Chess Grandmaster Faces 2 Year Ban For Doping
SPORTSbyBROOKS —
... as you would expect, they’ve never found anybody guilty. Well, that is until last month, anyway. Vassily Ivanchuk is one of the better known names in the world of chess — I’m sure you’ve already named your first born after him — and he’s been a grandmaster in the “sport” for over 20 years now. Well, after losing a match on November 25th the grandmaster — better known as Big Chucky — refused to take a drug test following the match, and now he may be banned for two years. From SPIEGEL ONLINE : Who knows what was going through Ivanchuk’s head when, on Nov. 25 in Dresden, ...
Drugs Invade the World of Chess
The Slanch Report —
... Drugs are everywhere in sports, with athletes constantly seeking that little extra edge over their opponents. However, maybe I’m naive, but I never expected to hear about a drug scandal in the world of championship chess. I didn’t even know they were testing for drugs there! On November 25, after losing to Gata Kamsky during the Chess Olympiad in Dresden, Germany, Vassily Ivanchuk, the third-ranked player in the world and a Grand Master for over 20 years refused to provide urine for a drug test. Under the rules, a refusal to test is considered a ...
Doping Scandal Threatens To Destroy The World Of ... Chess? [Chess]
Deadspin —
... Actually, to be precise, he didn't fail it—he refused to take it, which in the totally rational world of international drug testing, counts as a positive. Actually, to be more precise, he refused to take it, then "stormed out of the room in the conference center, kicked a concrete pillar in the lobby, pounded a countertop in the cafeteria with his fists and then vanished into the coatroom." Which also counts as a positive, because if that's not roid rage, I don't know what is. ...
