Albert Stepanin that the Russian chess player and deputy suffers injuries as a result of an attack
former world chess champion Anatoli Krpov suffered a concussion as a result of a fall and be discharged in the course of this week, declared his assistant, Albert Stepanin, on Tuesday, who denied that the teacher had suffered serious injuries as a result of an attack.
“A nasty incident really took place, Anatoli slipped and fell and hit his head. He was taken to the hospital where he was treated. There are no fractures, he is conscious, but he suffered a concussion. The doctors said that he will be discharged as soon as possible.” the course of the week,” Stepanin told the Russian news agency TASS.
The day before, the Russian media reported that Krpov suffered a head injury as a result of a domestic accident, and he was in an induced coma in one of the main hospitals of the Russian capital.
“All the information about attacks, artificial respiration, fractures, are lies,” added his assistant. Previously, the Russian Telegram channel 112 had reported that Krpov was found unconscious next to the Russian Duma headquarters last Saturday, and that doctors had diagnosed him with a head injury, a fracture of the right hip and a strong condition. of drunkenness
Krpov, 71, was world champion between 1975 and 1985, when he was defeated by Garri Kasprov, also a Russian, and is currently a deputy of the Duma, the lower house of the Russian Parliament.
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