BANNED | Christopher Yoo vs Fabiano Caruana | US Championships 2024

[@PowerPlayChess]

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[@jd_ska]

Yoo is simply starting his chess boxing career.

[@josephlevine3045]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@Paul_Schulze]

He so fragil, he wont be able to hold a handkerchief

[@synchronium24]

Since a lot of people doubt the impartiality of club staff who spoke on the incident (they might have reason to exaggerate Christopher Yoo's behavior), I will share Levon Aronian's tweet here: "Ivan [Sokolov], I saw the video and it’s awful. It was a well prepared punch to a completely innocent person. The club’s action is very mild, I assure you. We need to acknowledge that chess is a very tough mental sport. Mental health awareness and training for our young players is a must" I wouldn't consider banning Yoo from the club or calling the police "mild", but these actions do seem very justified in light of what happened.

[@benjamindillard2391]

If he "struck" the videographer from behind, then that's assault. The club HAS TO call the police. If that videographer were to report what happened and it was investigated, then the club would be in trouble for not reporting it. They did the correct thing.

[@royprovins7037]

Yep could face a lawsuit

[@LudwigDeLarge]

Chris Bird (arbiter in chief) did use the word "assault" in a recent tweet. The attack was definitely intentional and grave enough to call the police. Huge sanction incoming IMO.

[@ericlangedijk2585]

i wasnt there. i suspect calling the police is absolutely insane

[@benjamindillard2391]

@@ericlangedijk2585 He punched her in the back of the head man. Wtf do you think should happen??? That's assault, genius.

[@quivalla]

A spokesperson with the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department confirmed that a 17-year-old was charged with fourth-degree assault.

[@ig2d]

never really seen Fabi roll the dice like this before

[@shenFen-jf2jk]

He can take a bigger risk against a weaker player

[@TheChessRunner]

I would say he does that 2nd most of all top players after Magnus

[@noswonky]

C. Yoo!

[@alvinrodney6229]

😂

[@lazyatthedisco]

@@noswonky Angry upvote.

[@pineapplesareyummy6352]

Wow!

[@brionbrooks8761]

In my lawyering days, I was frequently bemused by people who had only passing knowledge of a case opining as if they had been sitting through the entire trial. The reality is that, at this point, we don't know the nature of anyone's actions -- Yoo, the videographer, the police, or the tournament officials. Daniel might be right -- it could have been an overreaction. Daniel might be wrong -- calling the police could have been entirely justified. Boring as it may sound, we should probably just wait to learn more before drawing conclusions.

[@ManAsCrasp]

I actually think the statement's phrasing is fueling this a bit - "struck from behind" sounds so odd that it invites speculation (I can think of ways a person can be "struck from behind" so seriously that the police need to be called, but none seems that likely to have happened). They should have just said "struck".

[@robertmacias7920]

​@@ManAsCraspthe victim could have been shooting and not expecting to be shoved (I'm guessing at the most damaging way) and fallen face down... In any event a crime is there for the claiming

[@ojas3464]

@@ManAsCrasp How would it compare and contrast with sucker punch, involving an element of surprise?…

[@jihadao]

I know it's normal in America to throw young people in jail for doing something brash, but in the rest of the world we tend not to try ruin young people's lives if we can help it.

[@Cyst11]

Congrats on being a lawyer previously and now evolving to expressing milquetoast and tedious as fuck truisms online. I'm currently a doctor, but honestly spending my time expressing tedious cliches is pretty much the dream. Just the other day my nephew took their first few steps and then staggered into a glass table, and though my immediate response was to check they were okay - afterwards I was kicking myself at the missed opportunity to observe that the longest journey.

[@PowerPlayChess]

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[@Meleagru]

When you lose that bad that you have to take it out on innocent bystanders

[@josephlevine3045]

When "Yoo" lose that bad, you mean?

[@Phymacss]

@@josephlevine3045I see what you did there :)

[@lazyatthedisco]

"Hans, nooooo!" "Hey, what did I do?" "Sorry, force of habit".

[@31redorange08]

Unexpected reference.

[@kenspencer9895]

Yoo being banned from STLCC has a lot of consequences -- and I feel sorry for Caruana suddenly losing 0.5 points in the cross-table.

[@jonathanbush6197]

Just my opinion, the announcement said Yoo's results were annulled, but does that imply the opponents' results were also annulled? Future opponents were given a bye. An Involuntary bye should be a one point bye, as if they won. IMO his earlier opponents should also be awarded a one point bye.

[@vicentevazquez3917]

San Louis' water is infested with Octopus Knights.

[@regzzuse280]

The game has been named "The fist of fury" on the chess games database. No joke.

[@Jim_Henderson]

In the position at 3:55 when Caruana sacrifices the exchange, as Mr. King goes on to say, if you feed the position into Stockfish then the engine says White has a clear advantage. But Stockfish also says that if Black sacrifices the exchange by taking the pawn with the queen instead of the knight, the position is +0.00. The main line is 13...Qxe5 (instead of Nxe5) 14.Bxd8 Qxe2+ 15.Bxe2 Kxd8. Here Black hasn't eliminated White's other bishop, but Stockfish thinks this is far better for Black than what happened in the game. I don't understand why.

[@djgresearch]

It's different though. In the line played, white's light squared bishop gets traded off.

[@yevgenylevanzov8233]

After e5, Ng4 is an interesting move.

[@sofmates]

Everytime he says "yoo," I think he means "you." "You played this," was the part that was kind of funny in that context.

[@Matthew-bu7fg]

b3 a bad option? Adhiban disapproves 😉 absolutely gorgeous game from Caruana and a great recap too! striking anyone involved in the event shouldn't be on no matter how one's feeling after a result, kudos to the arbiter for acting swiftly

[@cissmjg]

Fabiano is DEADLY with the 2 bishops.

[@pietrosanfilippo9017]

Top level class from Fabi, what a game.

[@zacharycat603]

Seems to me that white could have saved himself a lot of headaches by trading queens earlier. I doubt he could lose that position with his rooks controlling the d-file.

[@skriabinfly]

I thought the same thing

[@ulfnarverud1661]

It's USA. Too few people there have mastered the art of deescalation. ☹ A masterpiece by Caruana, though!

[@skriabinfly]

On the other hand, Europeans are still the masters of overgeneralization. 🥸

[@xCupressocyparis]

At least nobody got shot on this occasion 😂

[@zacharycat603]

At least Fabi gains some rating points from the win, correct? His live rating went up to 2803.

[@pineapplesareyummy6352]

I am glad they banned Yoo but then didn't ban Mee.

[@NotTheMaestro]

I saw him screw up his scoresheet, he didn’t immediately storm off though. He looked upset sure so definitely need to hear more on this.

[@redmardamsma7917]

What a bizarre turn of events. Unlucky for Caruana! Am I assuming correctly that if the ban had occurred in a later round, the results of Yoo from the earlier rounds would have remained in place instead of being annulled as is happening right now?

[@Scaw]

Penalizing Caruana seems wrong. The punishable offence occurred after the game.

[@freyc1]

@@Scaw That's irrelevant, Caruana is not being punished. He's just unlucky. But there is no good (fair) way of dealing with players not playing the entire event.

[@CaradhrasAiguo49]

Yes, because it would have passed the halfway point (11 rounds originally scheduled)

[@redmardamsma7917]

@@CaradhrasAiguo49thanks, I knew that rule relating to the halfway point applied in the past, good to know it is still in effect

[@maciektrybuszewski9964]

Actually, and nobody noticed this, Caruana is lucky, not being the victim of Yoo's aggression. If testosterone level had built up minute earlier in Yoo's juvenile body, it would be Fabi being punched. And in the face.

[@randydiffenderfer7793]

wow -- poor Fabi gets the short end of this stick ! :/

[@Badbentham]

2:30 A bit of a pity that you, like Fabi in-game, glossed over white's e4-e5: Chirilla in the live stream pointed out that Nf6-g4 would have been an excellent tactical reply that immediately solves black's problems.

[@YesPlease1]

Oh because Bd3 is hanging if Qxg4. I like that!

[@PowerPlayChess]

Yes, I forgot about that! ...Ng4 is a nice shot.

[@David-ee1pi]

I read somewhere a rook and two bishops have about the same firepower as a two rooks and a bishop (or, presumably, a knight).

[@eddyirategekanya336]

Bishop pair is OP

[@frankie391]

bishop pair is OP

[@maciektrybuszewski9964]

Finally, chess is getting interesting for mainstream audience.

[@DrVonHugenstein]

Its worth pointing out Daniels Comments about the assault were made before the clarifying remarks by chris bird

[@robertmacias7920]

Sad behavior by the youth. Great game by Fabi, he should have been given credit for the win and the 'byes' should have been applied to the future games of Yoo in the tournament, not the completed games.

[@arthurmiller6064]

Could Viktor Korchnoi play nowadays in Saint Louis???

[@benthomas3395]

A few years ago a British player struck a tournament director. Thanks to the pusillanimous ECF the player got off scot free and flourishes to this day.

[@hylen26]

We need names.

[@stevesklenka2181]

I wish people took it a little bit easier on Christopher. Yes, what he did is not correct, but he’s only 17 years old and I’m sure he feels bad about this. Christopher is a well mannered young man and I’m sure he’ll do everything he can to make things right.

[@joseraulcapablanca8564]

Excellently played by Fabi. I understand why the club is so proactive inflight of earlier mistakes, but it does seem a bit harsh. As you say I hope all are well including young Yoo.

[@witcher-86]

wow those bishops had a field day, I would have exchanged queens at the first opportunity considering what happened in the game, still good compensation in practical game no matter what engine says. It all went downhill after b3 imo

[@pineapplesareyummy6352]

Exactly. I am surprised why didn't do that. Yoo was up material so trading down would be an advantage, while also making it harder for Fabi to counterattack.

[@greatpariscars]

Yoo was arrested by the St Louis Police Department and charged with fourth-degree battery. He was turned over to juvenile services since he's not an adult. Hopefully the 24 year-old woman whom he struck is alright and not traumatized by the attack.

[@cantom2794]

Very nice Game by Caruana

[@rodneyharrington5049]

Very nice guess on your part.

[@lazydetective4774]

When I saw the title, I was ready to yell at you that I was very suprised that you would lower yourself to clickbait. Well it turns out the title is correct, so Im sorry, I should have known you dont go that low ;-) Now I will go read more about it.

[@liam314]

is there any actual video evidence of this alleged assault? I find it hard to believe that he actually hit somebody

[@lazyatthedisco]

@@liam314 confirmed by Aronian, dude just went mental and punched intentionally from the back a female photographer.

[@liam314]

@@lazyatthedisco damn, thats nuts. what a diva

[@heatherscudder6435]

The fact that you don’t think the police should of been contacted is absolutely ridiculous. He assaulted someone because he’s a sore loser and deserves to go to jail. I bet he purposely assaulted a woman so he wouldn’t get hit back.

[@lashabezhanishvili9034]

Fabi will still get ELO points so not too bad. Would be nice to get a footage of what happened. Nothing justifies Yoo of course, but it could have been an overreaction. But we don't know how hard and why did he struck the videographer. Anyway, Yoo is not innocent, so has to blame himself.

[@LateCloser]

First Magnus screws up the Sinquefield cup, and now this. That is an interesting question, what is in the water in St. Louis? I seriously hope Yoo's "assault" was not intentional. If so, he should be banned for life. I get the feeling that the truth is somewhere in between, however. Hard to give the SCC the benefit of the doubt, with their complete lack of stellar behavior in regards to the many controversies happening at their club.

[@lifeisthefun]

I suspect Fabi played the exchange sacrifice because his opponent was much weaker. Yoo must have understood this and felt disrespected at all levels. Hence the outburst.

[@fundhund62]

If that were true, it'd be very immature behaviour by a strong Grandmaster. It's simply part of chess that stronger players lead their opponents into deep waters in which they usually drown of their own accord. I'm sure Yoo does it all the time himself.

[@fakeplaystore7991]

Two words: "git gud". Next time, punish the sac over the board instead of being a little bitch.

[@fakeplaystore7991]

Mikhail Tal was famous for playing daring sacrifices that weren't exactly sound all the time, but complicated enough that his opponents would get lost and wreck themselves. And he was and still is one of the most beloved and respected figures in chess history. If your opponent thinks he is much better than you and plays sloppily, you have two choices: punish his arrogance on the board, or admit he is better and just take it like a good sport.

[@CaradhrasAiguo49]

@@fundhund62 it's just a meme... Yoo said in a post-game interview in the 2022 U.S. Championship that he felt disrespected by Hans "on every level"

[@fundhund62]

@@CaradhrasAiguo49 Yeah, right. I had forgotten about that.

[@zorbajevon]

Nothing ticks off a nerd than to lose to another nerd.

[@davidgdgdg]

The kid is 17. What he needed was to be taken aside and given some serious mentoring by someone like Rex. S. I’m sure after he had calmed down, he would’ve felt awful about his conduct and a heartfelt apology would’ve allowed everyone to get on with their lives.

[@synchronium24]

Assault warrants at least forfeiting Yoo from the rest of the tournament. There was no possibility of smoothing things over in the short term. I am open to the idea that Yoo could redeem himself over a number of years and get the SLCC ban lifted.

[@davidgdgdg]

@@synchronium24 yes, but the problem with forfeiture of course is that it’s incredibly unfair for other players

[@synchronium24]

@@davidgdgdg There was no reasonable option besides forfeiting Yoo, and any version of that would have been unfair to some of the players. You just have to pick your poison.

[@orilevi1123]

I'm surprised at your reaction Daniel. It's true that we don't know what happened, but my resposnse to reading the police was called after a person committed an act of violence would be that it's completely justified. Anyway, great video as always, and a fantastic performance from Caruana.

[@PowerPlayChess]

As I have said elsewhere, to my mind it depends on what exactly happened. Bringing the police into a situation is obviously very very serious and might be heavy handed. As Brendan Behan once wrote: ‘I have never seen a situation so dismal that a policeman couldn't make it worse.’ There could be ways of dealing with the situation where Yoo is punished, accepts what he did was utterly unacceptable, makes amends in some way to the victim and to the club that does not involve the police. Without knowing exactly what happened I am withholding judgement. I have a feeling that opinions here are divided along cultural lines.

[@orilevi1123]

@@PowerPlayChess I don't agree with your point of view but I understand it more. However, I know that you are a sensible person and it is clear that you are indeed not judging.

[@drodrigues3451]

@@orilevi1123I agree with your point of view. No place for criminals in chess!

[@allanboldt6811]

No violence is acceptable, except in selfdefence, and I’m very sorry, that GM Daniel King did mention the bully, but didn’t mention the videophotographer, when hopes for everyone being okay was given in the video…

[@YtubeUserr]

What actually happened: Videographer: Who are you? Yoo: I'm Yoo Videographer: What the...? Yoo: I'm Yoo Videographer: You are not me. What is this nonsense? Yoo: I said, "I'm Yoo", not "I'm you" Videographer: Are you mad? Yoo: no, I'm Yoo Videographer: #$%^&*(*&^% **Yoo hits the videographer Arbiter: CALL THE COPS! CALL THE COPS!

[@sushan1051]

At 2:36, you forgot to mention the move Ng4 that Fabi missed after white had just played e5, which would have been very unpleasant for white. Apart from that, great analysis as always.

[@janjacdr1]

I blame Caruana, he is an absolute douche! Sort of player that will punish you for 1-2 minor mistakes. Jokes aside, I love Fabi, my GOAT

[@dash_r_media]

Can you cover one of these rounds by putting on an American accent?

[@Max_Superfoxi_der_Assessor]

🤣

[@eljanrimsa5843]

Chris Bird had taken such ridiculous decisions in the Wesley So "triple-check" case, that I can't stay unbiased when he starts with protecting the scoresheet against being crumbled. Of course Woo may be a 200 pounds athlete who ko'd the videographer with a spinning head kick, and my bias may be completely wrong. Is there video evidence (from the assault, I don't doubt the crumbling)?

[@ojas3464]

Tal once considered Fischer to be an overgrown child! On that scale, where would Yoo stand? Anyone?…

[@arkadiuszjandylewski152]

It is painfull to lose in chess. 😢

[@conillet]

Disrespectful on every level 😵

[@mooneulogy8717]

Surely there's video of the event. My guess is he was storming out and bumped into the cameraman in that process. Throwing a punch seems wild. All these knee jerk reaction comments are laughable.

[@mumpybearbear5029]

Except he did actually throw a punch as confirmed by multiple witnesses. Here is what Levon Aronian said: I saw the video and it’s awful. It was a well prepared punch to a completely innocent person. The club’s action is very mild, I assure you. We need to acknowledge that chess is a very tough mental sport. Mental health awareness and training for our young players is a must"

[@ericlangedijk2585]

never say anything bad about the organizers :)

[@ConcreteBombDeep]

Why does ChessBrahs channel get to show the footage of the actual game but no other channel can???? Where is the video of the "assaults'?" I want to see what it looks like to have a skinny Asian GM chess player attacking a female videographer. For some reason I just have trouble believing it but would like to see it with my own eyes. We all know how violent that Eric vs Hikaru fight was...

[@robinesperoza]

Great video and great game. Personally I find it a bit rich when St. Louis decide to take claims of safety seriously and when they don't. Honestly the SLCC past conduct makes me not watch their tournaments (I do not call for anybody to follow suit). Having said that; it seems Yoo's behaviour was unsportmanlike. A ban from the tournament; at this very moment; might have been proportional but ultimately it seems not so serious that futher action would be required, no? My solution to the matter is that Fabi and Yoo solve this over a pint, and nobody calls the police for underage drinking.

[@hylen26]

Yes, if the "victim" had been an underage girl they would have been fine with it.

[@DawidSmit-nu9xq]

Yoo not only lost the match but his career. Sad but true it's o.k to looze the came not your mind .

[@AnkhArcRod]

I really find it hard to believe that Yu actually struck this lady from behind. Nobody in their right mind would actually strike another person after losing. I would love to see the video of that incident to be really convinced that this is not an accident.

[@YesPlease1]

It's possible for people to not be in their right mind. And it sounds like Yoo wasn't.

[@pookz3067]

@@YesPlease1the state of mind of striking a bystander is extremely unique and absolutely can’t happen to just anyone. That’s why people are reacting to it so strangely m. The majority of people do not have a even a theoretical worst case situation that would cause this happen.

[@Updog89]

It is a ridiculous-sounding behavior, but I find it even harder to believe that everyone present during the incident and who saw the video (including Levon Aronian) would conspire to falsely accuse Yoo and succeed in having the police and district attorney charge him with assault based on faked or manipulated video evidence. Not one person who actually saw what happened is speaking out in his defense, and Yoo and his family have not spoken out on the matter either. In all likelihood this is a highly disturbed individual who is indeed guilty of assault, and the last thing the chess world needs is to mollycoddle violent and maladjusted sore losers who would be better off stepping away from the sport to focus on their mental health and the safety of others.

[@AnkhArcRod]

@@pookz3067 Admittedly, if he is not a sane person, this could happen. I can't even imagine actually striking another person for a mistake that I made!

[@vigilante8374]

@@pookz3067 Yup,...the people here aren't victim blaming, it's just that a high tier professional who just lost a game reacting by "punching" a random uninvolved female, and *in the back* , is completely insane. Like, really inexplicably insane. It would be inexplicably insane in any game or sport. Guys do not get far in life just in general, just across the board, if they have any sort of temperament that is compatible with punching females ( *random* females) in the back when they're frustrated. Even psychopaths understand this is a bad idea. Even very low IQ criminals understand this is a bad idea. Even drunk, barely-conscious wifebeaters at bars understand this is a bad idea--they might well punch a woman, but overwhelmingly they aren't going to randomly attack one who is facing away from them in a public place. I've been tentatively assuming that she was in his way and the punch was meant to be more of a shove, though that's still pretty damn insane. What would make slightly (just slightly) more sense to me is if he felt slighted by her, possibly from some interaction earlier in the day. But either of these things are still so over the top ridiculous-stupid (not to mention wrong) that it's still kinda hard to visualize it.

[@retour.allahmaison9068]

Hope Yoo will be banned for one year and gets off his GM title 🥊

[@chessdude1977]

Rating result stands just not point for the tournament since less than half of Yoo's games have been played

[@nsyln]

Weird game. Yoo should have just played QxQ and played the endgame.

[@PowerPlayChess]

I’m guessing he reasoned that his winning chances would be slim in that case. He’s probably right.

[@PowerPlayChess]

I’m guessing he reasoned that his winning chances would be slim in that case. He’s probably right.

[@nsyln]

@@PowerPlayChess Yoo would have gained a tempo at the first possibility of a queen exchange followed by 0-0-0 check.

[@nealrichards1662]

If you even touch someone without their consent, you could be charged with assault. People have been convicted just from doing that. This CHILD assaulted an innocent adult from behind. Someone needed to teach this child to keep his hands to himself before they taught him chess. Then you defend him by saying they should not have escalated the assault by calling the police is ridiculous. You are either condoning violence or saying Grand Masters are above the law. If the Chess Federation did escalate it but tried to bury it, the true victim would have won millions of dollars from lawsuit. You need to stay in your lane and comment about chess, the only way Christopher Yoo is a victim because he was assaulted on the chess board

[@nealrichards1662]

My bad, your trying to viral.

[@testchannel6743]

Damn, I used to really like this channel. But calling it drastic that the police were called when he punched a female videographer is pretty crappy. They did the right thing, period. Also, you hearted someone's comment trashing the USA as a whole because of it? Yeah, lost a lot of respect for this channel now when I really enjoyed it. It's a shame.

[@michaelblankenau6598]

Without knowing the details of what happened it’s difficult to know if the response by the St. Louis Chess Club was justified . I wonder if the videographer had any input in that decision . Clearly calling the police on a young person who in the heat of the moment lost his temper and lashed out seems like it could have been an overreaction. And having to add that he crumpled his score sheet just further adds to that perception. I agree with you Daniel that the situation could have been handled with less drama . Now Yoo is out of the tournament and his reputation tarnished . Kind of sad .

[@wchambers3849]

Kinda harsh but Yoo deserves whatever he gets. Before the tournament starts, players meet with the SLCC officials and they go over the rules, security procedures, what’s expected etc. No excuse for his behavior and there are consequences for your actions. Even at 17.

[@dummydummy0]

Calling for the police ddue to a literal assault is "overreaction"?? A videographer is not there to take rage shots from players lol, and assault is illegal if you didnt know that.

[@AlanBlack5498]

So, you're the kind of person who pities the drunk driver and not the victim...tells us all we need to know about you, doesn't it?

[@TheChessRunner]

​@@AlanBlack5498you are the people that equals this too to drunk driving? Drunk driving is 100 times worse. And this is already very bad

[@Phymacss]

Poor fabi, no longer in the lead + will lose a rest day

[@paulgreen7906]

Remember when US chess was played by gentlemen like Marshall and of course the legend Paul Morphy. You do not get to play the Count and Duke in an opera box behaving like a thug! Try to see the bigger picture, chess is a small part of your life. Be respectful and humble to everyone.

[@davidweber7153]

You still have Gentleman like Levon , Fabi, Lenier and many more.

[@fuglbird]

Calling the police is not an escalation. It's a safety measure. British hooligan behaviour is not accepted in chess. Shame on you Daniel King.

[@rggndfw]

He also kept saying drastic. I think he maybe meant dreadful.

[@SteveSmith-tm4up]

So Fabi got half a point for this win?

[@synchronium24]

No. All of the games Yoo played have been annulled. The players who were remaining to play Yoo will be given zero point bye rounds.

[@unknown-unknown69]

He got 0, Every player has 0 points against yoo's round But Fabi won that game others drew, It's not fair to Fabi

[@RonaldDoctor-w4n]

North Korean?

[@steveperryman8102]

I think most professional chess players are partially unhinged at best. Nature never intended us the glare at a board and abstract shapes for hours and hours every day. It's an affront to our evolved biology, both physical and psychological. If this behaviour starts when very young many of the social rules of engagement will get badly neglected and a disproportionate importance will be assigned to the outcomes of what are in reality just "games". We are seeing this play out across many internet driven disciplines and mental health issues are at an all time high; so much so some countries are actually intent on banning stuff from children for their own sake. It will be interesting to see where things are in 40 years time, when generations raised on these internet "opiates" are in charge of most of the world .... 👆 Today's food for thought ....😂

[@PowerPlayChess]

Good thoughts.

[@PonchoExperience]

News: shoulder bumping the protected class by accident is now assault.

[@michaelblankenau6598]

Certainly seems like Yoo should have just traded Queens and tried to win the endgame .

[@thirteenthtribe402]

Calling the police after an assault is not drastic nor is it escalating as you say. So what you feel that Yoo should be given some sort of pass…why…because he is a chess player and upset? So if you or someone you cared about was assaulted would you indeed not call police or have that individual removed from the scene? Your words were absurd and really you should correct those 2 statements you made imo.

[@Max_Superfoxi_der_Assessor]

come on, give the lad (Yoo) a break, he´s just turning 18 in dec...of course, his behaviour is not to be excuesed yet calling the police by a private chess club isn´t the ideal solution either...IMHO 🙂cheers.

[@Gush27]

@@Max_Superfoxi_der_Assessorthe “lad” is old enough to know that assault is not allowed in society.

[@mysteryman480]

​@@Max_Superfoxi_der_Assessor How can we know? We weren't there. I am trusting that they acted reasonably in calling the police since there is no known motivation or reason for them to act unreasonably.

[@thishex]

Nah, Daniel has it spot on. Calling the police because someone got shoved or bumped is absurd. It's very doubtful that an assault charge against Yoo could be supported.

[@JorRam2]

It clearly depends on the nature of the strike against the videographer- was it an accidental push of some sort or a clear punch/strike with intent. We don't know much yet so have to trust the SLCC acted appropriately, which I'm sure they did. I think Daniel is commenting from the perspective of the culture here in the UK, where things tend to be sorted out without police involvement as a first resort- providing no-one is actually hurt of course.

[@kyledekeyzer9439]

kssing the scrn now, thank you, amen

[@gusdrago]

He's not that good at chess = fact.

[@Sacmater]

...but did he use kung-fu?

[@patrickdaly1088]

Saint Louis Chess Club really needs to get their business in order. They've gone too far and need to dial it back. I'm sure "struck a videographer from behind" was "bumped into a videographer while moving quickly." Someone needs to take away the championships from StL, their own behavior even before this has been unacceptable for such an institution, and they're getting worse.

[@arancini4458]

You really do take projecting and hysteria to the new extremes, dont you.

[@rodneytopor1846]

I don't know what happened, but as a non-American, I find it odd that the US National Championship is organised and run by St Louis Chess Club and not by a national body such as the US Chess Federation.

[@patrickdaly1088]

​@@arancini4458 No, Saint Louis has crossed many lines, and lichess is boycotting them for a reason. They don't get any high horses.

[@royprovins7037]

@@rodneytopor1846 money

[@MrGaryStaples]

I’m guessing you’re right, because if it was “balled up his fist and punched someone in the kidney” they’d say that. “Struck” indicates to me there’s nothing really there other than a nudge or a shove. Maybe the videographer fell over, but if she did, again I think that would have been stated, similarly if there were injuries.

[@jozefserf2024]

What a ridiculous overeaction for a push or a bump by a young upset chess player! These spineless idiots did something similar to Hans Niemann a few years back.

[@yc6018]

Calling the police was certainly an overreaction but any physical altercation should be punished, photographers and videographers are here to help us enjoy the games and to promote the talent of the players, if you can’t respect them then you shouldn’t be there

[@tomlewis645]

Unless the videographer was injured ( what was the severity of the contact)the situation could have been handled less drastically. Obviously, Christopher needs to learn about having a possibly winning position and then having it taken away by strong playing, something every chess player will need to learn to deal with. It happens repeatedly in chess at all levels.

[@DrVonHugenstein]

unless something that i ahve no details on is different to what I assume I don't like what people did

[@sausage4mash]

young lad needs to work on the ego , he could take a lot from this game and improve