SO what if he has a private bathroom.
Maybe he has flatulence like one GM I kept running into at a National Open years ago in the public restroom. At least he had the courtesy not to disturb the players with his contribution to global warming.
"Breakfast of Champions"
(can't resist potty humor)
ROFL
You only have to go through the games and you can see that Kramnik's games with Topalov had human mistakes that a computer would not make in them.
Players like Kramnik don't need computer assitance.
When you see players who were 1950 ELO beating 2600 GM's you have a reason to be suspicious over them.
It seems like the cheating problem has got better now or am I out of touch?
lol
Player 1: "check" and a !! start of a brilliant mating combination
Player 2: "let's just say i'm sitting in the right chair!"
There is a lot of dirty laundry at world chess matches!
Kramnik has an artritis. It is a very complicated disease, with special drugs involved to the cure, including some strong diuretics...
I has a lot of patients , with same live health problems.
However much I would like to believe that Kramnik is innocent, its pretty fishy of him to be going to the restroom 50 times. Hmm well theres always food posioning.....
Kramnik + private restroom and 24 hour access=
The reason Kramnik went to the toilet so many times is exactly as awardchess posted. The guy was on meds for the whole tournament he was so ill. The decision to uphold the forfeit on game 5 is yet another addition to the history of FIDE blunders.I wonder if Dainalov would have complained if his man wasn't getting absolutely hammerd at that point, and by a guy who clearly was not well at that.
FIDE was certainly correct to uphold the forfeited game. Kramnik was present and simply refused to play a move and let his hour elapse without making a move. The rules are clear on this and NO exception should be made for Kramnik. Fischer also forfeited game 2 in 1972 but he didnt even show up, when his 1 hour expired he was forfeited. The decision to forfeit both Fischer and Kramnik is correct and shouldnt be questioned. Rules are rules afterall.
Fisher demand own Pool!
And more pocket money!..
FIDE was certainly correct to uphold the forfeited game. Kramnik was present and simply refused to play a move and let his hour elapse without making a move. The rules are clear on this and NO exception should be made for Kramnik.
Except that the game was not started under the rules that Kramnik agreed to. If the arbiter removed a piece from Kramnik's side of the board and started the clocks would you expect him to play anyway?
Couldn't help but get a laugh from this excerpt from wikipedia on Topalov. During the FIDE World Chess Championship 2006 apparently Topalov and his team accused Kramnik of visiting his private bathroom a ridiculous number of times during their match. They suspected that Kramnik was recieving computer assistance in the bathroom. They even released pictures showing cables coming from the ceiling of the bathroom! Kramnik forfeited game 5 in protest so he could retain his private bathroom which was larger than the proposed public one so he could "pace" in the bathroom.
Here's the excerpt:
On 28 September 2006, Danailov published a press release, casting suspicion on Kramnik's behaviour during the games. The Bulgarian team made a public statement that Kramnik visited his private bathroom (the only place without any audio or video surveillance) unreasonably often, about 50 times per game (a number that FIDE officials later claimed to be exaggerated[6]) and made the most significant decisions in the game in the bathroom.
They also demanded that the organizers of the tournament make available to journalists the surveillance video from Kramnik's room for games 1 through 4. The organizers made parts of the video available, explaining that other parts of it were missing due to technical issues. Danailov demanded to stop the use of private restrooms and bathrooms, and threatened to reconsider Topalov's participation in the match.[7] The Appeals Committee that governed the match agreed, and ruled that the players' private restrooms should be closed and replaced with a shared one.
Kramnik refused to play game 5 and was forfeited. On 1 October, the restroom issue was resolved in Kramnik's favour and the Appeals Committee resigned and were replaced. The FIDE president Kirsan Ilyumzhinov decided that the current score of 3-2 should be preserved. He also indicated that this was not a compromise decision but his own.[8] The match resumed on 2 October 2006.
On 1 October, the Association of Chess Professionals released a statement denouncing Danailov for publicly accusing his opponent without evidence, and calling for him to be investigated by the FIDE Ethics Committee. Topalov has also been similarly denounced by numerous top players, including former World Champions Anatoly Karpov, Boris Spassky, and Viswanathan Anand, grandmaster Viktor Korchnoi,[9] former US Champions Lev Alburt and Yasser Seirawan, and others.[10][11]
On 3 October, Topalov said in a press conference, "I believe that his (Kramnik's) play is fair, and my decision to continue the match proves it".[12] However the next day the crisis escalated, with Topalov's manager strongly implying that Kramnik was receiving computer assistance.[13]
In a post-match interview, Danailov expressed a desire for a rematch between Topalov and Kramnik, saying, “FIDE regulations allow every world champion that has lost the title to challenge the title holder. The total prize fund is 1.5 million dollars. We will find this money and will request the game to take place in Sofia. We will offer an exact date, 3rd of March 2007.”[14] However this will be impossible, because according to FIDE's regulations such a match must be held and finished six months before the next world championship, which will begin in September 2007 in Mexico.
On 14 December 2006, Topalov directly accused Kramnik of using computer assistance in their World Championship match.[15] On 14 February 2007, Topalov's manager released pictures, purporting to show cables in the ceiling of a toilet used by Kramnik during the World Championship match in Elista. They were supposedly reported to the authorities, who Danailov claims suppressed the information. The Topalov team claims they were pressured by officials to keep their allegations quiet.[16] On 29 July 2007, following a complaint by Kramnik's manager Carsten Hansel, the FIDE Ethics Commission sanctioned Topalov with "a severe reprimand" because of the accusations made in the interview of 14 December. According to the Ethics Commission, "these statements were clearly defamatory and damaged the honour of Mr. Vladimir Kramnik, harming his personal and professional reputation".[17]
Pretty bizzare huh? I have no idea how to feel about it. I suppose I am biased against Kramnik, but both players made blunders during the match that a computer would not.
i thik their stupid hes just mad kramnick is better:>
Was he cheating or using the facility? Depends??!! heh
Not at all. I am convinced that in the world of chess currently there is only one person from whom we can expect such behaviour. Vishy Anand has never taken pleasure in scandals, and neither have I. From a chess point of view you can expect a very balanced and tough match. My task is to play the very best chess in Bonn and to win the match."
why did he need to go bathroom so many, just for peace! OR excuses ?
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