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Drug Testing For Olympic Chess Players?

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the letting-any-sport-it-in-now dept.

Lawrence Person writes: "According to this AP wire story, they're thinking of adding chess as an Olympic sport. The downside? Mandatory drug testing. 'He's using steroids to move that pawn!'"

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  1. Re:Chess - A stupid game for stupid people. by BilldaCat · · Score: 5, Funny

    I'd say that if you have hung out with a chess team, Linux User Groups, D&D players, and by god, Magic The Gathering players, you have no right to be calling someone else poorly socialized.

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    BilldaCat
  2. Where in the??? by crackerjack911 · · Score: 5, Funny

    I just wonder how long till they decide to let big blue play. Only problem would be figuring out how to get a urine sample from a super computer.

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    1. Re:Where in the??? by empesey · · Score: 3, Funny

      Guess they'll have to get their sample from it's core dump.

  3. Are humans the only competitors? by compwiz3688 · · Score: 5, Funny

    'He's using steroids to move that pawn!'
    Nooo.... They're overclocking Deep Blue!

  4. Afro Man Plays Chess by nege · · Score: 3, Funny

    I was gonna play some chess, but then I got high, I was gonna play with the olympic best, but then i got high now i'm just sittin here I must confess, and I know why-- hey hey because I got high, because I got high, because I got high....

  5. Damnit. by SirSlud · · Score: 5, Funny

    Damn. Drugs are about the only thing that makes chess interesting.

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    "Old man yells at systemd"
  6. Woah... by yatest5 · · Score: 3, Funny

    I can see the TV audiences for the 'mental olympics' being HUGE!

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  7. (I can't help it) by Roblimo · · Score: 3, Funny

    I'll put my money on the U.S. "crack team" any day of the week. We're #1!!!

    - Robin

    PS - how would they handle drug testing for the crack team? :)