[frodetb]

I wonder if the explanation for Carlsen's move could be far simpler than people are making it out to be. This is the guy who decided not to compete for the world title, simply because he didn't feel like it. He loves chess, and wants to keep playing it for the joy that it gives him, and nothing else.

He could have resigned early simply because going through with the game would have left a bad taste in his mouth. I'll bet it's annoying to play someone with a history of cheating, regardless of whether they are still currently known to be breaking the rules or not. Imagine having to sit through a game that you love to play, only with a nagging thought in the back of your mind that sucks the joy out of the experience and turns it into a chore.

[jjulius]

>Imagine having to sit through a game that you love to play, only with a nagging thought in the back of your mind that sucks the joy out of the experience and turns it into a chore.

That's a completely reasonable position for Magnus to take. It would be even more reasonable for him to simply state that that's why he's acted as such, and yet...

[gsinclair]

Perhaps it is also reasonable for Magnus to wait until the tournament is over before making such a statement.

[zug_zug]

I imagine he'd open himself up to a lawsuit if he accused a player of cheating without hard evidence.

[jjulius]

Accusing him of cheating is not at all what we were talking about.