# Omnibus Chess News Thread

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-chess-news-thread/978801>\
**Category:** The Game Room\
**Tags:** board-card-word-game, chess\
**Created:** [January 25, 2023, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-chess-news-thread/978801 "2023-01-25T19:43:35Z")\
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**Author:** ![N9IWP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/n9iwp/32/3154_2.png) [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\
**Post date:** [August 8, 2024, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omnibus-chess-news-thread/978801/74 "2024-08-08T21:06:05Z")

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Was the aim to sicken the opponent, win, the match, or both?

> **[In world first, Russian chess player poisons rival’s board with mercury](https://arstechnica.com/culture/2024/08/in-world-first-russian-chess-player-poisons-rivals-board-with-mercury/)**
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> At least it wasn't novichok.

Brian

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