Was Nakamura subjected to drug testing immediately after beating the Russian in round 9? So reports SP in her blog this morning. She cites Mike Klein as her source.
Q? Was this a random test?
Random test. Leko was also tested from my understanding.
I don’t believe in coincidence. Sorry. The timing of the test seems fishy. If our men win gold, we’ll get shafted out of it. Just my opinion.
Too much conspiracy theory. They’ve been doing the tests all Olympiad long. It’s a requirement for random tests as being part of the IOC.
@ Sevan Muradian
Sorry, I just don’t trust the b*****ds! FIDE is run by a guy who was the KGB chief of South Ossetia. You can take the guy out of the KGB, but not vice-versa. I am sure their tactics are well-known by all, including yourself.
Are there any drugs that would enhance the performance of a Chess player?
I understand that the reason for doing them is just to comply with a blanket policy required by the IOC for all sports, so FIDE does them just to be affiliated with the Olympic movement, but isn’t it kind of silly?
Sevan, at one point I know that there was discussion that caffeine was on the list (approximately 1 cup allowed IIRC). Is that correct?
Don’t know honestly. Will have to check around.
I find it funny. With some of the bizarre moves in that game, one would think they BOTH need to be drug-tested, maybe for LSD. Seems there was a bit of hallucinating going on there… Congrats to Naka and a great and important win, and more importantly, for the weird Nb1 in a (successful) attempt to avoid a draw.
According to this page it would take at least 8 cups of coffee for most people to fail the caffeine test used by the IOC:
Have you ever had Turkish coffee IN Turkey? I have and it can give you the shakes. We’re not talking Maxwell House.
I don’t drink coffee. (It smells great, I just don’t like the taste.)
In colder weather I will drink hot tea, iced tea is only good for stripping paint off boats.
I have always wondered about those who do not drink coffee… But to write, “…iced tea is only good for stripping paint off boats” can only be considered fighting words to those of us fortunate enough to have been born and raised in the glorious South! 
Armchair Warrior
OK. I could fail. 
Isn’t that the think stuff with grounds in it and about 5 lbs of sugar per cup?
I didn’t think so, but dateline had a recent episode that some drug (used for another purpose) is really helping people keep focused, even after near sleep deprivation.
From what i understand, its kinda under the radar thing that people that fly a lot take to combat *jet lag, but its qualities to enhance thinking and focus is amazing. Of course, no studies have been done to see what the long term effects of taking a drug like that on a regular basis might do.
*Not sure what the real use of the drug is, but combating jet lag is most certainly NOT on its list of recommended uses.
I wish I could remember the name of the drug. 
Methylphenidate, amphetamine salts, any of the ADHD spectrum drugs. The case for drug testing is not objectively baseless. Implementation, well . . .