Gangsta Grandmasters

[realmilkbrother]

Or, Chess Dorks Gone Wild. You cannot make this up:

June 7, 2006 -

British Grandmaster Danny Gormally punched and shoved the world's number 3 player Levon Aronian at the Chess Olympiad in Turin Monday. They ended up rolling on the floor. At the heart of the dust-up was Arianne Caoili, 19, Women's International Master playing for Australia.

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[lady_mactrouser]

Vera Nebolsina, rrrowr!

[realmilkbrother]

What's next? Chess babe pin-ups? Google Arianne Caoili. There's a reason why she's being called "the Anna Kournikova of the chess world."

Man, things have sure changed since Bobby Fischer tried to psych out Anatoli Karpov by wearing sunglasses during the championship matches...