ChessBase.com - Chess News - The Great Chess Doping ScandalI can't imagine many drugs that would help you play better chess, and I refuse to give up my drug of choice caffeine. Oh no, I won't be able to play in the Chess Olympiad next year. Grandmaster Vassily Ivanchuk refused to submit a urine sample for a drug test at the Chess Olympiad in Dresden and is now considered guilty of doping. The world of chess is outraged that he could face a two-year ban. Professional chess player Vassily Ivanchuk, born in Berezhany, Ukraine in 1969, has been a grandmaster for the past 20 years and is currently ranked third in the world. The man with black hair and bedroom eyes is known as "Big Chucky" by his fellow chess players. Why? Because, after losing a game, he goes into the forest at night and howls at the moon to...