would never behave in such manner.
@ Anonymous Nov 17, 12:44:00 AM CST:
You’re making a vastly disproportionate personal attack on Magnus Carlsen, accusing him of “lacking integrity” and being a “petulant child” on account of one single episode in the heat of the moment during a blitz game when he was 18. (The Kasparov incident happened during a game with normal time controls when he was 30.) Kosteniuk gracefully acknowledges this: She doesn’t think he was consciously trying to cheat (see her video and comments below) and she quickly moved on while you, on the other hand, are attempting character assassination in your anonymous comment.
Players are under a lot of pressure during fast games and often things happen that shouldn’t have, but not necessarily because of actual cheating. For example, take a look at the armageddon games Krush vs. Zatonskih (2008 U.S. Women’s Chess Championship) and Aronian vs. Kramnik (2010 Grand Slam Masters Final, part 1 in Shanghai; scroll down to see the video). The former game had a bitter aftermath (regrettably, but understandably considering how much was at stake) whereas the players quickly patched things up after the latter according to the report:
The end of the game was not exactly good advertisement for chess, but at the same time something we all have experienced at least once. At move 76 both players had 11 seconds left (no increment!) and started to play really fast. Kramnik was faster, but also threw over his king twice, while playing 80…Kb3 and 84…Kc3. Aronian complained audibly: “what are you doing?” while playing, but then also lost on time, after which Kramnik responded: “What is this, to play this position?” It was the heat of the moment, and soon afterwards the players were on friendly terms again.
As for the Carlsen vs. Kosteniuk game, you have probably been watching Kosteniuk beats Magnus Carlsen, a YouTube sample from Kosteniuk’s 16-minute video about the game (full video is on her DVD Chess Blitz Fever). The end of the game (shown in slow motion) is discussed in the YouTube comments, with Kosteniuk herself occasionally joining in; her YouTube handle is ChessQueen. Here are some of the comments and Kosteniuk’s replies:
[Gair73 comments:]
Well played, Alexandra. I think Magnus was angry at himself, and (unfortunately) that led to him leaving the table. I think his father, Henrik said sorry about this incident, didn’t he?
[ChessQueen replies:]
@Gair73 Of course it’s normal that Magnus was angry with himself for losing, and I clearly understand his act of leaving the table in a hurry. Indeed his Dad Henrik told me the next day he was sorry about that, and I said it was fine! I have no problem at all with Magnus, he’s a fine talented boy with a fantastic future. I wish him the best in his career!
[Starguy186 comments:]
Beating Carlsen: golden; catching him on camera cheating against you: Priceless!
[ChessQueen replies:]
I would not say Magnus cheated, he had a split-second unfortunate reaction while under pressure, that’s all. As far as the rules of chess are concerned, all was done correctly, I pointed it to him, and he lost the game, which was the correct outcome in this situation.
[Fupper16 comments:]
[…] I don’t believe he was trying to cheat; he had 5 seconds to go and moved automatically. […]
[ChessQueen replies:]
@Fupper16 I agree with you, his reaction was totally automatic and in no way with an intention to cheat.