# Alleged poisoning at chess tournament

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alleged-poisoning-at-chess-tournament/1005424>\
**Category:** The Game Room\
**Tags:** chess\
**Created:** [August 8, 2024, 1:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alleged-poisoning-at-chess-tournament/1005424 "2024-08-08T13:25:57Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
**Page:** 2

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**Author:** ![Snooooopy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ee7513/32.png) [@Snooooopy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snooooopy)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2024, 5:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alleged-poisoning-at-chess-tournament/1005424/21 "2024-08-12T05:47:21Z")

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Jessica Fletcher just wanted to enjoy watching some quality competition when she decided to attend the Cabot Cove Chess Tournament. But when one of the players is checkmated by a deadly poison, she realizes that a murderer is afoot.

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