Chess Player Poisons Rival

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'First recorded case of somebody using toxic substance': Russian chess player allegedly tried to poison rival with mercury

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Chess player Amina Abakarova allegedly tried to poison a rival by depositing liquid mercury around her chess board.

The incident occurred at a chess tournament in Makhachkala , a Russian town on the Caspian Sea .

The English Chess Federation's director of international chess said he had “never seen anything like this before”.

" ChessBase said the dispute was over a recent match between the two in which "both chess players scored the same number of points, but the victory was awarded to Osmanova , based on additional factors. "Another Telegram channel says the issue was about negative statements made by Osmanova about Abakarova and her family members. Whatever the source of the conflict, Abakarova now faces the prospect of several years in prison—and the world of chess just got meaner. This story originally appeared on Ars Technica ..

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