I wondered if any one had some stories about people getting really violent or angry during chess. Once I was at a tournament where one player punched another player. There is also an event I watched many years ago at a small but renowned college in Pasadena, California:
Once I was watching two strong players (Mike and Derek) play bullet - one minute chess. Mike shoved a pawn to attack Derek's Knight. Derek picked up the Knight and realized that no matter where he moved it, it would be captured. Seconds ticked away. As he stared at the board and the clock ticked and the precious time dwindled away, Mike su asked, "Where ya gonna put theshattered into a zillion pieces, and stormed away.
Anyone have any similar tales? Funny now, maybe not so funny at the time?
I wondered if any one had some stories about people getting really violent or angry during chess. Once I was at a tournament where one player punched another player. There is also an event I watched many years ago at a small but renowned college in Pasadena, California:
Once I was watching two strong players (Mike and Derek) play bullet - one minute chess. Mike shoved a pawn to attack Derek's Knight. Derek picked up the Knight and realized that no matter where he moved it, it would be captured. Seconds ticked away. As he stared at the board and the clock ticked and the precious time dwindled away, Mike suddenly asked, "Where ya gonna put the knight, STUPID?"
Derek picked up the chess clock, hurled it against the wall where it shattered into a zillion pieces, and stormed away.
Anyone have any similar tales? Funny now, maybe not so funny at the time?