 In September 2009, Tkachiev caused controversy after falling asleep during a match at an international tournament in Calcutta, India.He was reportedly intoxicated and, after passing out repeatedly during the first hour of play, was forced to forfeit the game after eleven moves on technical grounds.On the less serious side of chess, Vladislav Tkachiev is one half of a duo, known as the "Blitz Brothers", responsible for setting up the "World Chess Beauty Contest".