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6 days ago
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Magnus Carlsen had an ‘idiot test' he used to decide opening prep for world championship, Russian GM reveals
Daniil Dubov, who worked with Magnus Carlsen for two world championship battles, recently revealed that the World No.1 used to have something he termed as an 'idiot test' which he used to decide the opening prep for the world championships. 'Magnus always had that method to try out ideas which we called the 'Idiot Test'. The 'Idiot Test' is that if you have found an (opening) idea, you have to play it against an unprepared Laurent Fressinet (French grandmaster) and beat him. If you don't win, the idea is refuted,' Dubov said in a Russian podcast with Ilya Levitov. '(If you don't win with that idea against Laurent Fressinet) The idea doesn't work! I can tell you that it's a 90%-reliable piece of statistic! That's how it is,' he added. The Russian Grandmaster also revealed that in the initial world championships, the role was with Norwegian grandmaster Jon Ludvig Hammer. 'Earlier, the certified idiot would be Hans-Ludvig Hammer, but when I joined the team Hammer was no longer there, so this was Fress (Fressinet). But thank God I played much better than Fress, so the majority of the ideas passed the test, regardless of their quality,' he said. Dubov then spoke about another member of Team Carlsen, Dutch GM Jorden van Foreest. 'That was the problem with Jorden van Foreest's ideas later on, because as it turned out, Jorden is a desperate case in blitz, and strangely enough Fress was better than him in blitz. Jorden would tell me 'Come on, let me show you the idea, and you go ahead and play it yourself!'' Dubov revealed. Dubov, who was part of Carlsen's team for the world championship battles against Fabiano Caruana and Ian Nepomniachtchi, also spoke about how competitive the Norwegian can get. In the podcast, he opened up about his experiences with Carlsen at the world no 1's training camps ahead of the world championship fights in 2018 (against Caruana) and 2021 (vs Nepomniachtchi). Dubov revealed that he was invited to join the Team Carlsen after playing a spontaneous blitz match at a Chess World Cup. Dubov sets the scene of the training camp. He said he had flown to Oslo after a series of stopovers, and at the airport he was picked up by members of Team Carlsen who then picked up Carlsen before the team headed to a suburbs near Oslo for the camp. But things started off rocky for the duo. Dubov said he had a clash with Carlsen on the first day itself at a training camp, not during a chess game, but while playing a football match.
Indian Express
6 days ago
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When Magnus Carlsen and his second clashed, pushed each other in heated training camp moment before world championship
There is no doubt about the competitive fire that burns within Magnus Carlsen. He might have opted not to compete in the World Chess Championship any more, but opponents and friends always talk of the Norwegian as a man who gives no quarter, whatever the sport. Russian grandmaster Daniil Dubov, who was part of Magnus Carlsen's team for the world championship battles against Fabiano Caruana and Ian Nepomniachtchi, recently spoke about how competitive the Norwegian can get. Dubov, in a Russian podcast with Ilya Levitov, opened up about his experiences with Carlsen at the world no 1's training camps ahead of the world championship fights in 2018 (against Caruana) and 2021 (vs Nepomniachtchi). Dubov revealed that he was invited to join the Team Carlsen after playing a spontaneous blitz match at a Chess World Cup. Dubov sets the scene of the training camp. He said he had flown to Oslo after a series of stopovers, and at the airport he was picked up by members of Team Carlsen who then picked up Carlsen before the team headed to a suburbs near Oslo for the camp. But things started off rocky for the duo. Dubov said he had a clash with Carlsen on the first day itself at a training camp, not during a chess game, but while playing a football match. 'We even had a clash on the first day, that was fun. We went to play football on the first day and we just got emotional. We did clash, I remember thinking 'How stupid is that!' I dribbled him a couple of times or something, and he started calling me names. I asked him to repeat. We did push each other, and the funny part is that we got separated quickly,' Dubov told Levitov before adding: 'We stopped playing football quickly after that.' Dubov spoke about the initial awkwardness in the team after his clash with Carlsen. 'At that point, I didn't know him at all! He froze, we were now in a deafening silence, riding a golf cart as we were leaving the football pitch. I remember sitting there thinking 'How stupid.' Not that I cared! I wasn't obsessed with the idea of working with Magnus or thinking about the fact that I wouldn't work with him anymore. But I had this thought like, 'Jeez, the journey there was such a pain that I don't want to leave today! How stupid!'' Dubov explained how he had diffused the tension during that golf cart ride. 'I looked at him at some point, and he was there, calmly sitting. I patted his shoulder, I said, 'That was silly!' He said, 'Yes, no worries!' He's great in that respect. He can get upset, but so can you. You can say something rude to him, he's not a prima donna. You can go hard at him playing football. In that respect, he doesn't have double standards. His jokes can be over-the-top at times, but I could tell him whatever I wanted. It was never a problem. He has a thick skin, and so do I,' Dubov told Levitov. Dubov also revealed how he had started to work with Carlsen after playing impromptu blitz games against the Norwegian during the FIDE World Cup. 'It happened in a rather unexpected way for me. They (Carlsen's team) reached out to me when I barely knew him, we had just played a few games together. He later explained to me he has this thing that when there's someone even minimally annoying to play against, that triggers interest in him. It's not that he starts fearing that person, but he tries to grasp what that's all is about. And considering that the financial resources are more or less unlimited, an enormous amount of top players have done training camps with Magnus. Those camps really take place under Magnus's aegis, we're not talking about those camps where there are sparring partners all working on their side. These are real Magnus camps, and those people – and that has a psychological say, no doubt – you've just reached 2700, he calls you, and suddenly you're kind of part of his crew so to speak, that does something to you psychologically,' Dubov added.
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23-05-2025
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Hans Niemann schedules Moscow rematch with Daniil Dubov after defeat and polygraph test
The American controversial grandmaster Hans Niemann, who recently suffered a defeat to Daniil Dubov, is set to face him again in a high-stakes encounter. read more Hans Niemann and Daniil Dubov are set for another rematch in Moscow. Image: Reuters Get ready for a rematch between chess Grandmasters Hans Niemann and Daniil Dubov at the end of May in Russia. The controversial American Grandmaster Niemann and Russia's Dubov played an 18-game blitz match earlier this year in March in Moscow, with the latter winning the showdown 9.5-8.5 . As a result of losing to Dubov, Niemann was forced to undergo a 'lie-detector test' which was one of the prerequisites for the March match. In a social media post earlier this month, Niemann claimed that he had passed the polygraph test in which he was questioned about cheating during an over-the-board game. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD Polygraph finished, passed on all fronts. Have you ever cheated over the board? No Verdict: True. I think it's time for a rematch with Dubov. I'll be in Moscow again in 2 weeks! — Hans Niemann (@HansMokeNiemann) May 7, 2025 The 21-year-old American chess player also challenged Dubov for a rematch, stating that he will soon be in Moscow. Niemann vs Dubov in Moscow, once again On Thursday, Niemann revealed that a rematch against Dubov has been scheduled for 27 and 28 May in Moscow. The match will be played at the Raketa Creative Studio. He shared a poster of the rematch on his X account with a few other details. Niemann did not share more details about the format of the match, but it could be the same as the last one. The 18-game blitz match was played with a 3+2 time control. The rematch you have all been waiting for… — Hans Niemann (@HansMokeNiemann) May 22, 2025 Coming back to Niemann's polygraph test. The American has not shared any video of the test or details of where it was held. He was asked to undergo a polygraph test after being accused of cheating by world No.1 Magnus Carlsen in 2022 at the Sinquefield Cup. The accusation led to a legal battle, an out-of-court settlement and Niemann admitting that he had cheated in online games in the past but never during an over-the-board game. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD
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08-05-2025
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‘Polygraph finished, passed on all fronts': Hans Niemann claims ‘lie-detector' test failed to prove over-the-board cheating
American Grandmaster Hans Niemann claimed on Wednesday that he has undergone a lie detector 'Polygraph' test, as challenged by Russian GM Daniil Dubov and 'passed it on all fronts' as the test failed to prove any over-the-board (OTB) cheating done by him. Announcing on X, he wrote, 'Polygraph finished, passed on all fronts. Have you ever cheated over the board? No Verdict: True. I think it's time for a rematch with Dubov. I'll be in Moscow again in 2 weeks!' Polygraph finished, passed on all fronts. Have you ever cheated over the board? No Verdict: True. I think it's time for a rematch with Dubov. I'll be in Moscow again in 2 weeks! — Hans Niemann (@HansMokeNiemann) May 7, 2025 Niemann also called for a rematch against Dubov and said 'chess always speaks for itself.' In another post, he wrote, 'Mental gymnastics of my detractors: 'You refused the polygraph that proves everything' Then switching to 'polygraphs are pseudoscience this proves nothing'. Some people will always twist everything to fit their perspective. The only constant is that the chess always speaks for itself.' Niemann was supposed to undergo a lie-detecting polygraph test after losing an 18-game blitz match against Dubov. Niemann had challenged Dubov to a showdown in Russia to settle their World Rapid and Blitz dispute, with the condition that the loser had to answer one question with a polygraph test. In March, Niemann faced Dubov and lost the 18-game challenge by a margin of 8.5-9.5, resulting in him facing the polygraph test. This came after Dubov's 'no show' at the World Rapid and Blitz Championship against Niemann, citing that he fell asleep. Following the incident, Niemann extended an open challenge to Dubov. 'Happy to play Dubov in a blitz match under ANY conditions. I will pay for his travel/accommodation and offer a $10,000 reward to a charity of his choice if he wins,' Niemann had posted on X. Dubov accepted the challenge after Niemann's quarterfinal loss to Norway's Magnus Carlsen but with specific conditions. In an Instagram post, Dubov proposed a lie detector test for Niemann. 'I'm ready to play, under the following conditions: You agree to a lie detector test with a trained professional… Test to feature only questions about cheating, with the results to be communicated to the community at large. If the test comes out clean, I will admit my decision was rash and play a 24-game blitz match against you, 8 games a day, $2,000 per point,' Dubov wrote. Later, Magnus Carlsen added fuel to the controversy by suggesting that Dubov's absence may have been deliberate to 'prove a point.' That came amid lingering tensions after Carlsen accused Niemann of cheating in 2022. Although Carlsen later retracted his claims following a $100 million defamation lawsuit from Niemann.
