JEK
Senior Insider
Who here loved the Queen's Gambit? Hopefully you will enjoy this true story.
Several years back, there was a convention of chess enthusiasts at an historic downtown hotel in Louisville. It appears that some of the players were "overserved" at the open bar, and were getting increasingly noisy and obnoxious as they bragged to each other of their chess exploits. Finally, after several complaints, the concierge addressed the group and asked that they take their gathering out of the common area to someone's room. When one of the group asked "why, what's the matter," the concierge responded that the one thing he could not tolerate was "chess nuts boasting in an open foyer."
Several years back, there was a convention of chess enthusiasts at an historic downtown hotel in Louisville. It appears that some of the players were "overserved" at the open bar, and were getting increasingly noisy and obnoxious as they bragged to each other of their chess exploits. Finally, after several complaints, the concierge addressed the group and asked that they take their gathering out of the common area to someone's room. When one of the group asked "why, what's the matter," the concierge responded that the one thing he could not tolerate was "chess nuts boasting in an open foyer."
