Playing chess isn’t a very physically taxing activity, but at the highest levels apparently you need to have all your faculties with you if you’re going to play. Grandmaster Vladislav Tkachiev learned that lesson the hard way when he showed up to an international tournament in Kolkata, India.
After just 15 moves he lost his round on technical grounds when he fell asleep drunk in the middle of the game. Playing India’s Praveen Kumar the highly inebriated Tkachiev couldn’t sit still and then, like your uncle at Thanksgiving, passed out with his head on the table.
Ranked 58 in the world, despite tournament organizers’ best efforts, Tkachiev wouldn’t wake up.
Because it’s chess, he lost the match for being unable to finish within the time limit. However, while he was warned and slapped on the wrist, he was allowed to participate in the rest of the tournament.
[Reuters]
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