The World's Greatest Chess Scam Happened Aboard The Titanic

Posted by nickb on Wednesday January 07, 2009 @01:46AM
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Re:The World's Greatest Chess Scam Happened Aboard The Titanic by gruseom on Wednesday January 07, 2009 @03:10AM (#423175)

No citation, and googling the details yields no corroborating source. I think this guy is cheating at more than poker.

Besides, the scam he describes is a variation of a well-known trick, e.g. http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=4555

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Re:The World's Greatest Chess Scam Happened Aboard The Titanic by ankeshk on Wednesday January 07, 2009 @05:52AM (#423287)

I remember reading about the same trick in some Sidney Sheldon novel too. Its an old idea used by many a story tellers.

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Re:The World's Greatest Chess Scam Happened Aboard The Titanic by tok9 on Wednesday January 07, 2009 @10:51AM (#423526)

Ive heard so many variations of this story ever since school

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