For this first time since 1998 Garry Kasparov was not the winner at the Linares Super Grandmaster tournament. Not only didn't he win but his loss to Radjabov was awarded the best game prize.
Kasparov's outburst over beauty prize in Linares
Justice should be blind, but should beauty? At the closing ceremony the prize for the most beautiful game went to Kasparov-Radjabov. The teen's win over the #1 was a landmark moment, but Radjabov had a losing position and it took a "??" move from Kasparov to create the upset. Kasparov erupted at the ceremony and went after the journalists who had voted. Who was wrong?
Leko won the tournament, funny how the big story is Kasparov's outburst at the closing ceremony.
The disputed game
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Kasparov showed what a bad sport he was by refusing to shake the Radjabov's hand to acknowledge the win.