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The World's Greatest Chess Scam Happened Aboard The Titanic

3 pointsby nickbover 16 years ago

3 comments

gruseomover 16 years ago
No citation, and googling the details yields no corroborating source. I think this guy is cheating at more than poker.<p>Besides, the scam he describes is a variation of a well-known trick, e.g. <a href="http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=4555" rel="nofollow">http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=4555</a>
ankeshkover 16 years ago
I remember reading about the same trick in some Sidney Sheldon novel too. Its an old idea used by many a story tellers.
tok9over 16 years ago
Ive heard so many variations of this story ever since school