The Norwegian lost on Thursday against the far lower-ranked Kazakh Alisher Sulejmenov in the Qatar Masters. After the loss, Carlsen quickly took to X and explained the sensational defeat. – This is not to blame my opponent for anything, who played an incredible game and deserved to win. But to be honest, as soon as I saw that my opponent was wearing a watch early in the game, I lost my ability to concentrate, Carlsen wrote. The Norwegian further wrote that he himself takes responsibility for not being able to handle it in a better way. At the same time, he was frustrated that he experienced that the organizer did not take anti-cheating seriously. Carlsen also wrote that he asked a judge during the party if it was allowed to wear a watch. The judge is said to have then told Carlsen that it was legal to use analogue watches, but not smart watches. Although Carlsen pointed out that the whole thing was not meant as a fault of Kazakh Sulejmenov, speculation quickly arose in the wake of Carlsen’s messages. CLOCK: Sulejmenov’s clock created challenges for Carlsen. Photo: Skjermdump, chess24.com Against Nakamura Carlsen rival Hikaru Nakamura later in the evening published a summary video from the game on Thursday, with the title “Magnus LOSES and Then Accuses!?!?!?” – “Magnus loses and then he has a shoulder!?!?!?”. Then Carlsen went public on X (formerly Twitter). – Just to be clear, I do not blame my opponent today (Thursday) for cheating. Just using my name for clicks is fine, but this is just stupid. Makes it better, wrote Carlsen. – In any case, we know that YouTube summaries are good enough for the world champion to watch, answered Nakamura himself soon after. Later, the title of the video was also changed to “Day 2 Qatar Masters Drama”. In the video itself, Nakamura says that he thinks it is understandable that Carlsen is upset. – To me it sounds like a very poor excuse after being crushed by a player you should normally beat, said Nakamura. CARLSEN-RIVAL: Hikaru Nakamura has been among the best chess players in the world for a number of years. Photo: Carina Johansen / NTB Meiner Carlsen should keep it in the back room Jon Ludvig Hammer is among the many who have heard of the incident. In addition to being among Norway’s best chess players, he has also been an expert commentator for TV 2 for several years. In connection with the Qatar Masters, he is part of the commentary team on Nakamura’s live broadcasts. – Magnus, who has a history of cheating complaints through innuendo and letting the internet draw its own conclusions, is far too smart to claim he was unaware of how his tweet would be received, writes Hammer on Friday. CRITICAL: Jon Ludvig Hammer thinks Magnus Carlsen is too smart not to realize that his messages would lead to speculation about cheating. Photo: Carina Johansen / NTB He elaborates to news: – I think it is very unfortunate for chess that it gets a negative spotlight once again. It is of no benefit to anyone, including Magnus. And so I think Magnus should work in the back room to a greater extent than take up his dissatisfaction publicly. Hammer believes that Carlsen should raise the issue at the technical meeting before the tournament – but at the same time emphasizes that he does not know if Carlsen was actually present there. – I don’t miss his approach. I did the same with the way he handled the Niemann case. news has contacted Magnus Carlsen’s father and manager, Henrik Carlsen, but has so far not received a reply. Having analyzed clock touches, news’s chess expert, Torstein Bae, thinks Carlsen should have expected that his messages would lead to speculation. – Although Magnus clearly expresses that he owes someone for cheating, the reality is that there will be a lot of speculation about this Kazakh cheating, says Bae. He points out that several people, among other things, have analyzed the video of the party, where you can see that Sulejmenov put on his watch on several occasions during the party. – This is not a general thing. It is connected to this specific party that Magnus then sensationally lost – so he must clearly expect that there will be speculation about this. Which of course can also be quite burdensome for this 23-year-old from Kazakhstan, says Bae. In a press release from the Kazakhstan Chess Federation, relayed by Chess.com journalist Tarjei J. Svensen, they write that Carlsen underestimated Sulejmenov. – He made several superficial moves in the middle of the party and received the punishment he deserved, write the association. EXPERT: Torstein Bae. Photo: Lars Bryne / Lars Bryne Chess umpires: – Should take measures that reduce the disturbances to the player In the regulations of Fide, it is forbidden to carry electrical units with you in the hall where the game is played. At the same time, the rules state that the Qatar Masters will follow the fair play measures that form the basis of Fide’s anti-cheating guidelines. The guidelines state that it is not permitted to bring illegal imitations with you and name watches as an example. – In the Qatar Masters, I would say that it is actually allowed to play with an analogue clock, says chess referee Kristoffer Gressli. He explains that it has become customary that the guidelines are “merely” guiding and are not directly enforced. – Carlsen says he asked a judge along the way and was told that analogue clocks were legal. Is it often that a player wants to investigate something like this in the middle of a game? – My attitude as a referee is that if a player complains and asks, then this player is obviously disturbed by it. Action should then be taken to reduce the disturbance to this player. It doesn’t matter if there is a twisting of pieces or if the player sits with a clock, says Gressli. Before the game on Friday, the Qatar Masters also provided an update on the tournament’s fair play measures. In between, there will be a 15-minute delay on the live broadcasts and you may be asked to leave objects that affect the security check. On Friday, Carlsen hit back with a victory over Al Muthaiah in the Qatar Masters.
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