Anatoly Karpov hospitalised after being discovered unresponsive close to Russian Parliament constructing

Former World Chess Champion Anatoly Karpov was hospitalized after he was discovered unresponsive early within the morning close to the Russian Parliament constructing, in accordance with Russian telegram channels as quoted by worldchess.com.

Karpov suffered critical head harm and hip fracture with unconfirmed reviews additionally stating that his blood alcohol degree was extraordinarily excessive, as quoted by worldchess.com.

Andrei Kovalev, chairman of the All-Russian Movement of Entrepreneurs, introduced in his Telegram channel that Karpov was in intensive care after an assault by unknown folks and put into a synthetic coma, in accordance with 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.

According to a different Russian outlet, Meduza, Karpov by chance fell down and suffered head trauma. He is at the moment below remark in a hospital.

Karpov, 71, was world champion between 1975 and 1985 and is at the moment a deputy of the Duma , the decrease home of the Russian Parliament.