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**JaK** · 07-07-2010, 08:07 PM

Originally Posted by Just2Good

Oh yes.

In fact in North America just a few years ago, one International Master came to a game drunk, and then in the middle of the game started urinating over the chess board. To my knowledge, that incident took the cake for unsportsman like conduct in chess.

In fact that has never happened! Maybe you are confusing this

DAWN.COM | Sport | Drunk chess player concedes match after dozing off

when a player was actually drunk but he was not able to continue due to his condition (he was a Frenchman and not an American by the way) ...

and the unstabstantiated rumours that wanted the great Dr Alekhine being so drunk that he urinated on stage during his (1st) World Championship match vs Dr Euwe. Here is what Dr Euwe had to say about his great opponent tendency to be intoxicated...

Originally Posted by Dr Euwe

I don't think he was drinking more then than he usually did. Of course he could drink as much as he wanted: at his hotel it was all free. The owner of the Carlton Hotel, where he stayed, was a member of the Euwe Committee, but it was a natural courtesy to the illustrious guest that he should not be asked to pay for his drinks. I think it helps to drink a little, but not in the long run. I regretted not having drunk at all during the second match with Alekhine. Actually, Alekhine's walk was not steady because he did not see well but did not like to wear glasses. So many people thought he was drunk because of the way he walked.

The above was from an interview Dr Euwe gave to another great (Pal Benko) quoted in many sources including

ChessBase.com - Chess News - Edward Winter's Chess Explorations (37)

07-07-2010, 08:07 PM	#19 (permalink)
JaK Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 391	Originally Posted by Just2Good Oh yes. In fact in North America just a few years ago, one International Master came to a game drunk, and then in the middle of the game started urinating over the chess board. To my knowledge, that incident took the cake for unsportsman like conduct in chess. In fact that has never happened! Maybe you are confusing this DAWN.COM \| Sport \| Drunk chess player concedes match after dozing off when a player was actually drunk but he was not able to continue due to his condition (he was a Frenchman and not an American by the way) ... and the unstabstantiated rumours that wanted the great Dr Alekhine being so drunk that he urinated on stage during his (1st) World Championship match vs Dr Euwe. Here is what Dr Euwe had to say about his great opponent tendency to be intoxicated... Originally Posted by Dr Euwe I don't think he was drinking more then than he usually did. Of course he could drink as much as he wanted: at his hotel it was all free. The owner of the Carlton Hotel, where he stayed, was a member of the Euwe Committee, but it was a natural courtesy to the illustrious guest that he should not be asked to pay for his drinks. I think it helps to drink a little, but not in the long run. I regretted not having drunk at all during the second match with Alekhine. Actually, Alekhine's walk was not steady because he did not see well but did not like to wear glasses. So many people thought he was drunk because of the way he walked. The above was from an interview Dr Euwe gave to another great (Pal Benko) quoted in many sources including ChessBase.com - Chess News - Edward Winter's Chess Explorations (37)