By Jeph Duarte | Pounding The Rock (PtR), 2026-08-03 19:00:00
这个故事最初发布在 Reddit 上。这是一位巴黎当地国际象棋店员工的第一手叙述，他有幸在 NBA Summer House 获得了一次与维克托·文班亚马 (Victor Wembanyama) 进行国际象棋对决的机会。NBA Summer House 是一个为期数天、融合了篮球、时尚和音乐的免费互动活动。
“我在一家国际象棋店工作。两天前，几位工作人员（我不确定具体是哪个部门，但他们是为 NBA 工作的）来到我的店里，打算买一副小型国际象棋，好让文班在 2026 年 NBA Summer House 活动上玩……我们聊了一会儿，他们告诉我买这副棋是干什么用的，我当时就说：‘天呐，真希望我也能去现场，但我周六要上班。’他们买下了那副棋和一两件其他东西就离开了。但随后他们又折返了回来，手里拿着手机录着我，直接问我：‘你觉得你能打败文班亚马吗？’我回答说：‘如果他还是去年的水平……也许可以？’……他们让我下午 3 点过去，我照做了……然后，该死的维克托·文班亚马，‘外星人’本人，居然和我这个无名小卒下起了国际象棋……”
这并不是一场普通的国际象棋比赛。
“规则是：我们先下 10 步棋，然后进行 30 秒的‘罚球’（用微型篮筐和迷你球，坐在椅子上投篮），接着再下 10 步棋，以此类推。先将死对方或先投中 15 个罚球的人获胜。或者如果有人时间用尽，也会判负……文班和我其实没有真正下完，我想工作人员当时有点赶时间，但我得说他赢了，因为我觉得他在棋盘上的局势更好（如果我没记错的话，我们吃掉的棋子数量是相同的），而且他投中的罚球比我多（这不废话嘛）。”
在这段相处的时间里，这位历史上最幸运的国际象棋店员工得以向文班提了几个问题：
“我向他提了三个问题（工作人员鼓励我们这么做，但在努力专注于棋局的同时开口说话确实挺难的）。
问题 1：“你有机会和那些新秀们见面了吗？”
文班：“没有，这段时间我一直待在法国。”
问题 2：“你渴望见到他们吗？”
文班：“当然。”
问题 3：“你知道杰登·昆坦斯 (Jayden Quaintance) 和小塔里斯·里德 (Tarris Reed Jr.) 也会下象棋吗？”
文班：“我不知道。等等，不对，我知道昆坦斯会，但不知道里德也会。”显然，我还有太多想问的了，但就像我说的，在下棋时很难保持清晰的思考。尤其是在 3 分钟的快棋赛制下，尤其是对手还是该死的维克托·文班亚马！”
如果你点击那个 Reddit 链接，就能看到几张两人对弈的照片。
在这位国际象棋店员工上场之前，文班还与一位更年轻的玩家进行了一场对决。
这个周末的活动在周五晚上以法国说唱歌手蒂亚科拉 (Tiakola) 的现场表演拉开帷幕，并一直持续到周日晚上，但文班在法国的行程尚未结束。据 R.C. 布福德 (R. C. Buford) 透露，马刺队有 8 到 10 名球员正准备前往巴黎与文班亚马一起合练，此时他也在为代表法国国家队出战四场比赛做准备。法国队的首场比赛将于 8 月 20 日在贝尔格莱德对阵塞尔维亚，而这一系列热身赛将于 8 月 30 日在瑞典结束。
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查看原文：Open Thread: A chess shop employee lucked into a match against Victor Wembanyama
Open Thread: A chess shop employee lucked into a match against Victor Wembanyama
This story was originally posted on Reddit. It is a first-hand account of a worker in a local Parisian chess shop who was given the opportunity to participate in a chess tournament against Victor Wembanyama at NBA Summer House, a free multi-day interactive event involving basketball, fashion, and music.
‘I work at a chess store. Two days ago, people from the staff (which staff I’m not sure exactly but they work for the NBA) entered my workplace with the intent of purchasing a small chess set for Wemby to play with at the 2026 NBA Summer House…We chatted a bit, they told me what the set they were buying was for and I was like “Man, I wish I could be there but I work on Saturdays.” They bought the set and one or two other things and left. But then they came back, phone in hands, filming me, immediately asking me: ‘Do you think you could beat Wembanyama?’ To which I answered: ‘If he’s still at the same level as last year… maybe?‘…They asked me to get there at 3pm, which I did…then Victor freaking Wembanyama, The Alien himself, played chess against little-o-me…“
This was not a straightforward chess game.
“Format was: we play chess for ten moves, then “free throws” for 30 seconds (with a tiny hoop and ball, throwing from our chairs), then back to chess for ten moves, etc. First to check mate the other or to make 15 free throws wins. Or if someone reaches the end of their time limit, they lose…Wemby and I didn’t really finish, I think the staff was a bit rushed by the time but I’d say he won ’cause I think his position on the board was better (if I recall correctly we were equal in terms of pieces taken), and he made more free throws than me (duh).“
During their moment together, the luckiest chess store employee in history was able to ask Wemby a few questions:
“I got to ask him three questions (the staff encouraged us to do so but it’s quite hard to talk while trying to stay focus on a game of chess).
Q1: “Did you get the chance to meet with the rookies?”
Wemby: “No, I was in France this whole time.”
Q2: “Are you eager to meet them?”
Wemby: “Of course.”
Q3: “Do you know Quaintance and Reed play chess as well?”
Wemby: “No I didn’t. Wait no, I knew about Quaintance but not about Reed”Obviously, there’s so much more I wanted to ask but, like I said, not easy to think clearly while playing chess. Especially a 3-minutes format, especially against Victor freaking Wembanyama!“
If you click on the Reddit link, you can see a couple of photos of the two playing.
Before the chess shop employee played, Wemby hosted a match against a younger player.
The weekend kicked off with a live performance by French rapper Tiakola on Friday night and ran through Sunday evening, but Wemby’s time in France is not over. According to R. C. Buford, 8-10 of the Spurs players are heading to Paris to workout with Wembanyama as he prepares to join the French national team for four games. France’s first game against Serbia is in Belgrade on Aug. 20, and the tournament concludes in Sweden on Aug. 30.
By Jeph Duarte, via Pounding The Rock