From: utzoo!decvax!harpo!duke!bcw Newsgroups: net.jokes Title: Alekine in heaven Article-I.D.: duke.2912 Posted: Fri Jan 14 19:10:05 1983 Received: Sun Jan 16 03:52:33 1983 From: Bruce C. Wright @ Duke University Re: Alekine in heaven The story goes that Alekine (the one-time world chess champion) told the story about a dream he had in which he died: "As I approached the pearly gates, St. Peter stopped me and asked me who I was. I replied that I was Alekine, the great chess champion. St. Peter said, "I'm sorry, but we don't allow chess players into heaven." So I was turning around to make the long journey down, when who should I see but my good friend Bogoljubov [another chess master -- BCW] inside the gates. I protested to St. Peter, "But that's Bogoljubov - he's a chess player and yet he's in heaven!" St. Peter shook his head sadly, "No, he only *thinks* he's a chess player!" Bruce C. Wright @ Duke University