I was playing in a tournament at the University of New Brunswick, Fredericton Campus back in the 1980s. A player a few boards down from me had a heart attack right at the chess board. Pandemonium ensued, but eventually the emergency crew arrived and carted the poor stiff away.
The Tournament Director walked over to the abandoned game, studied the position for a few seconds, then remarked and walked away.
"He was losing anyway." that is sad
how did they get a heart attack
Heart attacks can be triggered by a variety of causes. Stress can be a major factor.
By the way, was the player with the heart attack okay?
well they took out the stiff so i would say not
By the way, was the player with the heart attack okay?
He was "unresponsive" (as the saying goes) when they carried him out.
- "The TD took his job way too seriously"
To a true chess player, only the position on the board counts.
...I can honestly imagine a td saying this because otherwise how do you adjourn the game?
...I can honestly imagine a td saying this because otherwise how do you adjourn the game?
disqualify him and say i is because he killed his opponent
I was playing in a tournament at the University of New Brunswick, Fredericton Campus back in the 1980s. A player a few boards down from me had a heart attack right at the chess board. Pandemonium ensued, but eventually the emergency crew arrived and carted the poor stiff away.
The Tournament Director walked over to the abandoned game, studied the position for a few seconds, then remarked "He was losing anyway." and walked away.
Not cool.
Funny.....so what brought up this story and forum post late on a Saturday evening?
Funny.....so what brought up this story and forum post late on a Saturday evening?
Just thinking.
I like to do that at least once every few months.
how did they get a heart attack
Heart attacks can be triggered by a variety of causes. Stress can be a major factor.
not sure how a chess game can cause that much stress...
Funny.....so what brought up this story and forum post late on a Saturday evening?
Just thinking.
I like to do that at least once every few months.
I don't believe you. That seems too frequent 
I was playing in a tournament at the University of New Brunswick, Fredericton Campus back in the 1980s. A player a few boards down from me had a heart attack right at the chess board. Pandemonium ensued, but eventually the emergency crew arrived and carted the poor stiff away.
The Tournament Director walked over to the abandoned game, studied the position for a few seconds, then remarked "He was losing anyway." and walked away.