Athletistic / Chess. Russian Chess Federation (RFC) Vice President Sergei Smagin spoke about the performance of Russian grandmaster Ian Nepomniachtchi at the tournament in Croatia. The vice-world champion dropped the pieces of American Wesley So during the match.
“We all know very well that Nepomniachtchi has a very mobile nervous system, he reacts sensitively to such things. It seems to me that it was such a childish act, Ian still has a childish mind. This is a sport of the highest achievements, and at this level, showing emotions in this way is naive,” Smagin was quoted as saying by TASS.
In one of the games of the blitz tournament in Croatia, Wesley So made a sudden move, which is why he dropped the pieces on the board and restored their positions during Nepomniachtchi’s move. As a result, the Russian lost to his opponent in time, but in the next game, Nepomniachtchi, after one of his moves, allegedly deliberately dropped his opponent’s pieces.
Source: Sport
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