What is it with Russian athletes (being it mental or physical) just always cheating so much that at this point it’s just expected?

Would it have anything to do with living in a dictatorship with a leader who always needs to be perceived as the best with the best countryband the best people because of his policies?

Once again, 105 comments and nothing about the actual article and it’s information. Plenty of xenophobic comments against a population of a country (like the U.S. government is that great, so therefor I must be exactly like my political leaders). The Chess players had already competed against each other and the other player who was poisoned won by a default with a tie. There’s some other reporting about a confrontation between the two and they’ve known each other for years apparently.

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 that the issue was about negative statements made by Osmanova about Abakarova and her family members.

One Russian news outlet said that the two had known each other for years but had recently fought. In this version of the story, Abakarova showed up to one recent match with a phone, which is against the rules. Osmanova was upset but did not tell the judges. “She should have been grateful to me that I didn’t make a fuss and forgave her,” Osmanova said. “Instead, Amina refused to shake my hand during the competition last week.”

Definitely not ok either way and I hope that they get a sentencing that matches the crime. This is just a bitter crazy person it seems and has nothing to do about poisoning to win a match. Love the disconnect on the sports world and rampant cheating like it doesn’t exist everywhere lol.

edit: some grammar

What a weird way to try to poison someone. Mercury is really only poisonous under specific circumstances. Specifically, it is extremely dangerous to breath its vapors.

Touching it, or being near a small amount of it a few feet away really doesn’t do anything. It’s a safe-ish substance to make casual contact with (still not safe, but not profoundly noxious either).

There have been cases of people surviving drinking and even injecting mercury, as it isn’t toxic the way you might think it is under most circumstances.

It is still quite a dangerous thing, and using it maliciously (even if you have no idea what you’re doing) is no joke. Fortunately, the person targeted here is likely unaffected by mercury exposure.

Intercepted message:

No no no no no no.

You throw the board out of the window.

The opponent goes “Oh no! My board!” and runs after it.

You have failed the basic training, agent.

At least they didn’t “fall out the window.”

it was all a result of a misunderstanding. his coach told him to focus on the H, G files of the chessboard and he heard that as something else.

Actually that’s allowed, google en poissant.

What an imbecile. Mercury is a planet. It is too large to be hidden anywhere on a chess board

this type of stuff I will never get. why are you in a competition if you don’t want to do the thing you competing in to win. join an assasin competition.