CHESS IS TOO DAMN SERIOUS

Dramatic endgame! Moment furious UPSET Polish chess master falls off his chair after blunder costs him match

Pawel Teclaf, 18 from Poland fell off a chair after he made a losing move in chess

He blundered in a World Blitz Championship match against Tigran Petrosian

The hilarious clip shows Mr Teclaf get up straight away and offer a handshake

By ELMIRA TANATAROVA FOR MAILONLINE
31 December 2021 |

This is the moment a chess player realised he had made a move which cost him a championship match and became so furious that he fell off his chair.

Pawel Teclaf, 18, from Poland, lost to Tigran Petrosian, 37, from Armenia in the fast-moving match at the World Blitz Championship in Warsaw on December 29.

A hilarious clip shows Mr Teclaf, playing white, make his move. As soon as his opponent counters with a winning play, he swears and dramatically throws himself back in his chair.

But the chair overbalances and his humiliation is deepened as he tumbles onto the floor.
Moment angry Polish chess champion falls off his chair after losing



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 reaches out for him, but cannot stop Mr Teclaf's fall.

An embarrassed Mr Teclaf quickly stands up and gives his opponent a handshake.

Afterwards Mr Teclaf, an International Master, said he was feeling OK and had simply 'lost balance'.

He said: 'I usually swing on the chair because I just like it, but this is the first time I just fell down.

'I just lost balance and fell down, he (Mr Petrosian) tried to help me up.

'I just stood up fast. Yesterday I was very angry but I look back at the video and it's very funny.

'I was completely winning but we had maximum ten seconds on the clock. I managed to screw it up. I just wanted to finish the day.'

The clip, which has gone viral, was shared to YouTube channel SpeedChess where it has had more than 30,000 views.


Mr Teclaf, an International Master, leans back in his chair in frustration and loses balance as he falls

It has attracted 702 comments, some remarking on the fact that Mr Teclaf could potentially have been injured in a sport not known for its physicality.

Om Kale said: 'This is officially the first chess win by knockout.'

John Kervin added: 'Anyone who thinks chess players are not athletes refer them to this clip. World class endgame technique here by Petrosian.

'Stunning sense of balance and timing to stay in his chair whilst finding the top engine move.

'Teclaf gets some bonus points from the judges due to his clean dismount.'

'And after this somebody says that chess isn't a dangerous sport, man could break his bone,' Anton Kucherenko also commented.


The chess player quickly made his way back up and went for a handshake with his opponent

The 2021 World Rapid & Blitz Championship, organised by 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, the players only have three minutes each per match, with only seconds to think about every move.

Champions and grandmaster-level competitors from all around the globe come to participate across the tournaments for their share of a $1 million prize fund.

This year the event, which ran from December 26 through December 30 at the PGE National Stadium, saw Maxime Vachier-Lagrave from France place first in the World Blitz Championship Open.

Bibisara Assaubayevaalso, from Kazakhstan, also won her first world blitz champion title after winning the Women's World Blitz Championship.