During last week’s Moscow Chess Open tournament, Chess robot grabs and breaks finger of 7 year old opponent. Russian media reported Monday.
“The robot broke the child’s finger,” Moscow Chess Federation President Sergei Lazarev told Russian news agency TASS.
“Of course, this is a bad thing.”
A video posted on social media shows the robot grabbing one of the boy’s pieces and then Chess robot grabs and breaks finger of 7 year old opponent.
Four adults rush in, attempting to free the boy and leading him away from the chessboard.
Lazarev stated that the chess federation had rented the robot, which had previously appeared in numerous events without incident.
He stated that the boy was able to play again the next day and finished the tournament while wearing a cast on his finger.
