Panic in Russia: chess robot breaks opponent’s finger (7) during tournament | Abroad

The incident took place during the Moscow Open tournament. Images show how the robot first captures a chess piece from the child. The 7-year-old then wants to make his own move, but then the robot grabs his finger. Bystanders quickly come to his aid. After being freed from the robot, he is carried away.

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Sergey Lazarev, president of the Moscow Chess Federation, tells Russia’s Tass news agency that the robot broke the child’s finger. “Of course this is bad,” said Lazarev. In addition, he claims that the machine has already played many matches without incident. According to Tass news agency, the boy was able to finish the last days of the tournament in plaster.

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