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 ...

Russian chess player Amina Abakarova faces a possible lifetime ban after allegedly allegedly tried to poison her opponent Umaiganat Osmanova by smearing pieces with mercury at a tournament in ...

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 ...

A Russian chess player is facing possible jail time and criminal charges after she allegedly used liquid mercury from a broken thermometer to poison a rival player during a large tournament ...

A Russian chess player is under investigation for allegedly attempting to poison another player ahead of a match last week. Security video shows the chess player Amina Abakarova smearing what is ...

A Russian chess champion has been suspended after poisoning her childhood rival ahead of a match by smearing deadly mercury over her pieces. Amina Abakarova, 43, is reported to have said she ...

Now that’s a fool’s gambit. A Russian chess champion allegedly attempted to poison an opponent at a recent tournament in a brazen caught-on-camera move. Security footage from Aug. 2 appeared ...

The Russian Chess Federation’s executive director, Alexander Tkachyov, told state news agency Tass on Wednesday that officials were “deeply disappointed” by the incident.

Around 20 minutes before the match was due to start, security camera footage caught Abakarova approaching the table, before smearing liquid mercury from a thermometer over the chess board and pieces.