Brilliant Chess

Why Magnus took such radical actions: First of all, I do not think that Magnus is doing all this because of his own selfish reasons. Although I do not fully agree with Magnus's actions, I do believe his actions are well thought in contrast to being emotionally driven. Here's what I think are the reasons behind Magnus's decision: 1.  Magnus already knew about Hans's past. He wasn't comfortable playing with him consequently. This coupled with Hans's rapid rise in chess made Magnus vulnerable to suspicion. 2.  Magnus said in his statement that he found Hans not fully concentrated during the game. One of the main reasons behind Magnus's success in chess is that he takes his losses very seriously. For this reason there is no way Magnus will be calm knowing an around 2700 rated GM beat him without even using full concentration, that too with the black pieces. 3.  Magnus probably knows about various chess cheating incidents of the past and how the punishments of th...

 It is almost evident what Magnus is implying through his actions. Nevertheless we are waiting for Magnus to state what this is really about. But there could be other reasons why he resigned against Hans that way: 1.Hans didn't play the London system: Everybody knows that London system is the greatest opening ever. After Magnus saw c4 on the board, he realized Hans might be trolling with him by not playing the London system. As a result, Magnus had to resign to save himself from embarrassment. 2.Chess was speaking too loudly: Hans already said that his chess speaks for itself. Therefore we can't reject the possibility that in this match chess might have started to talk a little too loudly.  3.Magnus had to go to the toilet: This is a legit possibility. Magnus could have asked to delay his match. But that would mean whole world would know about this incident. Naturally Magnus decided to resign instead.