calmrolfe
67 ( +1 | -1 ) Sicilian Defence is busted !!OK that's it, the Sicilian Defence is completely busted.
1. e4 c5 .....and Black is completely lost !!
Short 1 Cheparinov 0
Having spent 20 minutes trying to find an effective counter to Nigel Short's inspirational choice of e4 Cheparinov plays c5, which appears to be such an obvious blunder that he immediately resigns...
Chess is a very funny game, it is supposed to be played by intelligent and sporting people yet often shows a darker side. Maybe Short offered e4 and a Masonic handshake.......
Oh well, Cheparinov is one of Danailov's boys so I assume we are guaranteed no political rants and raves and they will no doubt accept the one move loss in a sporting and cheerful manner.
ganstaman
17 ( +1 | -1 ) It's already been appealed and the appeal won. The game will go on tomorrow (or whatever rest day comes up next) so long as there is a written apology and hand shaking.
chessnovice
16 ( +1 | -1 ) ...I always egged on a friend of mine (who was a Sicilian fanatic) that c5 was a losing move against e4. Even the top level players agree, now. :p
marinvukusic
12 ( +1 | -1 ) Danailov and him team are a disgrace to the game of chess, regardless of the quality of their play (or quality of their... teamwork).
calmrolfe
41 ( +1 | -1 ) Interesting point now arises......I presume this replayed game is a Duel to the Death as any Draw offer must surely involve the extending of a hand together with the question "Draw ?"
So, one for the Arbiters out there - Can you make a Draw offer without extending your hand ?
I believe tomorrows Kramnik - Topalov game has, by prior arrangement, been agreed as a "mutual no handshake" game.
calmrolfe
53 ( +1 | -1 ) Oh ! Don't you just love it ! Nigel Short tortured Cheparinov for most of the agonising 72 moves of the replayed game before gleefully accepting the Bulgarian's resignation. He then came up with a classic one liner "There is a god and he's not Bulgarian." The spirit of Chess wins and the despicable Cheparinov now awaits a one way ticket to Siberia. The attempted handshake is up on Youtube and can be accessed via Chessbase.com, it is quite funny in a way to watch the bumbling Nigel repeatedly offer his hand to a completely disinterested Cheparinov.
If you really do want to bust the Sicilian, try a strategically timed f4 :0)
heinzkat
76 ( +1 | -1 ) Someone's attention was at the right board at......the right time youtube.com