Former World Chess Champion Anatoly Karpov was hospitalized after he was discovered unresponsive early within the morning close to the Russian Parliament constructing, in response to Russian telegram channels as quoted by worldchess.com.
Karpov suffered severe head damage and hip fracture with unconfirmed experiences additionally stating that his blood alcohol degree was extraordinarily excessive, as quoted by worldchess.com.
Andrei Kovalev, chairman of the All-Russian Motion of Entrepreneurs, introduced in his Telegram channel that Karpov was in intensive care after an assault by unknown individuals and put into a man-made coma, in response to chessbase.com, who quoted Russian outlet Tass.
Karpov’s assistant Albert Stepanyan revealed to Tass that Karpov is in secure situation and suffered no accidents. He additionally refuted that Karpov was a sufferer of assault.
Based on one other Russian outlet, Meduza, Karpov unintentionally fell down and suffered head trauma. He’s presently beneath statement in a hospital.
Karpov, 71, was world champion between 1975 and 1985 and is presently a deputy of the Duma , the decrease home of the Russian Parliament.