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