The world of chess has been rocked after a Russian chess champion attempted to poison her childhood rival by covering her pieces in deadly mercury.

Now facing a possible prison sentence, Amina Abakarova, 43, was caught on a security camera smearing her rival’s pieces with the substance ahead of a tournament in Makhachkala, southern Russia last week.

According to the World Health Organisation, even minor exposure to mercury can have serious health consequences.

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    3 months ago

    Pika, take out the power the grid; Sudo woodos, surround the city with your bodies; Mr mimes, night vision on and move in. Leave none for the Murkrows