Celebrities who play chess

Originally posted by Mad Cowan
I'm always interested when I learn that a celebrity I admire plays chess, or if I hadn't admired them, I may start paying more attention. Here are some that I know of:

Humphrey Bogart: Highly skilled, but recreational only?

Stanley Kubrick: Also highly skiled, he was known to hustle chess games for money in NYCs Washington Square park when he wa ...[text shortened]... interested in current, living celebrities, and/or interesting stories from past stars. Thanks!

Luke Chadwick plays but not on this site.

Originally posted by Mad Cowan
Wo are some others that you guys know about?!

great violinsit david oistrakh, a very strong amateur. after he saw the game evans-rossolimo us championships 1966 (won by black), he said "on the violin i could not have played better."

Originally posted by Rhymester
I was fortunate enough to help from a few celebrities in the MAP war days... 😉

http://hometown.aol.co.uk/rhymsta/rhpmapwar2.html

I've been having a glance through your site Andrew and I have to say there's some very funny stuff in there. There's also some very disturbing stuff, the cyborb squirrel being one.

Originally posted by dyl
... very disturbing stuff, the cyborg squirrel being one.

Have you seen Terminator 3, perchance?

Originally posted by D43M0N
Have you seen Terminator 3, perchance?

No I haven't. There's a Cyborg Squirrel in it?

Originally posted by Crowley
You've got to be kidding.
Why else would you want to become a singer? 😉

BTW, rock 'n roll lifestyle?? Nelly??

I meant that more as an expression than anything else...

so how about, the 'bling-bling hip-hop lifestyle' instead?

Originally posted by dyl
No I haven't. There's a Cyborg Squirrel in it?

Possibly. haven't seen it meself.