BAD KNIGHT COS MY PILLS NICKED
Daily Star|May 03, 2023
Chess star couldn’t sleep before defeat
WILL STONE
BAD KNIGHT COS MY PILLS NICKED

CHESS grandmaster Ian Nepomniachtchi has suggested he lost the world championship because his sleeping pills were stolen. 

The historic final saw Ding Liren crowned China’s first world chess champion after winning a rapid tiebreak playoff against his Russian opponent.

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