Drunk grandmaster checkmated after dozing
off
CHENNAI, India - 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.
The player was warned and reprimanded by the organizers
afterwards but has been allowed to take part in the remainder of
the competition, the paper said.
--Reuters
