Chess robot grabs and breaks finger of seven-year-old opponent after kid 'took go too quickly'

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READ MORE: Lucky punter turns £1 into over £4,000 by predicting all 15 Scottish Cup resultsSeveral bystanders then rush in to free the youngster, yanking his crushed finger - which was later diagnosed as broken - out of the robot's clasp.In traditionally empathetic Russian style (just a hint of sarcasm there), the authorities blamed the boy - named locally as Christopher - claiming he made his move 'too quickly'.Sergey Smagin, vice-president of the Russian Chess Federation, told Russian outlet Baza that the robot appeared to pounce when Christopher attempted an immediate response after losing one of his pieces.Are robots in sport/games a good thing or a bad thing?

Let us know what you think in the comments section below."There are certain safety rules and the child, apparently, violated them.

When he made his move, he did not realise he first had to wait," Smagin said. "This is an extremely rare case, the first I can recall … apparently, children need to be warned."It's understood Christopher returned the next day to finish the tournament, though it's fair to assume he played a little slower this time.

His parents, however, have reportedly contacted the public prosecutor's office."The robot broke the child's finger," Sergey Lazarev, Moscow Chess Federation President, told Tass news agency.