List of Chess-related Deaths

List Of Chess-related Deaths

As with most games that have a long history, chess has been associated with a number of anecdotes, and some relate to games that have resulted in the death of one of the players involved. The reliability of many of these anecdotes is suspect, but some appear to be based on fact.

Read more about List Of Chess-related Deaths:  Bavarian Prince, Earl Ulf, Rice and Chessboard Problem, "Chessboard Killer", Michael Steward, In Fiction, Parody

Famous quotes containing the words list of, list and/or deaths:

    A man’s interest in a single bluebird is worth more than a complete but dry list of the fauna and flora of a town.
    Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)

    A man’s interest in a single bluebird is worth more than a complete but dry list of the fauna and flora of a town.
    Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)

    On almost the incendiary eve
    Of deaths and entrances ...
    Dylan Thomas (1914–1953)