From issue 8 (May 30) of “Turin moves,” the official bulletin of the Olympiad:
“Chess is also subject to antidoping controls.
“Chess is recognized as a sport internationally by the IOC (International Olympic Committee) aind in Italy by CONI. In fact the Italian Chess Federation is recognised as an associated sports discipline by the Italian Olympic Committee. In this context, chess is also subject to antidoping controls.
“It was known before the Olympiad began that the IOC might decide to carry out antidoping controls. Today the playing venue was visited by someone from the Antidoping Committee of the Italian Federation and this suggests that in the next few days a control might be carried out.
“Players selected for antidoping controls are simply drawn out of a hat. The arbiter of the match in question is informed and, at the end of the game (so as not to make the player in question nervous during play) he passes the player to a medical assistant who accompanies him or her to the special area equipped to take blood samples. The control is substantially identical to what happens in sports like football, cycling, skiing, etc…”
From issue 9 (May 31):
“Today, May 30th, sees the start of anti-doping controls at the Chess Olympiad.
“The doctors of CONI (the Italian Sports Committee), the IOC (Olympic Committee) and FIDE (the international chess federation) will draw lots to decide who will be controlled.
“The first drawing of lots which decide which tournament, the male or female Olympiad, will be controlled. The second will decide which match, the third which board and the last which player (white or black).
“For reasons of privacy the names of the players involved in the control will be kept secret. The Arbiter will inform the player selected only at the end of his game. Controls will be carried out today and tomorrow and from Friday to Sunday. Two players each day, 8 players the last day. It is possible that in the last round the the [sic] players of the teams that reach the medals will be controlled.
“On the contrary of what we wrote yesterday the antidoping control is based on urine test and not on blood test.“
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