Carlsen yells swear word in rage at chess loss
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Re: Carlsen yells swear word in rage at chess loss
Blitz chess gets the worst out of people. Just think long and loose on time or better don't participate. Also only young people are good in blitz chess.
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Re: Carlsen yells swear word in rage at chess loss
Par for the course at Washington Square Park! 
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Re: Carlsen yells swear word in rage at chess loss
Even Kasparov, even Fischer, didn't make SUCH angry gestures in their tempermental times.
But Carlsen at aleast will soon put it right, and i believe already did partly.
I believe he will have to find a mode of behaviour which will stand him in good stead even if he WILL start going down one day.
I think he has normally been a very good example of good manners for todays youth and the chess world.
THIS in fact, is a major reason why i supported him in my heart and mind.
(For the record, I would like to say that we cannot easily judge his feelings. I don't think he was obligated t o play when he did and had he known he would lose as much as he has, he would never have gone out to play those tournaments, and he would be thinking to himself "why did i bother"?).
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Re: Carlsen yells swear word in rage at chess loss
Fully in agreement.S.Taylor wrote:Even Kasparov, even Fischer, didn't make SUCH angry gestures in their tempermental times.
But Carlsen at aleast will soon put it right, and i believe already did partly.
I believe he will have to find a mode of behaviour which will stand him in good stead even if he WILL start going down one day.
I think he has normally been a very good example of good manners for todays youth and the chess world.
THIS in fact, is a major reason why i supported him in my heart and mind.
(For the record, I would like to say that we cannot easily judge his feelings. I don't think he was obligated t o play when he did and had he known he would lose as much as he has, he would never have gone out to play those tournaments, and he would be thinking to himself "why did i bother"?).
Magnus was a champion last year,
the images are only fun for me, Magnus is the number one.
Agree, but Ivanchuck is an old rocker!!!Henk wrote: Also only young people are good in blitz chess.
long life to king Ivanchuck!!!
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Re: Carlsen yells swear word in rage at chess loss
Carlsen regrets being ‘an idiot’
October 15, 2015
His smiles earlier in the week turned to fury, but now a duly regretful Magnus Carlsen admits he acted like “an idiot.” He told Norwegian Broadcasting (NRK) that he understands how his angry reaction to losing one of his three chess world championship titles on Wednesday evening “looked stupid.”
Carlsen, usually a master of cool in addition to chess, had been all smiles on Monday after successfully defending his title as world champion in rapid chess. He was eagerly looking forward to also defending his world champion title in blitz chess, and the first rounds of competition began well on Tuesday.
After several impressive victories, though, things began to go wrong for Carlsen. He lost against Sergej Karjakin in the 11th round. When play began again on Wednesday, things got much worse. Drama and nerves rose to the bursting point, and after losing against Alexander Grisjtsjuk, who won the championship away from Carlsen, the 24-year-old Norwegian stood up, angrily stabbed at the air and uttered the worst swear word a Norwegian can use: fæn, literally “the devil.” The outburst came after he’d also thrown his pen on the table and used body language on Tuesday that made it crystal clear he was one unhappy young man.
Chess commentators muttered that this was behavior they hadn’t seen from Carlsen before. His performance was characterized as a “total collapse,” and clearly showed how quickly things can change, also for world champions believed to be unbeatable.
“Things happen in the blink of an eye, and this wasn’t something I’m very proud of,” Carlsen told NRK after he’d calmed down. “Maybe it can be explained that there was so little time and lots of nerves, and it’s hard to control both your body language and your actual language.” He admitted he was embarrassed by his own reaction, attributing it to “disgust over my own play and over my own behaviour.”
While some criticized his behaviour, especially the swearing, others said Carlsen simply showed that he’s human, too. Arne Horvei, who represented Team Carlsen at the chess tournament in Berlin, noted that Carlsen himself said he “hadn’t recognized himself” in the emotional outburst.
“I can understand that it looks stupid to lose again and again and then throw up my hands and storm out like an idiot,” Carlsen told NRK. “I didn’t manage to keep my cool.”
He ended up in sixth place. Gristsjuk won the championship, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave won silver and Vladimir Kramnik took the bronze.
newsinenglish.no/Nina Berglund
October 15, 2015
His smiles earlier in the week turned to fury, but now a duly regretful Magnus Carlsen admits he acted like “an idiot.” He told Norwegian Broadcasting (NRK) that he understands how his angry reaction to losing one of his three chess world championship titles on Wednesday evening “looked stupid.”
Carlsen, usually a master of cool in addition to chess, had been all smiles on Monday after successfully defending his title as world champion in rapid chess. He was eagerly looking forward to also defending his world champion title in blitz chess, and the first rounds of competition began well on Tuesday.
After several impressive victories, though, things began to go wrong for Carlsen. He lost against Sergej Karjakin in the 11th round. When play began again on Wednesday, things got much worse. Drama and nerves rose to the bursting point, and after losing against Alexander Grisjtsjuk, who won the championship away from Carlsen, the 24-year-old Norwegian stood up, angrily stabbed at the air and uttered the worst swear word a Norwegian can use: fæn, literally “the devil.” The outburst came after he’d also thrown his pen on the table and used body language on Tuesday that made it crystal clear he was one unhappy young man.
Chess commentators muttered that this was behavior they hadn’t seen from Carlsen before. His performance was characterized as a “total collapse,” and clearly showed how quickly things can change, also for world champions believed to be unbeatable.
“Things happen in the blink of an eye, and this wasn’t something I’m very proud of,” Carlsen told NRK after he’d calmed down. “Maybe it can be explained that there was so little time and lots of nerves, and it’s hard to control both your body language and your actual language.” He admitted he was embarrassed by his own reaction, attributing it to “disgust over my own play and over my own behaviour.”
While some criticized his behaviour, especially the swearing, others said Carlsen simply showed that he’s human, too. Arne Horvei, who represented Team Carlsen at the chess tournament in Berlin, noted that Carlsen himself said he “hadn’t recognized himself” in the emotional outburst.
“I can understand that it looks stupid to lose again and again and then throw up my hands and storm out like an idiot,” Carlsen told NRK. “I didn’t manage to keep my cool.”
He ended up in sixth place. Gristsjuk won the championship, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave won silver and Vladimir Kramnik took the bronze.
newsinenglish.no/Nina Berglund
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Re: Carlsen yells swear word in rage at chess loss
AdminX wrote:Par for the course at Washington Square Park!
Especially if you play against the Amp can!
I'm sure you've already seen this Ted.
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Re: Carlsen yells swear word in rage at chess loss
This is fine, as long as no one starts thinking it was a machine (someone looking at a computer and moving what the computer says).acase wrote:AdminX wrote:Par for the course at Washington Square Park!
Especially if you play against the Amp can!
I'm sure you've already seen this Ted.
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Re: Carlsen yells swear word in rage at chess loss
Love it!acase wrote:AdminX wrote:Par for the course at Washington Square Park!
Especially if you play against the Amp can!
I'm sure you've already seen this Ted.
"Good decisions come from experience, and experience comes from bad decisions."
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