♚ GM Veselin Topalov vs GM Vladimir Kramnik Norway Chess 2014

[@Daggerfall40]

The best of friends

[@mattiassollerman]

Love is in the air.

[@harabas3499]

they love each other but are just too shy to show it...

[@detectivemarkseven]

Kramnik Topalov fanfic when?

[@151bar151]

Kappa

[@Faizan_Ali1209]

So, they were following covid protocols in 2014

[@inception6824]

someone should make a compilation of Kramnik vs Topalov No Handshakes

[@haziqhadifjunaidi3268]

fr

[@Violet555t]

They heat each other.. Simple

[@Violet555t]

Topalov accused kramnik by cheating

[@Ronbo710]

I thought Cheparinov refused to shake Short's hand once and lost once.

[@TheSwisscodeMonkey]

If no one puts there hand out to shake then it is no problem if one player puts his hand out and the other player refuses then the arbiter is called and if they player again refuses to shake their opponents extended hand it is a forfeit. Hope that makes sense :)

[@borisgorski7574]

Sadistic game by Topalov...

[@151bar151]

How do they offer draw or win to each other if they don't talk and shake hands?

[@abdullahwaris1275]

They play to the 50 move rule

[@lindascoon4652]

why cant they talk and shake hands

[@christiandrechsler3186]

Topalov's team accused Kramnik of cheating during their match for the title.

[@hikkenwayans]

Christian Drechsler Yes, and the accusation ,I think , was illogical ....why would Kramnik use computer assistance, if he can beat a chessprogram like Deep Fritz?

[@christiandrechsler3186]

I don't know if he cheated or not. Supposedly, it was indeed a little strange that Kramnik would leave the stage after every move, when he hadn't acted in this way in previous matches and it's not at all usual behaviour for pro players. On the other hand - Topalov had him dead in game 2 and missed a very simple winning combination; it doesn't make sense that a computer assisted player would ever let himself get so behind. Maybe he threw some games on purpose? I don't know. At any rate - no pro player has any chance against the top engines - the best human player is ranked at 2860, while the engines exceed 3300 and that difference is enormous, especially considering that over 2500 you only win or lose 4 points on average from a match.

[@AlonsoRules]

+john doe actually he missed a mate in one against it!!

[@slackylin]

2889 not 2860!

[@hobodawg9364]

Such a cute couple UwU

[@isavin1730]

why is Topalov wearing a tie with jeans?

[@tennisblood]

Chess fashion

[@Srbenda126]

He is Bulgarian

[@nicbentulan]

@@Srbenda126 and?

[@borisgorski7574]

It's a modern fashion line, don't you know ?

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gothemchuss

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lelz

[@universoajedrez1118]

Good friends