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A 17-year-old chess grandmaster was charged with assault and expelled from a tournament after hitting a woman when he lost a championship tournament match in St. Louis last week, officials said. Christopher Yoo 'crumpled his scoresheet, stormed out of the tournament hall and struck a videographer from behind' after losing a U.S. Chess Championship match at the Saint Louis Chess Club last Wednesday, the club said in a statement on X.
'It was a serious mistake. Every day I wish I could go back in time and undo it, but I can’t.' Yoo said he accepted the consequences for his actions and promised it wouldn't happen again. He also said he hoped the videographer was okay. 'All I can do is to be better from now on,' he wrote. 'Best of luck to Caruana. I am sorry this happened after our game. And best of luck to the other players and best wishes to the St. Louis Chess Club.
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