Russian female chess player who attempted to poison a rival, why did he commit the crime?
Aug 08, 2024
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According to The Sun and other foreign media, Amina Abakarova (40), who participated in the Dagestan Chess Championship in Mahachkala, southern Russia on the 2nd (local time), was arrested for sneaking into the stadium and trying to poison the opponent.
If you look at the video inside, she stopped in one of the places where several chessboards were installed, looked around and pulled something out of her bag.
Then I poured the suspicious substance on the table, rubbed it against the chessboard, and exited.
Rival Umayaghanat Osmanova (30), who sat in the seat in the match later, was taken to the hospital due to abnormal symptoms during the game. It was found that it was not life-threatening.
In response, the referee checked the internal video, captured Abakarova's suspicious behavior and reported it to the police.
She confessed to the police that `he broke the thermometer on the table and sprayed mercury on the chessboard.'
After winning the previous competition, Osmanova committed the crime by gossiping about me and my family.
Competition organizers and sports officials cannot understand Abakarova's motive"Such actions could have had tragic consequences threatening the lives of everyone in the field, including himself." he said.
Abakarova could face three years in prison if convicted of intentional injury, local media said.
Abakarova won the North Caucasus Federal District Chess Championship in Pyatigorsk last year and is known to be a chess coach at a school in Mahachkala.
bellho@sportschosun.com