Carlsen resigns on move 2

[Matt Mackenzie]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gkd1Q0Ntt9s

from "LegalEagle"

Interesting legal analysis, but is the guest speaker ("one of Youtube's resident chess experts") whom this legal expert chooses to feature in the video quite such an authoritative source? When I listened to "Gotham Chess", who I understand from other sources is an American International Master, stating that Borislav Ivanov "was found with a device in his shoe", I started wondering if a new lawsuit might be launched as a result of that statement. Granted, the circumstantial evidence against Ivanov was overwhelming, but I didn't think anything quite that concrete was ever found in his case.

IIRC it was not allowing officials to search his footwear that gave the authorities the "evidence" they needed to finally ban him.

[John Upham]

I'd assumed that this book was dedicated to Vidkun Quisling.

Do you think it should be re-dedicated?

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[LawrenceCooper]

I'd assumed that this book was dedicated to Vidkun Quisling.

Do you think it should be re-dedicated?


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White found it more fun than tricky in this game:

[Event "39th Olympiad Men"] [Site "Khanty-Mansiysk RUS"] [Date "2010.09.27"] [Round "6.18"] [White "Adams, Michael"] [Black "Carlsen, Magnus"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B06"] [WhiteElo "2728"] [BlackElo "2826"] [PlyCount "75"] [EventDate "2010.09.21"] [EventType "team"] [EventRounds "11"] [EventCountry "RUS"] [SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 829"] [Source "Mark Crowther"] [SourceDate "2010.09.27"] [SourceVersion "2"] [SourceVersionDate "2010.10.04"] [SourceQuality "2"] 1. e4 g6 2. d4 Nf6 3. e5 Nh5 4. Be2 d6 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. exd6 exd6 7. d5 Ne7 8. c4 Bg7 9. Nc3 O-O 10. O-O Bg4 11. Re1 Re8 12. h3 Bxf3 13. Bxf3 Nf6 14. Bf4 Nd7 15. Rc1 Ne5 16. b3 a6 17. g3 Nf5 18. Bg2 g5 19. Bxe5 Bxe5 20. Ne4 Ng7 21. Qd2 h6 22. f4 gxf4 23. gxf4 Bf6 24. Kh2 Nh5 25. Rg1 Kh7 26. Rcf1 Rg8 27. Qe2 Ng7 28. Qd3 Kh8 29. Bf3 b5 30. Bd1 bxc4 31. bxc4 Bh4 32. Bc2 f5 33. Rg6 Kh7 34. Rfg1 Qe7 35. Ng3 Bxg3+ 36. Qxg3 Qf7 37. Bd1 Rae8 38. Rxh6+ 1-0 [pgn}

[JustinHorton]

Do you think it should be re-dedicated?

I am not sure it merits renaming the thread

[John Upham]

Do you think it should be re-dedicated?

I am not sure it merits renaming the thread

I was thinking of the book.

[JustinHorton]

[Chris Rice]

Reuters report that Chess.com are making filings to the US Federal Court to get Niemann's lawsuit thrown out. The basis of their argument seems to be that Chess.com haven't said anything defamatory and as Niemann is a confessed cheat you can't believe anything he says.

[Ian Thompson]

Chess.com are making filings

See https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap ... 8.44.0.pdf for exactly what they filed.

[John Moore]

I wonder whether we'll get to trial.

[Keith Arkell]

I wonder whether we'll get to trial.

Of course not! Just Niemann's annoying attempt at deflection.

I'd assumed that this book was dedicated to Vidkun Quisling.

Do you think it should be re-dedicated?


61iBWb2kuIL.jpg

White found it more fun than tricky in this game:

[Event "39th Olympiad Men"] [Site "Khanty-Mansiysk RUS"] [Date "2010.09.27"] [Round "6.18"] [White "Adams, Michael"] [Black "Carlsen, Magnus"] [Result "1-0"] [ECO "B06"] [WhiteElo "2728"] [BlackElo "2826"] [PlyCount "75"] [EventDate "2010.09.21"] [EventType "team"] [EventRounds "11"] [EventCountry "RUS"] [SourceTitle "The Week in Chess 829"] [Source "Mark Crowther"] [SourceDate "2010.09.27"] [SourceVersion "2"] [SourceVersionDate "2010.10.04"] [SourceQuality "2"] 1. e4 g6 2. d4 Nf6 3. e5 Nh5 4. Be2 d6 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. exd6 exd6 7. d5 Ne7 8. c4 Bg7 9. Nc3 O-O 10. O-O Bg4 11. Re1 Re8 12. h3 Bxf3 13. Bxf3 Nf6 14. Bf4 Nd7 15. Rc1 Ne5 16. b3 a6 17. g3 Nf5 18. Bg2 g5 19. Bxe5 Bxe5 20. Ne4 Ng7 21. Qd2 h6 22. f4 gxf4 23. gxf4 Bf6 24. Kh2 Nh5 25. Rg1 Kh7 26. Rcf1 Rg8 27. Qe2 Ng7 28. Qd3 Kh8 29. Bf3 b5 30. Bd1 bxc4 31. bxc4 Bh4 32. Bc2 f5 33. Rg6 Kh7 34. Rfg1 Qe7 35. Ng3 Bxg3+ 36. Qxg3 Qf7 37. Bd1 Rae8 38. Rxh6+ 1-0 [pgn}

Ah yes, the game which prompted my palindrome: 'Tara's partner entraps a rat'

[NickFaulks]

I wonder whether we'll get to trial.

I hope so, because this does need to be brought into the open, but his lawyers look to be handling it poorly. If this went to CAS I think he would win, but perhaps their fees would be less.

[Brian Egdell]

Ah yes, the game which prompted my palindrome: 'Tara's partner entraps a rat'

This is quite brilliant.

[NickFaulks]

The saga continues, but we shall have to wait a bit longer.

https://www.fide.com/news/2249

[Paolo Casaschi]

The saga continues, but we shall have to wait a bit longer.

https://www.fide.com/news/2249

How much longer?
Unless I missed something, their 6 weeks deadline passed without any updates...

On February 20, the 30-page report was forwarded to the Ethics and Disciplinary Commission (EDC) for further consideration.

EDC’s nominated panel will assess the FPL’s findings and reach a decision on the case within six weeks.

[Angus French]

Is the 6 weeks from the (24 Feb) publication date of the statement? If yes, then I make it there's a couple more days to go (until Friday 7 April). (Am eagerly awaiting the outcome.)