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Was chess grandmaster caught looking at pawn on the toilet? Cheating scandal after [tr]
UK Daily Mail ^
| July 12, 2019
| Leon Watson
Posted on 07/12/2019 9:32:25 AM PDT by C19fan
The world of elite chess has been engulfed in a cheating scandal after a picture emerged of a top grandmaster sat on a toilet using a mobile phone during a tournament.
Police are investigating after Igors Rausis, who has represented Latvia, Bangladesh and the Czech Republic, was caught 'red-handed' in France, the game's governing body Fide said.
Phones are banned at chess tournaments because of chess software that can be used to suggest winning moves.
Rausis, aged 58, had aroused suspicion by reaching the game's top echelon at an age most players decline in strength.
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TOPICS: Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: bangladesh; chess; czechrepublic; france; igorsrausis; latvia; rooked; stoolingrad
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To: Bob434
I meant- Yeah he was sitting on the toilet lid, but...
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07/12/2019 10:30:23 AM PDT
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Bob434
To: dangus
““Hanged” is always mandatory when describing someone being executed, never otherwise.”
Yes, but hardly anyone uses it that way anymore, which is my point. They aren’t teaching it.
To: Boogieman
It’s perfect for us. A small family place, good food. Everyone minds his business. Perfect. They’ve got an old-fashioned toilet. You know, the box and the chain thing. We might be able to tape the phone behind it.Tessie? Is that you?
To: C19fan
No, but he was looking at the bishop in the bowl.
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posted on
07/12/2019 10:52:26 AM PDT
by
Pilgrim's Progress
(http://www.baptistbiblebelievers.com/BYTOPICS/tabid/335/Default.aspx D)
To: Boogieman
Well, they aren’t hanging people much anymore, so the word is going obsolete.
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posted on
07/12/2019 10:52:29 AM PDT
by
dangus
To: Red Badger
I heard you look at too much PAWN and you go blind.
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posted on
07/12/2019 10:53:30 AM PDT
by
DannyTN
To: DannyTN
LOL!.......and you get hairy palms!...............................[you looked didn’t you?].................
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posted on
07/12/2019 11:02:18 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(We are headed for a Civil War. It won't be nice like the last one....................)
To: Hyman Roth
Hyman! I thought they got you in Miami!
To: Red Badger
Thats what Im doing wrong! Looking at prawn just never did it for me.
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posted on
07/12/2019 11:41:52 AM PDT
by
gnarledmaw
(Hive minded liberals worship leaders, sovereign conservatives elect servants.)
To: gnarledmaw
I’m allergic to seafood!.................
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posted on
07/12/2019 11:43:37 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(We are headed for a Civil War. It won't be nice like the last one....................)
To: Cecily
When did the word “sat” replace “seated” as used in this article?
Forget it, Jake. It's Englandtown.
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posted on
07/12/2019 11:46:07 AM PDT
by
fr_freak
To: Red Badger
What is weird is someone was taking a photo of him....
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posted on
07/14/2019 2:51:31 AM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
(Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
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