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14:05, 7 August 2024
Source: Baza Telegram site. Original report in Russian at the bottom of the page.
The Russian Chess Federation (RCF) announced that it had temporarily suspended Dagestani chess player Amina Abakarova from participating in all competitions, according to media reports, after she spilled mercury near her opponent's board at a tournament in Makhachkala. The corresponding statement appeared on the federation's Telegram channel on the afternoon of August 7.
The first to report the incident that occurred at the Dagestan Chess Championship on August 2 was the Baza Telegram channel (report in Russian at the bottom of the page). According to the video from a surveillance camera published by the publication, 40-year-old Amina Abakarova studied the list of participants and then poured mercury next to the chessboard of one of her opponents. Another participant, European champion Umayganat Osmanova, was supposed to sit at this table.
YouTube video by GMC. It was recorded before the start of the round and showed Abakarova studying the list of participants, then going to a specific table and pouring out something next to the board. After that, she spread the liquid on the table with a chess piece.
The mercury was noticed almost immediately. Osmanova and other chess players started running and shouting about the poisonous substance. The referee took control of the situation: he collected the mercury in a bag and called the police. At the same time, the organizers of the competition checked the surveillance cameras and saw Amina Abakarova pouring the mercury. Abakarova told the other players that she had wanted to get revenge –allegedly Umayganat Osmanova had somehow seriously offended her.
At the end of July, Abakarova and Osmanova met in the final of the tournament in Makhachkala. Both chess players scored the same number of points, but the victory was awarded to Osmanova, based on additional factors. This defeat was probably one of the reasons why Amina decided to poison her opponent.
According to Baza's sources, Abakarova and Osmanova have known each other since childhood and have always been competitors at the regional level. Amina's friends were very surprised by her actions. The girl is described, among other things, as a good, kind children's coach.
After the poisoning, Osmanova continued to participate in the tournament and won a prize. The girl's relatives do not intend to forgive Abakarova and want her to receive the maximum punishment.
