After what happened yesterday - you can read THIS LINK where Nigel claimed a win due to Cheparinov not wanting to shake his hand when he offered his hand twice before the start of a game….. - Cheparinov reacted in this letter to apologise and the game was played this afternoon and ended in a win for Nigel when Cheparinov resigned when he realised there was no way he could save his last pawn.
January 21 2008 - Corus Chess Press
To the Organizing Committee Corus chess tournament
CC : Appeal Committee
STATEMENT
Dear All,
I accept the decision of the Appeal Committee and on the name of chess ,the chess fans and showing respect to the opinion of my colleagues would like to state the following:
I apologize officially to Mr. Short, to the Organizing Committee and the sponsors of Corus chess tournament.
I am ready to play the game today at 13’30 and will shake hands with Mr.Short according to the decision of the Appeal Committee.
Best regards,
Ivan Cheparinov
January 21 2008 - Corus Chess Press
After nearly six hours of play, this closely followed game ended in a win for the British grandmaster. Cheparinov sacrificed a pawn in a Najdorf Sicilian, but Short managed to consolidate, and won a long endgame up the exchange. According to Short, the two shook hands after the game too.
The statement can also be read HERE on the Corus official site.
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Glad to see Mr. Cheparinov is now learning the old fashioned civilized rules!
Hi Nikita,
Looks like Nigel played a really good game and Cheparinov deserved this. A great game though!
Hi Kop!
Yep…at last… hopefully he will remember it for future events. I don’t think it is doing chess any good having people like him behaving like this! He should have known better!
Hi Meghna! Yes, he was playing a good game. At least it wasn’t a draw like so many other games!! It’s getting boring… I think some players agree days ahead that they will draw! Shall we investigate!?
Well done !!! Nigel !! you won the game twice! just shows ! ! if you pi** off an Englishman !!! they can still beat the best in the world!!!
PS Will this rule now apply on Chessworld.net!! , on which i notice a number will not accept , handshakes as goodies!! ?
Hi Tony
I can’t think that people on the site would block a handshake as a goodie… the reason why I never send a handshake is only because I find it a boring goodie! LOL! I like all the others, they are more interesting and exciting…! I see the handshake as kind of “automatically” when you start a game… also by my message on the board once I start a game, so I don’t see a need for handshake too, but will do all the other goodies instead… my handshake is not blocked, but I very much prefer another goodie, as I said..it’s more interesting… e.g. strawberries (my favourite), reward, toast etc. It’s just my personal choice…
Thankyou !! you are right !! i was wrong (again ) i see your reply !! ….