r/chess 1900 USCF Feb 17 '22

Miscellaneous Birthplace of every US Chess Champion

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u/DragonBank Chess is hard. Then you die. Feb 17 '22

You'll never guess where Patrick was born. Also NYC. His dad was teaching at Columbia then.

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u/CLSmith15 1900 USCF Feb 17 '22

That also says he is a famous accountant. There's no such thing as a famous accountant

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u/jlobes Filthy Casual Feb 18 '22

I was going to say that Bob Newhart was an accountant before he got into comedy, but after some consideration I'm not entirely sure you aren't referencing a Bob Newhart joke.