Russia Issues Arrest Warrant For Kasparov On Terrorist Charges

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Russia Issues Arrest Warrant For Kasparov On Terrorist Charges
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For anyone unaware of who Kasparov is, he's a very famous chess World Champion from Russia who held the title for 15 years.

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Putin strikes me as the kind of person who'd lose against a bongcloud opening.

I bet he takes back his moves.

And probably shouts "four of a kind, checkmate" randomly while waving arrest warrants in the hopes of distracting his opponent.

I think his opponent would just fall out a window.

Putin strikes me as the kind of person who'd get angry if they couldn't mate you with the scholar's mate.

I'd guess he would be a mediocre player I would lose to. Chess was actually highly regarded as a mind sport in the USSR and even taught in schools. And even if Putin is stupid, there are ways he can ensure I would never win (placing the chessboard on his side of his long table and getting me shot by security if I attempt to approach it).

That's why he wouldn't risk it and either fix the match or have the opponent player jump out a window and drink some Polonium tea.

The only winning response to the bongcloud opening is a double bongcloud opening