For the first time in the world chess history chess players were defaulted, as they ended the match in the 40th move in a draw without informing the arbiter.
Azerbaijani Shakhriyar Mamedyarov and Spanish Alonso Rosell as well as Eltaj Safarli and Tal Baron were defaulted as they agreed to end the match in a draw in the 9th round without letting the arbiter know about it.
Mamedyarov, who earlier was defaulted for being late, quits the tournament, Chess-news.ru reports.
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