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Gsus4 , (edited )

It’s a product of the state of a country that calls Gary Kasparov a terrorist. chess.com/…/russia-issues-arrest-warrant-for-kasp…

catloaf ,

I’m surprised it actually worked. Liquid mercury isn’t really that harmful, it’s the vapors that get you. I’d be concerned about it affecting me too, since I’d also be sitting at the board.

TheBigBrother ,

Kamikaze poisoning… people at both sides will be suspects, seems like a good plan.

TriflingToad ,

ever watched the princess bride?

KazuyaDarklight ,
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Filters shoved deep in the nostrils maybe?

stoly ,

I’m no chemist but understand the liquid mercury is safe to handle for short periods provided you wash your hands well. It can absorb through your skin over time though.

Kolanaki ,
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It just says attempted poisoning so I’m not even sure it did actually work.

TheBigBrother ,

If chess players do this, what do you think Russian secret service it’s capable of?

originalucifer ,
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this was a death in paradise episode!

s11e08

Moonrise2473 ,

Lol just learned about that series. 100+ murders in the span of a few years in a remote Island with 10k population? Sounds plausible

originalucifer ,
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haha yeah, the murder rate is a bit steep. as someone else said who had pointed it out to me on lemmy, its like comfort food. you kinda know what youre getting, but the characters are well written.

breadsmasher ,
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russians prove they can’t win anything legitimately

circuscritic ,

…this was a regional tournament, in the Caucasus Republic of Dagestan.

So calling them Russian is technically accurate, but really they are a brutalized and subjugated colonial subject of Russia.

Also, you’ll find this kind of crazy anywhere you go. She literally just dumped mercury around her opponents chess board when she thought no one was around to notice.

I get why it’s catching headlines, but give me a break. It’s just crazy being crazy.

HomerianSymphony ,

So calling them Russian is technically accurate

The word Russian has two meanings in English. It can mean relating to the country of Russia, or relating to the Rus ethnicity.

The Russian language distinguishes the two. The first is росси́йский. The second is ру́сский. Both words are translated as “Russian” in English, which causes confusion in English, but there’s no such confusion in Russian.

These people (Dagestanis) are Russian in the first sense, but not the second sense.

Historically, the second sense of “Russian” included Ukrainians and Belarussians (so you could say Ukrainians were Russian in the second sense, but not the first sense) but it’s become controversial to do so since the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Mango ,

Dina would like a word.

morphballganon ,

Is it a first?

Or is it the first time they got caught?

Johnmannesca ,
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Yes

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