A chess robot broke a child's finger at a tournament

At the international chess tournament Moscow Chess Open in Moscow, a robot chess player broke the finger of 7-year-old Christopher. ABOUT

as reported by TASS with reference to the President of the Moscow Chess Federation Sergei Lazarev. Discuss

The robot was rented by us, it is exhibited a lotwhere, for a long time, with specialists. Apparently, the operators overlooked. The child made a move, and after that it is necessary to give time for the answer of the robot, but the boy hurried, the robot grabbed him. We have nothing to do with the robot

Sergei LazarevPresident of the Moscow Chess Federation

Lazarev added that Christopher continued to play the very next day. He finished the tournament in a cast, and volunteers helped record the moves.

Now called Moskomsport, parents wantcontact the prosecutor's office, we will communicate, sort it out and try to help (the family) as much as we can. And the operators of the robot, apparently, will have to think about strengthening the protection so that this situation does not happen again.

Sergei LazarevPresident of the Moscow Chess Federation