# Chess-playing robot not above breaking a child’s finger for the big win

- Link: https://www.widthness.com/chess-playing-robot-not-above-breaking-a-childs-finger-for-the-big-win/
- Published: 2022-07-26T10:00:41-05:00
- Author: Curated by Theresa Wysocki

Photo caption: Watch your hands. Photo credit: Getty Images. Article by Cecily Mauran. Mashable – July 25, 2022. You might not expect injuries during a chess match, but it seems robot players are changing the game. At the Moscow Open last week, a chess-playing robot grabbed and broke the finger of its opponent — a seven-year-old boy. A video which was published by the Telegram channel of Russian media site Baza and then picked up by The Guardian, shows […] Click here to view original web page at mashable.com