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  • Drunk grandmaster checkmated after dozing off

    09/04/2009 6:10:37 PM PDT · by NormsRevenge · 23 replies · 898+ views
    Reuters on Yahoo ^ | 9/4/09 | Sanjay Rajan
    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...