To be fair, the cameraman was quite close, and he broke the boundary, so pushing away was not alright, but fair.
Should Magnus face some sort of penalty/fine for this?
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broke the boundary?
He was close, but not that close. He was still a couple of feet away when Carlsen shoved him. If he had been like just a few inches away, I would agree with you.
Dec 30, 2025
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Yes, but Magnus just lost an important game, and the cameraman was following after him and shoving the camera up in his face; he could have just zoomed in. If you look at the video from the cameraman's pov, Magnus only pushed the cameraman when he got really close at the end
I know he lost an important game. You still can't shove someone like that.
We will have to agree to disagree on whether the cameraman was too close or not.
Dec 30, 2025
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#8
He was within arm's reach of an angry monster, probably a 5 IQ camera man. hey #1, are you gonna go within paws reach of a lion at feeding time?
Dec 31, 2025
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#9
No, I don't think Magnus did anything that warrants a fine or something. I actually think this was so mild & it blows my mind to think of the attention placed on such a trivial moment. You get inside of 3 feet with me & I might give a stiff arm too.
Well I am telling you, an NFL player does that while walking off the field, he is going to get fined.
Warbler wrote:
He was close, but not that close. He was still a couple of feet away when Carlsen shoved him. If he had been like just a few inches away, I would agree with you.
How long armes do you think Magnus have?
yes, no person should be above the game...
Aboywithnoname wrote:
Warbler wrote:
He was close, but not that close. He was still a couple of feet away when Carlsen shoved him. If he had been like just a few inches away, I would agree with you.
How long armes do you think Magnus have?
Don’t know, but I just googled average arm length and it said 24 to 30 inches.
Dec 31, 2025
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#14
Kind of stupid to be a foot away when you have a zoom lens. Intrusive and annoying.
Dec 31, 2025
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Warbler wrote:
Aboywithnoname wrote:
Warbler wrote:
He was close, but not that close. He was still a couple of feet away when Carlsen shoved him. If he had been like just a few inches away, I would agree with you.
How long armes do you think Magnus have?
Don’t know, but I just googled average arm length and it said 24 to 30 inches.
So the cameraman was 2 feet away (This is taking the 30 inch estimate) because he managed to shove the camera with his full hand and part of his arm
Dec 31, 2025
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Warbler wrote:
Don’t know, but I just googled average arm length and it said 24 to 30 inches.
While we're speculating, we should go with even bigger numbers
Dec 31, 2025
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#17
Elroch wrote:
Kind of stupid to be a foot away when you have a zoom lens. Intrusive and annoying.
Needed to capture that jaw in all it's glory.
Dec 31, 2025
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Warbler wrote:
Should Magnus face some sort of penaly/fine for this?
He's always been an embracement to the community
https://www.chess.com/forum/view/general/magnus-carlsen-is-an-embracement
Well, it wasn't the best behavior ever, but frankly the cameraman's behavior was a little out of line too. A little private talk to both might be in order.
I know if a NFL football player pushed a camera person while he was walking off the football field, he would face some sort of fine. I know having camera people following you around like that is annoying. But Magnus is the highest rating player in the world, this rapid/blizt World Champions, and he still on the tournament floor. He has no right to privacy there. The camera guy was just doing his job. I am sure Magnus was upset about game he just lost, but you can't be shoving people. What do you think?