Chess Grandmaster Vishwanathan Anand has issued a press release after Indian billionaire and Zerodha co-founder Nikhil Kamath cheated to win a sport in opposition to him at a charity occasion. Vishwanathan Anand mentioned that he anticipated the sport to be performed in an moral method.
Anand mentioned, “I just played the position on the board and expected the same from everyone.” It was an apparent dig at Kamath who later issued a press release primarily admitting that he had cheated through the match.
Yesterday was a celeb simul for individuals to boost cash It was a enjoyable expertise upholding the ethics of the sport.I simply performed the place onthe board and anticipated the identical from everybody . pic.twitter.com/ISJcguA8jQ— Viswanathan Anand (@vishy64theking) June 14, 2021
Neutral observers are displeased with Nikhil Kamath as effectively for resorting to dishonest even throughout a charity match.
It takes years to construct repute and seconds to get it destroyed. What Nikhil Kamat did destroyed his. (Even although it was a pleasant match for fund elevating – however dishonest is a dishonest) https://t.co/qSgRvBGlBN— Prasad Karwa (@PrasadKarwa) June 14, 2021
Pure class. This is learn how to give again to cheaters in such a refined approach. He is the legend for all the fitting causes.. https://t.co/Do0G1Wwzay— Jagjit Kaur (@Jagjit_kaur_Phy) June 14, 2021
Class and integrity, that is why Vishy is the 5 time world champion.👏👏 https://t.co/OTCWb7IVo6— Ridam Lakhotia (@LakhotiaRidam) June 14, 2021
During the match, Kamath had a 98.9% accuracy fee whereas Vishwanathan Anand managed 92.7%. The Grandmaster performed White whereas India’s youngest billionaire performed Black. Since the victory, Kamath has admitted that he had outdoors assist.
Chess.com has banned Kamath’s account for violating its fair-play coverage. In his assertion, Kamath admitted that he had assist from “people analyzing the game, computers and the graciousness of Anand Sir himself to treat the game as a learning experience.”