Apparently the new game Short - Cheparinov is on its way now. From http://www.chessdom.com/corus-chess-2008/short-cheparinov-live :
13:37 Short is not behind the board. From Peter we read: "Cheparinov’s apologies have been published. At the moment, several people are trying to persuade Short to play." Peter also states, that the incident could have been a testcase for tomorrow's game between Kramnik and Topalov.
13:40 No updates from our correspondent and no moves played. We hope everything will be fine and our title from yesterday "The Second Elista" will not turn out to be true.
13:45 Game called by our readers "Short variation" and "SHORTest defense" (i.e. the game gets to be too short over a handshake).... but it may turn out that it continues for days!
13:50 Short has arrived later to the hall as a sign of protest that the game should be replayed. We hope that the scandal ends here. Chessdom tried to warn about the danger with the non shaking hands durign the Anna Rudolf case, now it has repeated. We hope FIDE approves a general and sound norm on the issue.
Kindergarten!
Originally posted by sannevssrThe decision was absurd. A player is demanded to ask the arbiter to enforce the rule. It's like begging for a handshake. Pathetic.
Crunch time! See what decision corus made regarding todays incident.
http://www.coruschess.nl/article.php?s=n157
edit: In a nutshell: They are going to kiss and make up on monday.
It'd be better if they had stated that there are is no handshake obligation.
Originally posted by Tatarana CrocodiloAgreed. Worst of all worlds.
The decision was absurd. A player is demanded to ask the arbiter to enforce the rule. It's like begging for a handshake. Pathetic.
It'd be better if they had stated that there are is no handshake obligation.
It's a bit odd ... saying you only have to follow rules when asked to do so. A bit like saying you're not allowed to steal but you get out of a criminal record by saying sorry and giving the stuff back if a police officer asks you to.
Originally posted by jvanhineThe Short variation in the Sicilian Defence is a powerful weapon to add to one's repertoire. I have a tourney this weekend, I wonder if I can learn it in time.
1.e4 c5 1-0!
wow, what a TN!!
this is going to change the way we think about chess openings! 😛
Originally posted by demonseedI suggest letting your opponent see you pick your nose prior to the handshake. That should score the points in short order!😉
The Short variation in the Sicilian Defence is a powerful weapon to add to one's repertoire. I have a tourney this weekend, I wonder if I can learn it in time.