Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Humanities/2014 July 4

= July 4 =

Was Fyodor Rostopchin a general?
(old headline: Rostopchin & Paskevich - done)

Does history know any noted interaction between Russian generals Fyodor Rostopchin and Ivan Paskevich? --KnightMove (talk) 08:28, 4 July 2014 (UTC)
 * No, it does not. Rostopchin was not a general, by the way. --Ghirla-трёп- 17:05, 6 July 2014 (UTC)
 * I don't think so. According to the Russian Wikipedia, he was a "генерал от инфантерии", a General of the Infantry. They also sketch his career as an officer. The English article seems to be incomplete in this regard. --KnightMove (talk) 10:59, 7 July 2014 (UTC)

Help with name of book.
Does anyone know the title of a book I remember reading about 15 years ago. From what I can remember of it, the story was about this guy who comes across a chess set then when used in a game & if the other player loses then that person will die. In the end of the story the guy with the chess set plays a chess game with someone that he expects to lose but he loses himself. Any ideas ?Scotius (talk) 13:14, 4 July 2014 (UTC)
 * Have a look at List of chess-related deaths and see if any of them ring a bell, although none of them sound quite right for what you are looking for. This list might help as well. --Viennese Waltz 13:25, 4 July 2014 (UTC)


 * You might try asking user Bubba73. He's a chess maven, and might have heard of this story. ←Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots→ 14:43, 4 July 2014 (UTC)

How do I talk to Bubba73 ? Scotius (talk) 12:13, 7 July 2014 (UTC)


 * Click on User talk:Bubba73 and post your query there (at the bottom). --   Jack of Oz   [pleasantries]  12:17, 7 July 2014 (UTC)

Okay, thanks. Scotius (talk) 13:58, 7 July 2014 (UTC)