Peter Leko Nearly Cut Off His Finger!

Super GM Peter Leko (photo left) had one bad experience in 2003. He was gardening at his house in Szeged, Hungary when he nearly cutt off his little finger in a lawn moving accident. He had to rush to the hospital to have the loosely hanging finger sewn back on to his hand and he arrived in Dortmund 2003 Tournament with a big white dressing around his little finger.

Source : CHESS (magazine) November 2003