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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)[reply]

No, it does not. Rostopchin was not a general, by the way. --Ghirla^-трёп- 17:05, 6 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]

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)[reply]

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)[reply]

Have a look at List of chess-related deaths#In fiction 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)[reply]

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)[reply]

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

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

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