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In Soviet Union Chessboard Checks You!

Subterranean_Mole_Men
17-04-2005, 23:27
Vladimir Putin is now my all time favorite world leader not only did he turn his Ukrainian nemisis Victor Yushenko into a zombie (http://i.a.cnn.net/cnn/2004/WORLD/europe/12/11/yushchenko.austria/story.split.yushchenko.afp..jpg) but he has Kasporov wacked with a chessboard. He so rules.

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2005/more/04/16/Kasparov.ap/index.html?cnn=yes

MOSCOW (AP) -- Garry Kasparov, the world's former No. 1 chess player who quit the professional game last month to focus on politics, said Saturday he had been hit over the head with a chessboard in a politically motivated attack.

Kasparov, an outspoken critic of President Vladimir Putin, was not injured Friday when he was hit with the chessboard after signing it for a young man at an event in Moscow.

A spokeswoman for Kasparov, Marina Litvinovich, said the assailant told the chess champion: "I admired you as a chess player, but you gave that up for politics."

She said the unidentified attacker -- who did not reveal his political allegiance -- tried to hit Kasparov again but was hauled away by security guards.
Anikian
17-04-2005, 23:32
It was probably just a sacrifice - you capture my head, then I slaughter you with the the pawn I promoted to political support!
Super-power
17-04-2005, 23:33
Roflmao!
Mentholyptus
17-04-2005, 23:55
Now all we need is for George Bush to get hit in the face with a poorly written speech and this day will go down in history as one of the most ironic ever. :D ;)
B0zzy
17-04-2005, 23:57
Full contact chess? Now THERE'S an idea!
Dakhistan
18-04-2005, 00:13
Now all we need is for George Bush to get hit in the face with a poorly written speech and this day will go down in history as one of the most ironic ever. :D ;)
He was almost killed by a pretzel so it would not be too big of a surprise. I think this is going to be blamed on the Chechnyans even though the attack was on a Putin-critic.
Colodia
18-04-2005, 00:14
*suddenly realizes the funny in the thread title*

AHAHAHAHAHAH....ROFLMAO1!!!!!!!!!!!!1111111111
Anikian
18-04-2005, 00:15
Now all we need is for George Bush to get hit in the face with a poorly written speech and this day will go down in history as one of the most ironic ever. :D ;)
o_O! Now there's an idea - where are the speeches I wrote for history class? *Searches*

Full contact chess? Now THERE'S an idea!
But whats the point? A bunch of geeks beating each other up is hardly exciting...
Robbopolis
18-04-2005, 00:58
Full contact chess? Now THERE'S an idea!

Actually, some friends of mine have a better idea. It's called "punishment chess." Every time one of your pieces gets captured, you have to do a certain amount of exercises, so losing a pawn means a couple of sit-ups, a knight is 10 push-ups, etc. Pretty brutal if you ask me.