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Chess videos - strangely compelling
Posted on 7/13/14 at 9:15 am
Posted on 7/13/14 at 9:15 am
They're like watching reenactments of battlefield warfare. What were the generals thinking?
Here's one on Bobby Fischer's forced return to championship chess competition after 20 years of inactivity. Yes, Boris was still Bobby's bitch:
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Here's one on Bobby Fischer's forced return to championship chess competition after 20 years of inactivity. Yes, Boris was still Bobby's bitch:
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Posted on 7/13/14 at 9:16 am to Rex
More like strangely gay
Posted on 7/13/14 at 9:18 am to Rex
Whatever queer
Posted on 7/13/14 at 9:23 am to GEAUXT
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More like strangely gay
Whatever you say, champ.
Posted on 7/13/14 at 9:26 am to blzr
Those with the automatic response of "gay", or "must be gay" must surely be <15 years of age, right?
Posted on 7/13/14 at 9:27 am to Rex
I prefer the radio version.
Posted on 7/13/14 at 9:28 am to ddbnsb
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Those with the automatic response of "gay", or "must be gay" must surely be <15 years of age, right?
And never with an abstract thought in their heads.
Posted on 7/13/14 at 9:31 am to Rex
Any guy who bashes chess is a bitch.
Posted on 7/13/14 at 9:39 am to Pectus
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Any guy who bashes chess is a bitch.
I'm not very good at it because I don't have the patience for analysis, but I am in awe of Bobby Fischer. Have been since 1972, in fact. Used to wait eagerly for the Times Picayune to tell me who won the latest match and give me a play-by-pay of the moves. In the heart of the cold war Bobby made me feel very patriotic, indeed.
Posted on 7/13/14 at 9:43 am to Rex
The pressure during those matches was palpable.
Posted on 7/13/14 at 9:49 am to windmill
Chess? On the O-T? That's new.
Posted on 7/13/14 at 10:00 am to Rex
America has produced two world chess champions. One was Bobby Fischer. The other was Paul Morphy of New Orleans.
21 year old world chess champion Paul Morphy of New Orleans (his house is now Brennan's restaurant) playing blindfold (that is, without seeing the board) in Paris, 1858:
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Bg4 This is a weak move already.--Fischer 4. de5 Bf3 5. Qf3 de5 6. Bc4 Nf6 7. Qb3 Qe7 8. Nc3 c6 9. Bg5 Black is in what's like a zugzwang position here. He can't develop the [Queen's] knight because the pawn is hanging, the bishop is blocked because of the Queen.--Fischer 9... b5 10. Nb5 cb5 11. Bb5 Nbd7 12. O-O-O Rd8 13. Rd7 Rd7 14. Rd1 Qe6 15. Bd7 Nd7
16. Qb8! Nb8 17. Rd8 checkmate
21 year old world chess champion Paul Morphy of New Orleans (his house is now Brennan's restaurant) playing blindfold (that is, without seeing the board) in Paris, 1858:
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The chess game played in 1858 at an opera house in Paris between the American chess master Paul Morphy and two strong amateurs, the German noble Duke Karl of Brunswick and the French aristocrat Count Isouard, is among the most famous chess games. Duke Karl and Count Isouard consulted together, playing as partners against Morphy. The game is often used by chess instructors to teach the importance of rapid development of one's pieces, the value of sacrifices in mating combinations, and other chess concepts. The game is sometimes called "The Opera Game".
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Morphy was extremely fond of music and opera and was eager to see Norma, which played on his first visit. Unfortunately, his host had seen Norma countless times, and Morphy found himself forced to play chess, even seated with his back to the stage.
Comically, Morphy created this brilliant game while spending his time trying to overcome his blocked view of the opera, while the performers tried to catch glimpses of what was going on in the Duke's box.
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 Bg4 This is a weak move already.--Fischer 4. de5 Bf3 5. Qf3 de5 6. Bc4 Nf6 7. Qb3 Qe7 8. Nc3 c6 9. Bg5 Black is in what's like a zugzwang position here. He can't develop the [Queen's] knight because the pawn is hanging, the bishop is blocked because of the Queen.--Fischer 9... b5 10. Nb5 cb5 11. Bb5 Nbd7 12. O-O-O Rd8 13. Rd7 Rd7 14. Rd1 Qe6 15. Bd7 Nd7
16. Qb8! Nb8 17. Rd8 checkmate
Posted on 7/13/14 at 10:21 am to Rex
jrobichess FTW
Posted on 7/13/14 at 10:23 am to Rex
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Here's one on Bobby Fischer's forced return
Not forced, he just couldn't turn down an offer of several million to play.
BTW, most high-level tournaments are streamed live. It's more interesting than one would think, there's live commentary etc.
Posted on 7/13/14 at 10:50 am to Rex
Rex if you are interested, check out chess.com. You get like three free lessons through the tactics trainer every day. Plus, playing is free and that's how anybody gets better at anything.
Read articles. Play in tournaments. Learn openings. It is the best chess site in the world.
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Read articles. Play in tournaments. Learn openings. It is the best chess site in the world.
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Posted on 7/13/14 at 11:07 am to Rex
Saw Rex as the OP and Automatically had to check that I wasn't in the Poli Board.
Posted on 7/13/14 at 11:15 am to TxTiger82
I play a lot of chess against the Chess4free engine on my Tab 3 tablet. 
Posted on 7/13/14 at 11:17 am to Kafka
Fireside book of chess is a little favorite of mine. Later edition has a bunch of chess related sthort stories. some fiction, some non fiction.
Posted on 7/13/14 at 11:18 am to Rex
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In the heart of the cold war Bobby made me feel very patriotic, indeed.
Did he make you feel patriotic in his later years when he became anti-American and an anti-Semite?
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