Below is an interesting anecdote (which I didn't include in the book) regarding my chess game against Jude Acers. In the book's introduction, I mention how I played against Jude Acers in the French Quarter, and how I previously played him in simultaneous play in the New Orleans Gentily Library.
This is the story of the Sunday night simultaneous game in the library which resulted in a stalemate. It was Dec 6, 1992. I was a senior in high school at the time. A group of about 20 of us (mostly other students) all played Jude at the same time. I was playing on board 12.
I recorded all of the moves that day as we played. We did not use chess clocks - the only requirement was each player must be ready to make a move once Jude was in front of you. And if Jude tapped on the table, it means you are down too much material and you officially are out.
As we played, Jude continued to make his rounds until I was the last person standing. At this point, Jude finally had 100% of his focus on our game, but it was too late. Our position was already deadlocked and actually it was a draw by three time repetition.
Jude disagreed and refused to accept that it was draw. I believe because he was playing so many people he didn't realize the position had already occurred more than 3 times. He just wanted to continue to play out the game and hope I would make a mistake. I insisted on the draw, and he insisted it wasn't. It was a very odd and intense moment that I remember well. In the end, he didn't sign my scoresheet.
Just for fun, I ran our game through the stockfish chess engine. The entire game was fairly even with no side having an advantage. Here is the final drawn position:
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| My Drawn Position against Jude Acers |
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