"Sir Allen" Stanford's favorite sports seem to be cricket and polo, but chess is what he's been playing with investors and investigators, and he's just been checkmated.

The lamster billionaire, seen above in happier days with Antigua P.M. Baldwin Spencer, was found yesterday in Virginia, and the FBI served papers on him from the SEC complaint accusing him of being a massive fraudster.

So, the Texas huckster who made himself a knight by virtually purchasing the tiny isle of Antigua and is accused of rooking people out of billions is now about to lose his Florida castle (and his $100 million jet fleet).

After years of getting his butt kissed by all manner of TV anchors and other sycophants, Stanford's game-playing days are probably over, but he had a lot to play with: "Stanford Had Planes, Castle and Island, Court Papers Show"

The cricket world's happy: "Allen Stanford debacle confirms sport is a whore."

Antigua's 70,000 citizens are angry: "On Antigua, Frustrated Stanford Account Holders Gather."

The SEC's finally on his ass: "SEC Charges R. Allen Stanford in Multi-Billion Dollar Investment Scheme." (Read the complaint here, and see Muckety's interactive chart of Stanford's sticky web.)

Now can we stop calling this guy "Sir Allen"? Jeez.