Anand spotting such a strong move that could probably win the game so casually while commenting just shows why he is one of the best ever to do it. He could probably still play in the candidates and at least not finish last. Man’s a genius.
I watched it live ..the line is not wining and he missed Alireza top engine move which was better than Anands line and Nepo defense afterwards when Alireza played g6 ..not that Anand isn't strong but you make it seem there was a wining line when there wasn't all game
And it turned out to be bullshit as there was footage from that game and Magnus clearly did not talk or make any sound. I suspect it's a similar situation here.
@Rotuts The Frenchman from France, Alireza Firouzja. Wonder if he likes wine, cheese, and frogs as much as the rest of his fellow Frenchmen. Frenchmen from France.
The chief arbiter work is to handle these issues, u can't threaten someone doing his job with "i'll make an appeal" unless they did something really wrong and abused their power, also last time I checked twitter was not the official place to perform an appeal about FIDE tournament, going straight to the media skipping all the official process is 100% an emotional choice and not formal or to be more specific (unprofessional)
It is how and when he decided to handle it. It was a critical position, it wasn't a problem in any other round and I understand it was due Abasov's complaint but still - can't you handle it a little bit better?
Alireza always struck me as a very emotional player with some ego problems. I remember During the previous candidate's after a defeat he spent several hours late into the night playing bullet games with Daniel Naroditsky so he could probably feel better about himself by beating a lower-ranked player (which ended up affecting his performance the following day). I know he is young, but other younger players like Pragg, Gukesh, or Abdusattorov never seen to have these sort of issues
@@markdowding5737 That's it! Emotions and handling pressure is what REALLY separeted Magnus from his peers. He's always focused, never gets distracted by anything whatsoever. Younger players should learn that too.
I don't blame the Arbiter for the action he took, but it does seem like the tournament organizers missed an opportunity to maintain a quiet place. Players shouldn't have to worry about how they are walking.
for sure. the whole spiel about "fixed his walk to not distract others" is so dumb. if you have to make a conscious effort to tip toe on the floor(distracting yourself) than maybe they need to cover it with a mat like they do in the playing area.
@@borgirvspitsah7329 you also do not slam the chess pieces onto the chess board like a caveman and expect that the organizers should have taken care of it to not it to make a noise
@@borgirvspitsah7329 i agree they should try to create the most quiet environment. Thats why library has the carpeting all over. They know these thinkers like to pace.
Nobody likes any comments or complaints from Arbiter. Alierza was already not in good mood hanging at the bottom of the points table. He showed all his frustration on the Arbiter 😂😂😅
Still so young but that newly-traitorish-frenshirsh guuy has no credibility, just trying to check some light on himself and his magnus-like partners for such absolute disgrace on the board. Clown.
People with a heavy walk in a restaurant bug me, so I can totally understand the other player(s) complaining. The arbiter handled it very well, methinks.
Ive had expirence with this arbiter before at a tournament, he was nothing but professional and respectful. I dont know why alireza finds it a big deal.
Really appreciate that Agad never involves himself in taking sides over such controversial issues. He just shows both the sides and lets his viewers have a take themselves. What a gentleman! 🙏
Respect to Nepo for playing so well despite all the psychological punishment that FIDE is sadly engaged in. Not letting him fly his own flag is disgraceful. Everyone else sees their own country’s flag beside them, which is a source of pride and motivation. But the Russian players have this generic FIDE flag - it’s *literally* a standing insult, *literally* right in their faces. FIDE as a whole seems to be enacting a policy of “punish the Russian players any way we can”. It’s so infantile and insane that it’s hard to believe. I know the Chess world tends to be socially conservative, but this is an outrage. We need to pressure FIDE to stop playing politics, and to just do their damn jobs.
Reminds of when I taught high school in the late 70s / early 80s. I always wore cowboy boots. One time when I was returning to my classroom, walking down the hall, as I entered one young girl said, "Mr (HeartlandLiberal), you walk like you stomping roaches." Alireza was clearly in the wrong, since a player had just complained about him, and he adjusted his stride, and walked quietly after the incident with arbiter.
Maybe the French Chess Federation will arrange another tournament for Alireza without any arbiter present. Karma is catching up to him now and it is fully deserved!
Simple solution: lay some thick pile carpet on the floor to muffle the footsteps. Unless the problem is Alireza's shoe squeaks when he walks, in which case he needs to change them. They might be official apparel, but not if they're in a defective condition.
Alireza - you farmed your way to the Tournament - stealing Wesley So's place - you show up with strange haircut - look like you are going to MacDonald's for BigMac french fries and a soda on opening night - wear strange-coloured jackets that do not match the pants - and now walk loud like herd of buffaloes and lastly - you play crappy chess and near bottom of leader board - so you must be asking yourself - WHY AM I HERE ? - because that is what Wesley and EVERYONE else in chess world is asking the SAME questions - WHY ARE YOU THERE ?
Get real, Wesley So is trash and overrated and not to mention that Alireza was the only person Magnus would have bothered to face in the candidates. You've already built up this idea that you don't like him so even if it turns out that the whole chess community was with him, you'd still hate him. Sad.
The chief arbiter was 100% in informing Alireza since there was already a complaint made by one of the players. Anand to even suggest that move just shows how capable he is in joining the Candidates.
I understand Alireza here. The comment "maybe bring softer shoes tomorrow" was not urgent and could be made after the game. Yes, he changed his steps after this and that actually confirms that he now was more busy with the way he was walking than with playing chess. How about you just carpet the bloody walking area?
The chief arbiter was justified but should have held the suggestion about wearing softer shoes until after the game was over. It could not have been taken before the end of the game anyway and having your outfit choices fall into question is probably more stressful than being told to walk more softly or in another area.
Arrogreza Firouzja, typical behaviour when people like him is gifted with 🇨🇵 on platter. His language, fashion, play lately shows it all. Will be a reason for his downfall.
Typical arrogance of fashion enthusiasts when someone even points a minor issue with any of their piece of clothing. I'm pretty sure if the arbiter had suggested to walk more softly than suggesting changing of shoes, he wouldn't have been this offended.
dear arbiter, having an limited old building is your problem, there are many better countries to host the the tournament, first the visa problems and now having an old building. if you cant host then don't ask for it, nobody complained in Madrid, nobody had visa problems in Madrid.
Twitter is the best place to tell a story onesidedly and abuse popularity. Alireza isn't coming across as a decent guy and these stories will cement it.
Agree that Twitter is trash, but I wouldn't say that about Alireza. I think he just let his emotion get the best of him, and seeing as how he's already tilted in this tournament- I can see how it ended up effecting him over all.
@@TyTimeIsAwesomeSo he’s emotionally immature and acting, as OP said, indecently because of it. That’s worth calling out in hopes that he changes his behavior.
@@j.prt.979 He definitely shouldn't have gone to Twitter, or at the very least let his emotions cool down first. There's a side to be had that he was treated unfairly, so him calling out the arbitor had to be done. He just went the wrong way about it.
i agree with the arbiter. i personally feel like alireza puts in a lot of effort and cares a lot about fashion. because of that, when the arbiter made a remark about his shoes being too loud, he got offended. i mean he's a kid
While everyone else was preparing for their openings and games, I guess Alireza was busy preparing for which clothes he would wear in which game. And which better tournament to showcase your clothes collection than the candidates!
@@mariuszpudzianowski8400 Then we need to find the reason why arbiter hates him so much! Or may be arbiter was just doing his job, but the crybaby parrot was just green with envy today! Who knows what would colour his mind tomorrow.
He didn't reach the top of the top level without working he took Ian out of his preparation and almost beat him but didn't find the right plan, seriously it doesn't take that long to choose your clothes so you're just trolling for nothing, you say he's too interested in his clothes but it's you who makes a big deal out of it every time instead of shutting your f*ing mouth because fashion doesn't interest you anyway
The arbiter should had left the issue till end of the game. The arbiter only mentioned the issue since Abasov complained. An arbiter shouldn't react to such issue when it's raised by another player. Anyhow, this is my opinion.
Nijat may be the weakest in this tournament, but that doesn't mean he hasn't got the right to complain against such a disturbance. Not to forget the great Bobby Fischer had the World Championship match against Spassky shifted to a Ping Pong Ball room bcoz he was distracted by the sound of a CAMERA.
The arbiter was right. Firouzja should know that stomping around with careless regard to other players is just not polite. Anyone who has been in a situation where quiet is called for, e.g. a library, knows that stomping or "stompish" noise from your shoes is something you should instinctively be aware of. That said, I really don't like this venue. There are posh hotels or other places in Toronto better suited for class events such as this.
The only place stomping is a loud manner is permissible is at one of those Irish dance performances. A while ago they had performers wearing trashcan lids on their feet to amplify the noise. But in a library or chess competition? That's a bit out of place.
@@misternewoutlook5437well he still wasn’t stomping. It’s just that the floor is not in good shape and his shoes are maybe suboptimal. I think him and the arbitor are both in the right but he didn’t really have a choice as he just wanted to ,,solve“ the problem
Since he was walking in the refreshing area, it means that he wasn't over the chessboard thinking. So I think Alireza is overreacting. The arbiter did his job very well. He didn't distract him. Also he stopped making noise while walking afterwards, which means that the complaint was valid.
Completely arbiter's fault. Why don't they check these simple creaking issues in one playing hall. He should've used some gestures in the extreme. And the suggestion to change his shoes midgame is insane! It was even the rest area. Besides, when you're thinking, a minute's interruption with conversation can really distract your line of thought for more than 5. Alireza is already so frenetic.
I don't believe any words from the arbiter, it looks like that they always trying to kick the smallest dog. Some years ago, Alireza and his opponent had to stand up and move their game from one desk to another... (try to do this with Magnus...) Also, an arbiter cannot cause any uncomfortability to any players, he is just there to judge if a question raises. Period.
The arbiter did a great job of explaining what happened. Unless Firouzja disputes any of the facts it seems that he handled the incident perfectly and Firouzja needs to focus more on his chess and less on getting upset and making excuses.
The arbiters response was clear but also ridiculous, he even talks about extra carpeting at the end (an actual solution) after trying to justify distracting a player mid game despite there being creaky floors and despite Alirezas shoes being approved. You talk to the player about it AFTER the game or you disqualify them for making unnecessary noise/unsportsmanlike conduct. If the floor is too loud it is not because of the player it is because of a poor choice of venue/no carpeting. These things shouldve been solved before any of the games have started and to ask Alireza mid game to adjust the way he walks because of a complaint is unprofessional.
It's sad watching Alireza's shift into particular set of players including Niemann, Inarkiev and so on. One could think that what he did before the candidates to Wesley was because of sheer and more or less honest desire to play, but now everything's clear.
Regarding the Alireza-Chief Arbiter situation, obviously not the best timing, but the chief arbiter approached it as well as it could have been in the present moment. Sucks for Alireza, but maybe this will prevent a more serious issue down the road. For example, imagine that happened in Round 14, that would have been much worse.
Of course Alireza has a heavy walk, look at his usual footware from 2:20 on in the video titled "Magnus Carlsen arrives in an upbeat mood for a must-win game | Freestyle Chess 2024".. 🙃 (ps:. for some reason I am not able to paste links)
Firouzja has always been nervy and anxious, lashing out and blaming others when he has a poor performance. It's like when he accused Magnus of whispering to him during play when the camera shows Magnus wasn't. Firouzja is a brilliant player but this emotional neuroticism is what will wind up keeping him from the crown.
A very interesting game indeed. As for the case with the footfalls and the chief arbiter, without any firsthand knowledge who could be in the wrong; in my opinion as a professional you should be prepared to take criticism impeded. Everyone involved in professional sports deals with criticism and most don´t let it affect their performance negatively.
Sad think...and according to the arbiter's speach i cannot shake out the feeling, that it was not unintentional. AF is just 0,5 p ahead of Abasov and so far it looks like, it will be battle to avoid last place between those two. In combination with the way AF quolified and some other rumors, it does not throw him into good light....
Alireza was always a whiner. I lost respect for him back when he was 17, and accused Magnus of talking during the game. And he threw his water bottle at the floor. Did he care then who he was disturbing or who has to pick up his bottle? Snotty brat.
I am not on twitter, but every time Twitter get's in the news, it is because the shout-outs made on it are on an emotional bases. So my advise would be to just not take anyone serious for what they post there. If people want to be heard, they should speak to the involved other people directly, not to the world via a platform. To encourage that behaviour, these platforms should be ignored by media, however newshungry they are.
Right....so further proof that Alireza neither is ready for the big time, nor that he should've qualified (by organising fake tournaments) ahead of Wesley So. Pity that Wesley isn't there, he would've raised the level of competition significantly.
I've been wondering if Alireza play to become a challenger, or he came to flex OOTDs... But I think there are better ways to flex your shoes than that...
The organization has been poor. After the very first game Caruana complained that the hall too small and there was little space for the the players to pace about. Gukesh complained the hall was too cold and he was shivering! Embarrassing, to say the least.
I fully support and believe the Arbiter. I bet Alireza was stomping about in some gawky Versace boots in a huff cuz he gave up a winning position again.
Bald guy should be ask to wear a cap as his head is reflecting light on players. He should be punished by making him signup on Twitter and post his response chip there.
In my opinion arbiter is right all he did was based on Codes , Alireza made a big mistake when he decided to exchange his night with Nepos bishop , now a days players don't play positional chess specially alireza , when there is a huge blocked by pawns knight is superior to bishop.
alireza should just go back and play with his buddies last late December coz he can only dominate on that level. on the top level hes just a crybaby and cant even do good
the aribiters attitude is a bit weird and insecure and defensive. doesnt seem professional. he should just say we're putting down carpet to solve the issue for the players.
We Indians were madly rooting for Alireza yesterday to ensure Gukesh gets the sole lead, but it looks like Nepo is destined to win this time. If he does end up winning the Candidates, hopefully he displaces Ding from the World Champion position.
Easy with such a predictions, Ian is not even in a sole lead, everything is wide open. 6 players with only 1 point between Nepo and Caruana. Indian players are doing fantastic, Gukesh and Pragg - just amazing performance so far, Vidit also, showing great character to bounce back after lost games.
Hello, out of curiosity is there a specific reason behind rooting for Ian to replace Ding in case of him winning the candidates, is this a popular opinion among Indian fans?
I’m not an Indian but I love watching the young Indians play. It’s nice to see some young blood and their aggressive style of play. Im American but Hikaru and Fabi are not favorites of mine.
Really, only people that have been under pressure to perform very well are qualified to answer that question. So there's something called the "flow state" that can be very hard to get into. Others will call this mental state "the zone". When in the zone, you are capable or doing monumental feats that you would normally not have been able to. You can be taken out the zone by the simplest actions though. That's why you see some teams calling time outs in competitive sports to try to disrupt the flow, or momentum, of a game. It's why some dealers at casinos will tell some craps players that get too hot to stop throwing the dice too high, or too low or just differently altogether. So when Alireza was asked to "stop walking so loud" or whatever it was, it didn't even have to be about his walking. It could of been a question or request about anything and that's all you need to take somebody out the flow state because now he's not completely focused on the game. Also, why couldn't that have waited after the game as well? Why during the game? Why not before the game? Delicate situations like these need to be handled appropriately and not in such a cretinous way.
I agree, but I dont' think it could have waited until after the game. There was already a complaint by one of the players. Before the game, Alireza had his shoes approved- I think that's when gets messy. Why should he have to change wardrobe if it was approved? At the very least, I think going forward they will have to implement either harsher wardrobe rules or install carpets.
If shoes are approved and there is no law about how to walk , then that's it. It is not his problem. They were morons to choose this floor and rhey should tKe responsibility not throwing it on others.
I was just watching the candidates tournament and Alireza's father was kicked out the hall for whatever reason, and they're also saying it wasn't his shoes making loud noise but it was the style in which he was walking. Keep in mind that it's not only a critical moment in his game but a critical moment in the entire tournament. I just wish we just see 100% chess and no outside interference during games.
@@xChefJesusx If it is not shoes then why this arbiter said bing another shoes tomorrow? Also we have no rules for type of walking. Same people criticizing him for saying Magnus distracted him now say arbiter was right? If the games need to be placedd in separate rooms do it but we cannot say to players how to walk. A nina can walk 100% soundless even with shoes but it is not normal walk.
The arbiter seems to have been reasonable in the way he handled the incident. Alireza seems to have vented out his frustration of not having a good tournament on the arbiter ⁉️
How about no shoes or sneakers allowed for any candidates or arbiters for the remainder of the tournament? People should have to wear FIDE approved socks only.
But then players would complain about smelly feet (which is what naturally happens when taking shoes off after having them on all day). FIDE knows that the building is old and has creeky floors, it should not be the player’s responsibility to solve this as they have no control over it. FIDE should have done some maintenance on the floors, maybe sound proofing it and eventually just reconstruction of the floor.
Alireza might be right that the arbiter’s action distracted him, but the arbiter‘s action seems to be perfectly justified, because both he (the arbiter) and a player (Abusatov) were disturbed by the noise Alireza was making by walking indiscreetly, before he corrected the way he walked. He should make sure not to cause annoyance to other players and arbiter, which he accidentally failed to do, so it’s his responsibility, the arbiter did the right thing, it seems.
Did not distract him, the arbiter talked to him in the refreshment area not while he was at the board making a move, and also the artiber didn't even interrupt him in the refreshment area and waited for Alireza to acknowledge him first, so yeah definitely there was no distraction ,Alireza is just a whiny baby whining cause he is not performing well.
Alireza is obviously on tilt here is why he made a spectacle of this. Carpet does seem like a good, standard idea when the dress code calls for or allows formal shoes though.
![Immortal Night Stalker Unreal Powerful - Dota 2 Pro Gameplay [Watch & Learn]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/T1YOh-n09qw/mqdefault.jpg)
Anand spotting such a strong move that could probably win the game so casually while commenting just shows why he is one of the best ever to do it. He could probably still play in the candidates and at least not finish last. Man’s a genius.
He could probably still play in the candidates and might win.....correct your statement bro.
I watched it live ..the line is not wining and he missed Alireza top engine move which was better than Anands line and Nepo defense afterwards when Alireza played g6 ..not that Anand isn't strong but you make it seem there was a wining line when there wasn't all game
@@sarvenderrawat9069 he said it because bcoz of the age factor...otherwise anand would have defeated em anyday
Well you realize your knowledge of the game keeps increasing right? He’s a former world champion, not like he’d just forget how to play
Anand can't compete with kasparov and karpov
I remember once Alireza complained to Arbiter against Magnus that Magnus distracted him by mumbling something in his(magnus) native language.
And it turned out to be bullshit as there was footage from that game and Magnus clearly did not talk or make any sound. I suspect it's a similar situation here.
Such a baby
Prima donna.
@@jx14aby more accurately, première femme.
@Rotuts The Frenchman from France, Alireza Firouzja. Wonder if he likes wine, cheese, and frogs as much as the rest of his fellow Frenchmen. Frenchmen from France.
The chief arbiter work is to handle these issues, u can't threaten someone doing his job with "i'll make an appeal" unless they did something really wrong and abused their power, also last time I checked twitter was not the official place to perform an appeal about FIDE tournament, going straight to the media skipping all the official process is 100% an emotional choice and not formal or to be more specific (unprofessional)
It is how and when he decided to handle it. It was a critical position, it wasn't a problem in any other round and I understand it was due Abasov's complaint but still - can't you handle it a little bit better?
alireza is still young, he will learn and evolve in chess and in his maturity
Alireza always struck me as a very emotional player with some ego problems. I remember During the previous candidate's after a defeat he spent several hours late into the night playing bullet games with Daniel Naroditsky so he could probably feel better about himself by beating a lower-ranked player (which ended up affecting his performance the following day). I know he is young, but other younger players like Pragg, Gukesh, or Abdusattorov never seen to have these sort of issues
@@markdowding5737 That's it! Emotions and handling pressure is what REALLY separeted Magnus from his peers. He's always focused, never gets distracted by anything whatsoever. Younger players should learn that too.
@@markdowding5737 danya is top 5 in bullet. if i remember correctly their match score was pretty even
You’re always perfect at showing both sides and not taking a side yourself.
I don't think the arbiter had much choice but to ask Alireza to walk softly.
New chess rule: Soft-soled shoes.
Quality Shoe is the song
He could roll out some carpets over the wooden floor area.
@@Theo-pd4ju yes, team doing that would make much less distraction
3 Wins 3 Draws 3 loss, vidit is into some numerology shit
It's well known that 3 is a mystical number.
Maybe he is a freemason.
You commented 3 hours ago, have 133 likes and this is the 3rd reply
You commented 3 mins ago@@Aditya-dw4kz
@@pipodeschoen8308and you commented 3 hours ago
I don't blame the Arbiter for the action he took, but it does seem like the tournament organizers missed an opportunity to maintain a quiet place. Players shouldn't have to worry about how they are walking.
for sure. the whole spiel about "fixed his walk to not distract others" is so dumb. if you have to make a conscious effort to tip toe on the floor(distracting yourself) than maybe they need to cover it with a mat like they do in the playing area.
I was watching from the balcony and did notice the loud noise of his shoes and walking
@@borgirvspitsah7329 you also do not slam the chess pieces onto the chess board like a caveman and expect that the organizers should have taken care of it to not it to make a noise
@@borgirvspitsah7329 i agree they should try to create the most quiet environment. Thats why library has the carpeting all over. They know these thinkers like to pace.
@@igorchymo3427in the video, you can clearly see he is walking normally. He is not stomping
Perhaps the reaction by Firouzja has more to do with his performance in this candidates tournament than a perceived attack on his concentration.
I agree.
My thoughts exactly. I think he's frustrated.
I also agree. Not a mature behavior
Floor creaks for itself.
-Hans Niemann Moke
Man, Vishy is astonishingly good.
absolute genius
He's 5 Time world champion
The squawking shoes gambit
"Accepted" 😂
The arbiter refuted it perfectly.
Nobody likes any comments or complaints from Arbiter. Alierza was already not in good mood hanging at the bottom of the points table. He showed all his frustration on the Arbiter 😂😂😅
BS
Like professional boxers when the lose. Always blame someone else.
Still so young but that newly-traitorish-frenshirsh guuy has no credibility, just trying to check some light on himself and his magnus-like partners for such absolute disgrace on the board. Clown.
People with a heavy walk in a restaurant bug me, so I can totally understand the other player(s) complaining. The arbiter handled it very well, methinks.
Is there any proof other players complained or did the arbiter bother the players when nobody complained?
@@codegeass7162 the players shouldn't have to complain for things to stay quiet that's not their job.
@@codegeass7162The arbiter said that Abasov complained.
@@codegeass7162in the interview with the Arbiter that Agad showed the Arbiter stated Abasov was the player that also bought it to his attention
@@codegeass7162Why would you even suggest that? Arbiters don't go bugging players for no reason.
Hahahaha, as usual, Alireza demonstrates that when he plays poorly, he has to find someone to address his faults. Crying baby...
Arbiter is reasonable. Alireza is a crybaby venting his frustration.
unfortunately a Firouzja pattern is forming.
In past he complained about Magnus talking in Norwegian language while playing game but arbiters refused to pay attention 😂😂😂
BS
Ive had expirence with this arbiter before at a tournament, he was nothing but professional and respectful. I dont know why alireza finds it a big deal.
he just said what he was being told by the arbiter, that's all.
Alireza is a cry baby. He always has issues with arbiters and organisers. I think the arbiter handled it very well
Totally concur! Whiner looking for a distracting excuse, IMHO. Don’t be a d’ck…
Wow I just noticed that Vidit and Alireza both made a brilliant sac of rook in same square.
Nice observation! Exchange sac, btw.
Really appreciate that Agad never involves himself in taking sides over such controversial issues. He just shows both the sides and lets his viewers have a take themselves.
What a gentleman! 🙏
*Teddy Roosevelt:* Walk softly and carry a big stick.
*Alireza:* Walk loudly and carry a big grudge.
16:31 agadmator holding the mike from other dimension
😂
Nice. I didn't notice that the first time.
Can he say the same things to a feamle chess player? I highly doubt, morever women heels make more sound 🤨
"One of the players complained about his shoes."
His swag is too different. The others can't handle it. He truly is Guccireza 👞👞🔥🔥🔥
The shoes wanted to speak for itself
Suggesting g6, no doubt!
The fact that Alireza walked softly after the chief arbiters warning explains it all😂😂
Stop the silly walks.
Respect to Nepo for playing so well despite all the psychological punishment that FIDE is sadly engaged in.
Not letting him fly his own flag is disgraceful. Everyone else sees their own country’s flag beside them, which is a source of pride and motivation. But the Russian players have this generic FIDE flag - it’s *literally* a standing insult, *literally* right in their faces.
FIDE as a whole seems to be enacting a policy of “punish the Russian players any way we can”. It’s so infantile and insane that it’s hard to believe.
I know the Chess world tends to be socially conservative, but this is an outrage. We need to pressure FIDE to stop playing politics, and to just do their damn jobs.
Reminds of when I taught high school in the late 70s / early 80s. I always wore cowboy boots. One time when I was returning to my classroom, walking down the hall, as I entered one young girl said, "Mr (HeartlandLiberal), you walk like you stomping roaches." Alireza was clearly in the wrong, since a player had just complained about him, and he adjusted his stride, and walked quietly after the incident with arbiter.
Maybe the French Chess Federation will arrange another tournament for Alireza without any arbiter present.
Karma is catching up to him now and it is fully deserved!
Simple solution: lay some thick pile carpet on the floor to muffle the footsteps. Unless the problem is Alireza's shoe squeaks when he walks, in which case he needs to change them. They might be official apparel, but not if they're in a defective condition.
Alireza - you farmed your way to the Tournament - stealing Wesley So's place - you show up with strange haircut - look like you are going to MacDonald's for BigMac french fries and a soda on opening night - wear strange-coloured jackets that do not match the pants - and now walk loud like herd of buffaloes and lastly - you play crappy chess and near bottom of leader board - so you must be asking yourself - WHY AM I HERE ? - because that is what Wesley and EVERYONE else in chess world is asking the SAME questions - WHY ARE YOU THERE ?
alireza was higher rated than so the whole year. he played a normal open to gain elo (the same kind of open players like arjun play all the time)
@@user-ny1vt7tx3j No he wasn't, wesley So was higher rated before Alireza's fake tournament.
Get real, Wesley So is trash and overrated and not to mention that Alireza was the only person Magnus would have bothered to face in the candidates. You've already built up this idea that you don't like him so even if it turns out that the whole chess community was with him, you'd still hate him. Sad.
The chief arbiter was 100% in informing Alireza since there was already a complaint made by one of the players.
Anand to even suggest that move just shows how capable he is in joining the Candidates.
it's not Alireza's fault that they failed to carpet the area. It's their problem to fix.
Anand spots all of this without the engine being turned on. Missing him play
I understand Alireza here. The comment "maybe bring softer shoes tomorrow" was not urgent and could be made after the game. Yes, he changed his steps after this and that actually confirms that he now was more busy with the way he was walking than with playing chess. How about you just carpet the bloody walking area?
The chief arbiter was justified but should have held the suggestion about wearing softer shoes until after the game was over. It could not have been taken before the end of the game anyway and having your outfit choices fall into question is probably more stressful than being told to walk more softly or in another area.
It is the responsibility of organizers to provide a suitable environment for playing as long as the shoes was already approved.
Or you can try and not be a cunt to other people around you and not be a nuisance.
The organizers should have just placed a carpet in the area of concern instead of such intrusion.... poor choice
Arrogreza Firouzja, typical behaviour when people like him is gifted with 🇨🇵 on platter. His language, fashion, play lately shows it all. Will be a reason for his downfall.
Typical arrogance of fashion enthusiasts when someone even points a minor issue with any of their piece of clothing. I'm pretty sure if the arbiter had suggested to walk more softly than suggesting changing of shoes, he wouldn't have been this offended.
Also reza could open his shop n walk , will not create any noise....
I feel like that arbiter handled the situation pretty well 🤷
dear arbiter, having an limited old building is your problem, there are many better countries to host the the tournament, first the visa problems and now having an old building. if you cant host then don't ask for it, nobody complained in Madrid, nobody had visa problems in Madrid.
Nice of you to show both sides!
Twitter is the best place to tell a story onesidedly and abuse popularity. Alireza isn't coming across as a decent guy and these stories will cement it.
Agree that Twitter is trash, but I wouldn't say that about Alireza. I think he just let his emotion get the best of him, and seeing as how he's already tilted in this tournament- I can see how it ended up effecting him over all.
Twitter is "trash" because of users like Alireza.
@@TyTimeIsAwesomeSo he’s emotionally immature and acting, as OP said, indecently because of it. That’s worth calling out in hopes that he changes his behavior.
@@j.prt.979 He definitely shouldn't have gone to Twitter, or at the very least let his emotions cool down first. There's a side to be had that he was treated unfairly, so him calling out the arbitor had to be done. He just went the wrong way about it.
i agree with the arbiter. i personally feel like alireza puts in a lot of effort and cares a lot about fashion. because of that, when the arbiter made a remark about his shoes being too loud, he got offended. i mean he's a kid
While everyone else was preparing for their openings and games, I guess Alireza was busy preparing for which clothes he would wear in which game. And which better tournament to showcase your clothes collection than the candidates!
He had the same shoes in every round and nobody had a problem with that. Funny coincidence.
@@mariuszpudzianowski8400 Then we need to find the reason why arbiter hates him so much! Or may be arbiter was just doing his job, but the crybaby parrot was just green with envy today! Who knows what would colour his mind tomorrow.
He didn't reach the top of the top level without working he took Ian out of his preparation and almost beat him but didn't find the right plan, seriously it doesn't take that long to choose your clothes so you're just trolling for nothing, you say he's too interested in his clothes but it's you who makes a big deal out of it every time instead of shutting your f*ing mouth because fashion doesn't interest you anyway
Gupta … im not comfortable with your back hole can you make it little bigger..
@@ManzarAlam-h5k I like the size of back hole of Allah, I have good fun with him
The arbiter should had left the issue till end of the game.
The arbiter only mentioned the issue since Abasov complained. An arbiter shouldn't react to such issue when it's raised by another player.
Anyhow, this is my opinion.
Nice improvement showing the clocks! Love your videos and your work! Wish you all the best!!
Nijat may be the weakest in this tournament, but that doesn't mean he hasn't got the right to complain against such a disturbance. Not to forget the great Bobby Fischer had the World Championship match against Spassky shifted to a Ping Pong Ball room bcoz he was distracted by the sound of a CAMERA.
The arbiter was right. Firouzja should know that stomping around with careless regard to other players is just not polite. Anyone who has been in a situation where quiet is called for, e.g. a library, knows that stomping or "stompish" noise from your shoes is something you should instinctively be aware of. That said, I really don't like this venue. There are posh hotels or other places in Toronto better suited for class events such as this.
The only place stomping is a loud manner is permissible is at one of those Irish dance performances. A while ago they had performers wearing trashcan lids on their feet to amplify the noise. But in a library or chess competition? That's a bit out of place.
But he wasn't stomping though? It appears he was just walking around normal. I think that's part of the reason he was agitated.
@@TyTimeIsAwesome Well, Abasov was bothered by it, so...
@@misternewoutlook5437well he still wasn’t stomping. It’s just that the floor is not in good shape and his shoes are maybe suboptimal. I think him and the arbitor are both in the right but he didn’t really have a choice as he just wanted to ,,solve“ the problem
Alireza is just trying to find an outlet for his frustration in a tournament where he's seriously underperforming.
Since he was walking in the refreshing area, it means that he wasn't over the chessboard thinking. So I think Alireza is overreacting. The arbiter did his job very well. He didn't distract him. Also he stopped making noise while walking afterwards, which means that the complaint was valid.
the players are definitely thinking while in the refreshment area. these players can remember and visualize the board very well
@@willywonka6487 Agreed. But the arbiter said that he waited for Alireza to look at him. So he invited the interruption.
Alireza playing poorly and blaming everyone but himself. He needs to do better.
Aleriza needs to stop crying and grow up
Completely arbiter's fault. Why don't they check these simple creaking issues in one playing hall. He should've used some gestures in the extreme. And the suggestion to change his shoes midgame is insane! It was even the rest area. Besides, when you're thinking, a minute's interruption with conversation can really distract your line of thought for more than 5. Alireza is already so frenetic.
Not change shoes, just shove some carpet down round the drinks trolley
Gukesh's beard unsettles me. Hes only 17. Id ask arbiter to get him to shave
I don't believe any words from the arbiter, it looks like that they always trying to kick the smallest dog. Some years ago, Alireza and his opponent had to stand up and move their game from one desk to another... (try to do this with Magnus...) Also, an arbiter cannot cause any uncomfortability to any players, he is just there to judge if a question raises. Period.
as much as i agree with the arbiter i find it hilarious how serious this shoe complaint is being taken, chess drama never fails to deliver
If the shoes were fide approved its a problem that needs to be taken up with them and not during the game
At this point everybody including Magnus is wrong about Alireza. He's immature and wont win on biggest stage.
"Wahhhh, adult made me walk quieter for the better concentration of other players, wahhh, man evil, now I can't play 😭😭😠😠"
That's what he sounds like.
The arbiter did a great job of explaining what happened. Unless Firouzja disputes any of the facts it seems that he handled the incident perfectly and Firouzja needs to focus more on his chess and less on getting upset and making excuses.
The arbiters response was clear but also ridiculous, he even talks about extra carpeting at the end (an actual solution) after trying to justify distracting a player mid game despite there being creaky floors and despite Alirezas shoes being approved.
You talk to the player about it AFTER the game or you disqualify them for making unnecessary noise/unsportsmanlike conduct.
If the floor is too loud it is not because of the player it is because of a poor choice of venue/no carpeting. These things shouldve been solved before any of the games have started and to ask Alireza mid game to adjust the way he walks because of a complaint is unprofessional.
It's sad watching Alireza's shift into particular set of players including Niemann, Inarkiev and so on. One could think that what he did before the candidates to Wesley was because of sheer and more or less honest desire to play, but now everything's clear.
Aliriza is a cry baby. He needs to grow up
Regarding the Alireza-Chief Arbiter situation, obviously not the best timing, but the chief arbiter approached it as well as it could have been in the present moment. Sucks for Alireza, but maybe this will prevent a more serious issue down the road. For example, imagine that happened in Round 14, that would have been much worse.
Of course Alireza has a heavy walk, look at his usual footware from 2:20 on in the video titled "Magnus Carlsen arrives in an upbeat mood for a must-win game | Freestyle Chess 2024".. 🙃
(ps:. for some reason I am not able to paste links)
Firouzja has always been nervy and anxious, lashing out and blaming others when he has a poor performance. It's like when he accused Magnus of whispering to him during play when the camera shows Magnus wasn't. Firouzja is a brilliant player but this emotional neuroticism is what will wind up keeping him from the crown.
A very interesting game indeed. As for the case with the footfalls and the chief arbiter, without any firsthand knowledge who could be in the wrong; in my opinion as a professional you should be prepared to take criticism impeded. Everyone involved in professional sports deals with criticism and most don´t let it affect their performance negatively.
Sad think...and according to the arbiter's speach i cannot shake out the feeling, that it was not unintentional. AF is just 0,5 p ahead of Abasov and so far it looks like, it will be battle to avoid last place between those two. In combination with the way AF quolified and some other rumors, it does not throw him into good light....
Alireza was always a whiner. I lost respect for him back when he was 17, and accused Magnus of talking during the game. And he threw his water bottle at the floor. Did he care then who he was disturbing or who has to pick up his bottle? Snotty brat.
I am not on twitter, but every time Twitter get's in the news, it is because the shout-outs made on it are on an emotional bases.
So my advise would be to just not take anyone serious for what they post there.
If people want to be heard, they should speak to the involved other people directly, not to the world via a platform.
To encourage that behaviour, these platforms should be ignored by media, however newshungry they are.
Right....so further proof that Alireza neither is ready for the big time, nor that he should've qualified (by organising fake tournaments) ahead of Wesley So. Pity that Wesley isn't there, he would've raised the level of competition significantly.
I've been wondering if Alireza play to become a challenger, or he came to flex OOTDs...
But I think there are better ways to flex your shoes than that...
The organization has been poor. After the very first game Caruana complained that the hall too small and there was little space for the the players to pace about. Gukesh complained the hall was too cold and he was shivering! Embarrassing, to say the least.
honestly I dont understand why they would hold the top chess event in such a shit place that looks like an old abandoned church...
I fully support and believe the Arbiter. I bet Alireza was stomping about in some gawky Versace boots in a huff cuz he gave up a winning position again.
Bald guy should be ask to wear a cap as his head is reflecting light on players.
He should be punished by making him signup on Twitter and post his response chip there.
In my opinion arbiter is right all he did was based on Codes , Alireza made a big mistake when he decided to exchange his night with Nepos bishop , now a days players don't play positional chess specially alireza , when there is a huge blocked by pawns knight is superior to bishop.
Alireza's father was kicked out of Rd 10 gallery for disruptive behavior. This is getting good.
alireza should just go back and play with his buddies last late December coz he can only dominate on that level. on the top level hes just a crybaby and cant even do good
the aribiters attitude is a bit weird and insecure and defensive. doesnt seem professional. he should just say we're putting down carpet to solve the issue for the players.
We Indians were madly rooting for Alireza yesterday to ensure Gukesh gets the sole lead, but it looks like Nepo is destined to win this time. If he does end up winning the Candidates, hopefully he displaces Ding from the World Champion position.
Easy with such a predictions, Ian is not even in a sole lead, everything is wide open. 6 players with only 1 point between Nepo and Caruana.
Indian players are doing fantastic, Gukesh and Pragg - just amazing performance so far, Vidit also, showing great character to bounce back after lost games.
Hello, out of curiosity is there a specific reason behind rooting for Ian to replace Ding in case of him winning the candidates, is this a popular opinion among Indian fans?
@@LosChudos apparently geopolitical reasons,india loves russia but not china
Also we dont love russia actually ,its just ussr helped us back in 70s
I’m not an Indian but I love watching the young Indians play. It’s nice to see some young blood and their aggressive style of play. Im American but Hikaru and Fabi are not favorites of mine.
Wesley So would not have created so much DRAMA - as DRAMA QUEEN Alireza
Arbiter was spot on.. but cut some slack for firoz a too. It was an intense position
Really, only people that have been under pressure to perform very well are qualified to answer that question. So there's something called the "flow state" that can be very hard to get into. Others will call this mental state "the zone". When in the zone, you are capable or doing monumental feats that you would normally not have been able to. You can be taken out the zone by the simplest actions though. That's why you see some teams calling time outs in competitive sports to try to disrupt the flow, or momentum, of a game. It's why some dealers at casinos will tell some craps players that get too hot to stop throwing the dice too high, or too low or just differently altogether.
So when Alireza was asked to "stop walking so loud" or whatever it was, it didn't even have to be about his walking. It could of been a question or request about anything and that's all you need to take somebody out the flow state because now he's not completely focused on the game. Also, why couldn't that have waited after the game as well? Why during the game? Why not before the game? Delicate situations like these need to be handled appropriately and not in such a cretinous way.
I agree, but I dont' think it could have waited until after the game. There was already a complaint by one of the players. Before the game, Alireza had his shoes approved- I think that's when gets messy. Why should he have to change wardrobe if it was approved? At the very least, I think going forward they will have to implement either harsher wardrobe rules or install carpets.
If shoes are approved and there is no law about how to walk , then that's it. It is not his problem. They were morons to choose this floor and rhey should tKe responsibility not throwing it on others.
I was just watching the candidates tournament and Alireza's father was kicked out the hall for whatever reason, and they're also saying it wasn't his shoes making loud noise but it was the style in which he was walking. Keep in mind that it's not only a critical moment in his game but a critical moment in the entire tournament. I just wish we just see 100% chess and no outside interference during games.
@@xChefJesusx If it is not shoes then why this arbiter said bing another shoes tomorrow? Also we have no rules for type of walking. Same people criticizing him for saying Magnus distracted him now say arbiter was right? If the games need to be placedd in separate rooms do it but we cannot say to players how to walk. A nina can walk 100% soundless even with shoes but it is not normal walk.
Ok,that's it! From now on it's roller blades for all players & any complaints lose half your time!!!!😂😂😂😂
Alireza is a sore loser, doesn't even shake hands when losing :/
So now it was the arbiter's fault, what a snowflake.
The chief arbiter is such a decent man, it’s hard to find any fault in his conduct. How can you be angry with a guy like that?
The arbiter seems to have been reasonable in the way he handled the incident. Alireza seems to have vented out his frustration of not having a good tournament on the arbiter ⁉️
Alireza is young and immature to say the least.
Alireza is starting to sound like a brat. He should be embarrassed he was disturbing other players.
Alireza with this bad attitude will never be the No.1 Chess Player. The Arbiter was right.
What fool would watch only for the post analysis? We come here for you Antonio not squeaky shoes lol
How about no shoes or sneakers allowed for any candidates or arbiters for the remainder of the tournament? People should have to wear FIDE approved socks only.
But then players would complain about smelly feet (which is what naturally happens when taking shoes off after having them on all day). FIDE knows that the building is old and has creeky floors, it should not be the player’s responsibility to solve this as they have no control over it. FIDE should have done some maintenance on the floors, maybe sound proofing it and eventually just reconstruction of the floor.
Then there's bad lighting and air conditioning or heating noises....
Choose better building this is your fault for usong a bad building in the first place.😊
A spoiled child who betrayed his own country in order to show off his flashy design shoes all over
Oh those stompish Gucci's
Seems like sour grapes from Firouja to me...sooky behaviour
Alireza might be right that the arbiter’s action distracted him, but the arbiter‘s action seems to be perfectly justified, because both he (the arbiter) and a player (Abusatov) were disturbed by the noise Alireza was making by walking indiscreetly, before he corrected the way he walked.
He should make sure not to cause annoyance to other players and arbiter, which he accidentally failed to do, so it’s his responsibility, the arbiter did the right thing, it seems.
Did not distract him, the arbiter talked to him in the refreshment area not while he was at the board making a move, and also the artiber didn't even interrupt him in the refreshment area and waited for Alireza to acknowledge him first, so yeah definitely there was no distraction ,Alireza is just a whiny baby whining cause he is not performing well.
Alireza is obviously on tilt here is why he made a spectacle of this. Carpet does seem like a good, standard idea when the dress code calls for or allows formal shoes though.
honestly I'm not sure why they are walking around as opposed to just chilling in the lounge.
Sounds like Firouzja was being a diva and making excuses.