Re: OT Weird Chess News.

Scott Dorsey wrote:

In article <100egqo$1f61n$3@dont-email.me>, Titus G  <noone@nowhere.com> wrote:

Chess banned in Afghanistan due to gambling and religious considerations.
https://www.khaama.com/chess-banned-in-afghanistan-due-to-religious-restrictions/

 It seems a good idea, because it's such a dangerous game.  I know someone
who had to have pawn surgically removed from his ear.  And those marble boards
can do serious injury if one is hit on the head with them.

There is a horror story (for chess players) in which an unknown solves the game, proving a win for white in 23 moves.  He is stabbed in the back by a chess master, who uses a large ornate bishop from a demonstration set.
William Hyde