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Russia.The incident occurred during the Moscow Open, where a child named Christopher was playing against a robotic arm.When reacting to one of the robot's moves, Christopher moved too quickly for it to register, leading to it gripping his hand with its claws instead of a chess piece.READ MORE: Vladimir Putin used 'body double' during meeting with Turkey president, Ukraine claimsThe vice president of the Chess Federation of Russia, Sergey Smagin, said: "The boy is all right. They put a plaster cast on the finger to heal faster.

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.