Comments on: Kramnik beats Wang Yue 2-0, takes over lead at Amber

By: jussu

jussu — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 10:18:06 +0000

Ouch

By: Arne Moll

Arne Moll — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 13:51:52 +0000

@jussu, not that it matters much, but they do not shake hands when resigning. At least, during Corus last year, when Topalov beat Kramnik in the famous Nxf7 line, the latter simply signed the scoresheet, stopped the clock and walked away…

By: Peter Doggers

Peter Doggers — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 11:41:16 +0000

True. They both are OK with the current status quo.

By: jussu

jussu — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 11:37:36 +0000

“Yes, this whole Topalov – Kramnik thing isn‚Äôt good. They are professionals, they should act like pros.”

Well, not that I am happy about their behaviour, but if they truly loathe each other from the depth of their heart, then this is probably the best they can do. A chess professional is a human, too. At least they shake hands when resigning – how ugly would it be if they avoided even that.

By: ChessFan

ChessFan — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 02:54:16 +0000

Yes, this whole Topalov – Kramnik thing isn’t good. They are professionals, they should act like pros.

By: Thomas

Thomas — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 20:50:04 +0000

Topalov and Kramnik have drawn before without talking to each other … : From Arne Moll’s report on Corus 2007:
“The draw between Topalov and Kramnik arose in a completely bizarre way. After move 44 it was clear the position was dead drawn. What would happen now? … A pair of knights was exchanged. Kramnik looked up for a second. Topalov nodded. Kramnik took his scoresheet and signed it. While the arbiter was putting the kings in the middle of the board, the scoresheets were exchanged. … A historical moment!”
I just looked this up because I wasn’t sure if another option had happened: one player calling the arbiter to CLAIM a draw (the final position was knight vs. pawn).

By: VB

VB — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 19:44:07 +0000

Topalov – Kramnik both games drawn after three repetion.

By: Peter Doggers

Peter Doggers — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 18:18:48 +0000

At blindfold it was easy. Just repeat moves three times, stand up and walk away.

By: vaughn

vaughn — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 18:04:18 +0000

if kramnik and topalov doesn’t talk eachother than how they agree a drow,wich was today’s case?

By: ChessGirl

ChessGirl — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 14:55:58 +0000

bertje we have the same saying in Spanish: “quien r??e ??ltimo, r??e mejor”. I suppose it¬¥s a big universal truth