The moment when a chessplayer realized that his move had cost him a game and became angry, he collapsed from the chair.
With less than ten seconds to make his play, Pawel Teclaf, 18 from Poland lost to Tigran Petrosian, 37, from Armenia in a World Blitz Championship match at the PGE National Stadium in Warsaw, Poland.
The hilarious video below shows Teclaf playing white and making his final move. His opponent responds and he then reclines in his chair, falling back while swearing in Polish.
Pawel Teclaf, 18 from Poland loses to Tigran Petrosian, 37, from Armenia in a World Blitz Championship match at the PGE National Stadium in Warsaw, Poland
Mr Petrosian reached out for him, but Mr Teclaf collapsed on the floor.
Quickly, he stood up and gave his opponent a handshake.
Later, International Master Teclaf confirmed to me that he was okay after his fall. He had just lost balance.
He explained that he used to swing on the chair for its comfort, but now he’s fallen down.
“I lost my balance, and I fell. Mr Petrosian tried to lift me up.
I just stood up quickly. I felt very mad yesterday, but when I looked back at the video it was quite funny.
‘I was totally winning, but we only had ten seconds. I was successful.
“I simply wanted to complete the day.”
It was sent to YouTube via SpeedChess. The video has now been enjoyed by more than 7,700 people.
International Master Teclaf, Mr Teclaf, leans back in frustration, and then loses his balance.
There are 702 other comments on the article, many commenting on Mr Teclaf’s potential injury in an unremarkable sport.
Om Kale declared: “This was officially the first knockout chess win.”
John Kervin said: “Anyone thinking that chess players don’t qualify as athletes should refer to this video. This is Petrosian, a world class technique for endgame.
Amazing sense of timing and balance to keep him in his chair while looking for the engine that moves up.
“Teclaf receives bonus points because of his impeccable dismount.”
Anton Kucherenko added, “And then somebody else says that chess doesn’t pose a danger, but man can break his bone,”
Quickly, the chess player made it back up to his table and began to shake hands with his opponent.
The 2021 World Rapid & Blitz Championship, organised by the The International Chess Federation (FIDE) along with the Women’s Rapid & Blitz Championship are elite chess events gathering players who face-off with rapid time controls.
In the World Blitz Championship, each player only has three minutes an additional two additional seconds per move starting from move one.
For a share of $1 million, champions and grandmaster-level players come from all over the globe to compete in tournaments.
This year the event, which ran from December 26 through December 30, saw Maxime Vachier-Lagrave from France place first in the World Blitz Championship Open.
Bibisara Asaubayeva also came from Kazakhstan and won her first ever title of world blitz champ after winning the Women’s World Blitz Championship.