It seem seems that this character, Zurab Azmaiparashvili, who is the Vice president of FIDE, didn't get along with the people hosting the world chess olympiad that was just ending in Spain.
Now, it seems, Spanish police have beaten the pulp out of him and are holding him incommunicado until Tuesday, not even letting doctors examine his injuries from the beating at the hands of Spanish police.
First, basketball, which used to be a non-contact sport. Now, chess is a full-contact sport.
Can I get on the Chess Ping list? With all that is going on in the world...We need Chess.....I wrote this in 2002 and it is still sound today...Chess anyone? 12/28/02
I have a way to stop all wars — play chess. I can see it now DefendingLiberty vs. Butros-Butros Bygolly, just like Fisher vs. Spasky in 1972. It would show them we mean them no harm and that they mean us no harm. How wonderful. We could play ping-pong matches. Move over Jimmy, I'm lining up for the next Nobel peace prize.
So if I understand this correctly its a crime to get beat up in spain and its such a serious crime that the police can hold you without charges? is getting the crap kicked ouit of you a felony or misdemeaner in spain? this police force may be just slighty more corrupt then most american police forces
You gotta believe that the vic here really p**sed off Osama Bin Laden. OBL grumped to the new Spanish government and it, also eager to jump to the kerrorists' bidding, whiooed up on the lad.