Montrealer, or onetime Montrealer Jerry Rubin, was once famously nicknamed the Barracuda for his wicked skill set when it comes to the game of chess.
He earned it during a match held in 1960 when, as a 14-year-old he stared down an opponent who suffered a heart attack midway through their match.
The opponent recovered but Rubin's legend was created and opponents would latercut a wide swathe when he'd saunter down the exposed brick hallways of Robert Drouin's En passant chess club on St. Denis street. "He has nerves of steel and he's fast, real fast," said one opponent.
The owner of that club noted that about 20 chess clubs sprouted up in 1972 in Montreal after a famous chess match between Bobby Fischer and Boris Spassky. About a dozen remained six years later.
The photo above was shot earlier this week somewhere in lower Westmount but the exact location will remain confidential as the safety of those who cross the Barracuda's gaze cannot be entirely ensured by the staff of Coolopolis nor by its associated companies.