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A fact from Doping in chess appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 29 September 2025 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:
Did you know... that chess tournaments implemented doping tests before doping in chess was even proven to be possible?
The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. You can locate your hook here.No further edits should be made to this page.
Overall: All good here. Might suggest including the length of time in between the events (i.e. not two months or something), but otherwise the hook is very interesting. ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 13:56, 18 August 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Helmut Pfleger tested the effects of beta blockers, a potential pharmacological enhancer, on himself in a match against Boris Spassky in 1979. He stated that his game fell apart when his blood pressure and pulse plunged, and concluded "Both mentally stimulating and mentally calming medication have too many negative side effects". Another study showed that beta blockers can enhance the performance of low rated and sub-elite players by reducing the probability of making simple mistakes which are facilitated by anxiety.[1][2]
It's weird to have an article about doping in Chess which says that FIDE implements drug testing, without a list of the drugs the players are being tested for.
MonsieurD (talk) 12:25, 29 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]
All good here. Might suggest including the length of time in between the events (i.e. not two months or something), but otherwise the hook is very interesting. ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 13:56, 18 August 2025 (UTC)