Russian chess player
Amina Abakalova
actually smeared the chessboard with mercury before the match
wanted to poison another Russian chess player
However, all this was caught on surveillance
Abakalova will It is very likely to face a lifetime ban
What happened last Friday, before the start of the 8th Dagestan Chess Championship, surveillance cameras captured Abakalova walking into the competition hall and taking out a small bottle from her bag . She then poured the contents of the vial onto the chessboard and wiped it with the chess pieces to cover up the marks.
Later investigation found that the contents of Abakalova's bottle contained mercury.
The player Abakalova attempted to poison was 30-year-old Osmanova, who was sitting at the table during the subsequent match. She reportedly felt severely dizzy and nauseated shortly after the match began. Osmanova was subsequently hospitalized for suspected mercury poisoning.
Insiders revealed that Osmanova had a quarrel with Abakalova and insulted her and her family. The two have been at odds for years.
Witnesses said that Abakalova acted very abnormally 20 minutes before the start of the game. She asked people around her if there were cameras installed on the field to record the game. After being told there were no cameras in the arena, she started looking around and headed toward Osmanova's table, making sure she wasn't spotted by anyone else.
Abakalova
Tianwang was very careful and meticulous. Coincidentally, the competition team just turned on the camera in the competition hall in advance.
Osmanova
Afterwards,
Abakalova admitted what she had done,
and said that she poisoned her out of revenge.
She believed that Osmanova
had offended and insulted her to some extent. .
It is understood that Abakalova and Osmanova have known each other since childhood and have been competing in regional level competitions. Abakalova represents the city of Makhachkala and Osmanova represents Caspi. city of sk. Abakalova's move also surprised her friends, who consider her a kind person and an excellent children's coach.
A referee checked the game's surveillance system, discovered what Abakalova had done, and called the police.
Russia's sports minister told the media that Abakalova used an unknown substance on Osmanova's table, which later turned out to contain metallic mercury. At the same time, he also said that he had difficulty understanding Abakalova's motivation for poisoning and was confused by her behavior.
The police investigation continues, but chess officials immediately stripped Abakalova of her title. Tkachev, the executive director of the Russian Chess Federation, also said that they are considering banning Abakalova for life, but they need to wait for the results of the police investigation before making a decision.
netizen comments:
is so cruel!
Source: Chengshi Interactive (reporter Weng Hanjun), Red Star News (reporter Fan Xu, intern Ye Ying), our video, netizen comments