Chess grandmaster expelled for punching female videographer after loss

A chess grandmaster was arrested for punching a pistillate videographer aft losing a tourney match.

Christopher Yoo mislaid some a lucifer and his chill connected Wednesday astatine the United States Chess Championship successful St Louis, Missouri.

After losing to chap grandmaster Fabiano Caruana, Yoo – who had won conscionable 1 constituent from his archetypal 5 games – was seen successful a video published online scrunching up his scoresheet successful annoyance astatine the result.

As helium stormed retired the hall, helium appeared to angrily deed a pistillate lensman successful the back.

The St Louis Chess nine subsequently expelled him from the tourney and banned him from the installation for ‘gross usurpation of codification of behaviour and the US chess harmless spot policy’.

The US Chess Federation assertion that the 17-year-old was charged with fourth-degree battle and was aboriginal released to the custody of his parents.

Yoo’s lawsuit volition beryllium handled successful the juvenile justness system, aft constabulary said that helium struck the 24-year-old pistillate with his fist.

Yoo has since released a statement, saying helium is ‘really atrocious for hitting the videographer’.

He continued: ‘I was disappointed losing the crippled to Caruana and mislaid my temper. That’s nary excuse, I know.

‘I americium precise atrocious for what I did. It was a superior mistake. Every time I privation could spell backmost successful clip and undo it, but I can’t. I americium precise bittersweet for what I did and anticipation the videographer is ok. I cognize that it’s not acceptable to bash what I did. I judge the consequences of my actions.

‘All I tin bash is amended from present on. I committedness that this won’t hap again.’

St Louis Chess Club besides took to societal media to contented a statement.

They said: ‘The St Louis Chess Club instantly provided assistance to the videographer and called the constabulary who responded.

‘Chief arbiter Chris Bird expelled Yoo from the tourney owed to the gross usurpation of our codification of behaviour and the US Chess harmless play policy.

‘The St Louis Chess nine afloat supports this decision, and has banned Yoo from the club.’

Yoo had been touted arsenic 1 of the brightest young talents successful chess aft becoming the youngest International Master successful American history.

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