Posted on 09/04/2009 6:10:37 PM PDT by NormsRevenge
CHENNAI, India (Reuters) – A leading French chess player turned up drunk and dozed off after just 11 moves in an international tournament in Kolkata, losing the round on technical grounds, domestic media reported Friday.
Grandmaster Vladislav Tkachiev arrived for Thursday's match against India's Praveen Kumar in such an inebriated state that he could hardly sit in his chair and soon fell asleep, resting his head on the table, Hindustan Times newspaper reported.
Indian papers carried pictures of the world number 58 sleeping and the organizers' futile attempts to wake his up.
The game was awarded to the Indian on the technical ground of Tkachiev being unable to complete his moves within the stipulated time of an hour and 30 minutes, the paper said.
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if he kept his cat naps short, he had a chance to advance..
Bump :)
A drunk Frenchman? I don’t believe it.
>Indian papers carried pictures of the world number 58 sleeping and the organizers’ futile attempts to wake his up.
# 58 in sleeping? He’s got a better future being a night watchman.
Jose Capablanca, the Cuban who was world champion, (1921-1927) and esteemed one of the greatest players of all time, was famous for womanizing and partying. He played shortstop for Columbia (before Lou Gehrig was there) and dropped out to concentrate on chess. Asked how many moves ahead he played, he replied, “One, but it always the right move!”
Of course, just because you’re a lush doesn’t mean you’re Capablanca.,
Uhhh, Vladislav Tkachiev doesn't sound French to me. I think we're talking vodka, not cheap red wine here.
Clueless headline.
He wasn’t checkmated; he lost on time control.
Considering my lousy playing of late, I think that is the best move for me.
It isn't sleeping it is being passed out!
Sorry.
I reads the headline and thought the article was about senator Byrd....Seriously.
I have a vague recollection of hearing a story where a dead man won a chess game, on account of the opponent’s clock running out. Maybe it’s just folklore but maybe it’s true...do you know?
Indian papers carried pictures of the world number 58 sleepingHe's 58th in the world? Why doesn't he just give up?
Uhhh, Vladislav Tkachiev doesn't sound French to me
Nobody expects a Russian to drink
“A leading French chess player”
That phrase has been something of an oxymoron since Louis de La Bourdonnais died in 1840. I suppose Etienne Bacrot is worthy of some note, but not the drunk mentioned in this article.
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