The strange story began on August 2, when a regional chess tournament was taking place in Makhachkala, a Russian town on the Caspian Sea just north of Azerbaijan.

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The world of chess has been rocked after a Russian chess champion allegedly attempted to poison her childhood rival by covering her pieces in deadly mercury. Now facing a possible prison sentence ...

Security video shows Russian chess player Amina Abakarova smearing what is alleged to be mercury on a chess board before a match. Hotspots ranked Start the day smarter ☀️ Funniest cap messages ...

At a regional chess tournament earlier this month, one competitor was allegedly caught on film lacing her opponent's board with liquid mercury.

Everything happened at the Dagestan Chess Championship on August 2 and was first reported by a Russian Telegram channel before reaching government media. Amina Abakarova, a 40 year-old player from ...

LONDON -- A Russian chess player has been suspended from participating in all competitions after being accused of trying to poison her opponent's pieces, officials have announced. Amina Abakarova ...

A Russian chess player is under investigation after allegedly being caught on camera spraying her opponent’s board with what authorities said was a substance containing mercury as part of an ...

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Russian chess champion ‘smeared poison on childhood rival’s board ... Ms Abakarova can be seen looking suspiciously around a room full of chess boards to ensure no one else was present.