If only Kasparov had been warned...

[4thofeleven]

"And further, there are certain things which you must beware of and shun like the devil himself: these are drinking, chess, harlots, quarrelling, and throwing dice for stakes. For upon such foundations the greatest calamities are built..."
    - The King's Mirror, 'The Activities and Habits of a Merchant', c. 1250 CE

You know, I've got to agree. In our modern hedonistic culture most of us ignore such things, but I've seen too many lives destroyed by Chess not to speak out against it...