The big controversy in the game of Magnus Carlsen and Alireza Firouzja at the World Blitz 2019

In the 19th round of the World Blitz Championships 2019 the game between Alireza Firouzja and Magnus Carlsen ended with Alireza losing on time. But it was not all. Apart from the result of the game, Alireza also had an appeal against Magnus Carlsen. What was it? Find out all the behind the scenes happenings captured by ChessBase India. Thumbnail: Lennart Ootes

Video: Sagar Shah

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[debo]

For everyone asking for an explanation/commentary on what had happened:

Rule is: if you run out of time, and your opponent could've checkmate you in ANY possible way, you lose... however if your opponent couldn't checkmate you in any possible way (he doesn't have enough chess pieces to do so like a king and a knight) it's a draw.

1:00 - 1:24 Alireza was running out of time (look at the left side of the clock that represents his time) with around 5 seconds remaining after every move vs. 18 seconds for Carlsen.... Because he kept smashing the board and dropping pieces unnecessarily, he eventually lost a few precious seconds every turn until he ran out of time completely 1:24....

The first argument was, since Alireza ran out of time, is it a draw or a win for Carlsen? (Is there any possible way for Carlsen to checkmate Alireza and win the game). 

Edit: fun fact, I believe Alireza and Carlsen himself thought it was a draw 2:16 !!!

To everyone's surprise, the referee calls the game a win for Carlsen! The computer simulator 4:27 showed that there is one possibility for Carlsen to checkmate Alireza (which in reality would almost never happen, why would Alireza promote a pawn into a knight and not a queen unless he was very very stupid?) But rules are rules, 1- Alireza ran out of time + 2- there was a possiblity for Carlsen to checkmate Alireza = Carlsen won the game 

Now, Alireza, already mad at himself thinking he drew the game that he was so close to actually winning and beating the mighty Carlsen, completely lost his mind (and a little bit of his dignity) when he heard he ended up losing the game!! First he argued how is a checkmate possible 1:32 at 4:45 he asked the officials to show him the rules book to confirm that by the rules, he lost....after he saw that with his eyes at 5:29, this is when Alireza hit a new low and started lying that Magnus talked to him in Norwegian at the very end which distracted him and made him ran out of time....(it seems he didn't know the match was recorded on camera)... Alireza (desperate and truly pathetic at this point) proceeded with filing an official appeal 9:00 and it looks like it was instantly trashed by the committee ... And that was it..gg!

[opiston]

When your opponent is so powerful that you start hearing things...

[eknepfel]

Me on every chess video: watch entire video and go straight to comments to find out what just happened

[walkwithred]

Me: watches 2 recommended chess videos
YouTube: this is your life now

[thepilot]

Maybe he wouldn’t lose by time if he didn’t bulldoze the board three times.

[lonewanderer]

Magnus invents a chess move.
"Auditory Hallucination Attack" where the opponent starts hearing foreign languages.

[keldrean]

It's blitz bro. You have two opponents, and one of them is the clock.

[HoldenNY]

I thought that was really Sneaky the Way Magnus Cheated on this game. When Magnus shouted- 'LOOK, THERE'S ELVIS! and everybody turned out to look for Elvis and then when everybody was looking he took his Opponent's Queen- I thought that was very Sneaky of Magnus.

[mil_]

Carlsen has created the incredibly ability to speak in his native tongue without moving his mouth. Truly incredible.

[bawkah]

May 1st I’ve been in quarantine for 54 days, I’ve started watching chess videos. I have no idea what’s going on ever and yet I still sit here watching two guys move blocks around for 13 mins straight.

[henkeball]

”You can never win with only king and bishop”
Magnus: Hold my water bottle

[wallace_i_farted]

Magnus:


Alireza: omg dude stop speaking norwegian

[TheKrazyLobster]

Imagine getting close to Alireza and whispering "U mad bro?"

[khshayarxha]

Ever since Matt Damon grew his beard, everyone finds it difficult to beat him in chess.

[Aruesx]

Everyone's gangster until Alireza asks for the rule book and the Arbiter pulls out a 1500 year old scroll

[Btw_visit_____todacarne-com]

Alireza: I don like to loose by time when I am clearly winning.
Rules: Tough isn't it?

[turtle_food]

Carlsen concentrated so hard his thoughts entered Alireza's head.

[Finshiii]

he was the guy who flipped the figures all over the places but complaining about concentration issues- what a jokr

[Holbeinisscheisse]

let's be honest, alireza acted like a clown.
but let's also be honest, we all were young clowns at some point, just haven't been recorded and watched by 5 million people

[rollsrockets]

I love how cool headed Magnus is and even thinks it's a draw, what an honorable dude.