CHESSBASE REPORTS on a Kasparov attack:

Garry Kasparov was attacked after a meeting with youth activists in Moscow. He was approached by an autograph seeking participant. The young man circled Kasparov and delivered a sharp blow to the head with the chessboard. Russian news agencies place the blame on the pro-Putin organisations Nashi.

Putin and thuggery? Who’d have thought there could be a connection?