- Kasparov
- Tal
- Nimzovich
- Carlsen
- Anand
- Karpov
- Fischer
- Smyslov
- Morphy
- Fine
- Kérès
- ???
- Capablanca
- Petrosian
- Philidor
Telepathy
I give you one word, and you try to guess which chess player I'm thinking about. To make things a bit easier, only World Chess Champions and super GMs should be considered.
1. Wives---Alekhine
2. Fingers---Tal
3. Cigar---Lasker
4. Juice---Carlsen
5. Curry---Anand
6. Stamps-Karpov
7. Iceland---Olafsson
8. Baritone---Smyslov
9. Louisiana---Morphy
10. Freud---Fine
11. Estonia---Keres
12. Gimli---Reshevsky
13. Embassy---Capablanca
14. Constrictor---Petrosian
15. Soul---
Whoa, you guys are good. Only Gimli remains unsolved. Wives was Alekhine, Cigars was Lasker, and Iceland was Fischer to be certain.
Didn't Kasparov have 3 wives as well ?
I'll give myself a pass for Nimzovich as an answer to 'cigar' ("the threat is greater than the execution"), but I agree Lasker has to be the right answer.
http://www.chesshistory.com/winter/extra/nimzowitsch.html
Yep, it's said Steinitz was the tallest dwarf on Europe in his time, besides having an awesome beard.
Didn't Kasparov have 3 wives as well ?
I'll give myself a pass for Nimzovich as an answer to 'cigar' ("the threat is greater than the execution"), but I agree Lasker has to be the right answer.
http://www.chesshistory.com/winter/extra/nimzowitsch.html
What a great article! In Australia, where smoking is only permitted underwater, and cigarette packets are collector's items due to the gruesome pictures shown thereon, there is a ban on smoking where food is served, which has led to hotels prohibiting food in certain areas as otherwise they would lose their smoking patrons entirely.
I am thinking of migrating to Russia, or at least rural Russia.
Another reason to think that Vlad is not all bad.
I give you one word, and you try to guess which chess player I'm thinking about. To make things a bit easier, only World Chess Champions and super GMs should be considered.
1. Wives
2. Fingers
3. Cigar
4. Juice
5. Curry
6. Stamps
7. Iceland
8. Baritone
9. Louisiana
10. Freud
11. Estonia
12. Gimli
13. Embassy
14. Constrictor
15. Soul