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From: William Hyde <wthyde1953@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: OT Weird Chess News.
Date: Mon, 19 May 2025 17:18:57 -0400
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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