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more about #chess more comments → Steve U: his third-round match against India's Praveen Kumar Kumar, playing white, castled with his fifth move. more » SomewhereOverDwayneBowe: I think Tkachiev is blurry, that's the problem. It's not the photographer's fault. Tkachiev is blurry, and that's extra scary to me. There's a drunk, ... more » Hatey McLife: completed only 15 moves That still makes it a historically impressive example of French defense. more » Theodore Donald Kerabatsos: The 35-year-old Tkachiev is actually referred to as a "maverick"... When Tkachiev was unable to perform his duties, his younger, more attractive, mav... more » ScientificMapp: Wrong. Bobby Fischer drank alcoholic 9/11 Kool-Aid for years and was just fine. Really. more » Weed Against Speed: The 35-year-old Tkachiev is actually referred to as a "maverick" who prefers speedy "blitz chess" to the more traditional soozefest style of play... ... more » MarkKelsosMigraine: He didn't even get to pull his signature move, "The Yeltsin." That is where he gropes the female judge and gets a little puke in her hair. more » ArkansasFred: Just don't do it while presiding over your niece's baptism. Trust me. more » Gourmet Spud: He's clearly lost his battle with Big Labbatt Blue. more » Silent Q: Alcohol Is Not A Performance Enhancer Horseshit. - Mike Price more » Steve U: I hope they never put chess in the Olympics; it would totally be dominated by the Turks. [en.wikipedia.org] more » Stev D: Speaking from experience; huffing an entire can of Dust-Off will not only hinder your chess playing, but it will also cause you to say some very very ... more » Dany Heatley Speedwagon: So we should be searching for Bobby Fischer at Jose Canseco's house? more » Senators Lost Cojones: Caption: "Hey Boris, do you know what might make this more fun? CRACK!" more » Shakey: You fucking idiot, don't be pounding stuff with your hands! Got to keep the moneymakers healthy. more » -
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Alcohol Is Not A Performance Enhancer (Especially In Chess)
Vladislav Tkachiev, a French grandmaster by way of Moscow and Kazakhstan, was disqualified from a tournament in India when he fell asleep at the table. To be fair, chess is very boring. And he was drunk. More » -
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Doping Scandal Threatens To Destroy The World Of ... Chess?
Vassily Ivanchuk of the Ukraine is the third-ranked player in the world, but he faces a two-year ban from his game because he failed a drug test. A drug test. In chess. More » -
