Russian chess player allegedly tried to poison opponent by smearing pieces with mercury

Amina Abakarova faces a possible lifetime ban and potential criminal proceedings, Russian authorities said, after the incident during a tournament last week.

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@Beanc What's the objective of that? Mercury's not imminently lethal at that kind of dose. So...how long has that been going on?
And what's with all the poison g'lord.

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@Beanc something doesn't add up. Tiny bit of mercury won't have anyone falling ill that day. Weird story.

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