The 2007 US Chess Championship finished up yesterday in Stillwater, finishing an 8-day event that captivated the world. That sound you hear is no one knowing that this was happening. Actually, since it's the US Chess Championship, I guess it was just a lot of Russian descendants that invaded Stillwater. In any event, there were a hell of a lot of people at Eskimo Joe's with names that ended in "-ov" and "-insky."
What's fascinating to me is that in attempting to find out information about this event, I came across this post, which includes this quote:
Michael's second home can actually be considered Stillwater, Oklahoma. He has played so many tournaments there and he's basically a part of the Stillwater chess scene.