Ah ha! Daniel Defoe!

EDIT: The title of the book in question is The Life and Strange Surprising Adventures of Robinson Crusoe of York, Mariner: who lived Eight and Twenty Years, all alone in an uninhabited Island on the coast of America, near the Mouth of the Great River of Oroonoque; Having been cast on Shore by Shipwreck, wherein all the Men perished but himself. With An Account how he was at last as strangely deliver'd by Pirates. Written by Himself.

that is exactly right!

FPJ= 1.
not{FPJ}=0

Rumour has it that that...
when someone want to to take a bride form the german town of Schetbeck, he has to defeat her father, in a one on one match.
His victory shows the suiter to be skilled in both strategy in tactics, and can deal with complex situation within the household. So should the father loose, he won't have much regret. If on the other hand the groom loses, he will have to try to wed the gril some time later.
so... what is the competition?

the earilest accounts of this sport come from india.

Must be chess.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Fruit Pie Jones @ Jun 29 2006, 02:08 PM) [snapback]240499[/snapback]</div>Almost definitely.