A player collapsed at the board. A doctor who was playing in the tournament rushed to examine him and announced "He is dead. But his position was hopeless anyway."
Have you ever wonder about this?
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This is why you should never resign. There's always a chance your opponent can die.
I was playing in an OTB tournament in Fredicton NB, when a guy a few boards down from me had a heart attack right at the board.
After the Emergency crew came and collected him, the tournament director walked up to his board, stopped the clocks, spent a few seconds looking at the position...
... then said "He was losing anyway" and walked away.
A true chess player!
I know an IM who had a heart attack at the board. He’s six months younger than me. I’m playing in a tournament today and tomorrow. My blood pressure was good when I checked it this morning. Wish me luck
s'empoisonner
Please speak english.
He means "get poisoined" btw, I think the game should be a dead draw if your opponent died in OTB tourney.