The Dark Horse.

benedgell · Post by **benedgell** » Fri Apr 03, 2015 8:43 pm

Just been to see this film, and can highly recommend it.

Mike Truran · Post by **Mike Truran** » Fri Apr 03, 2015 8:47 pm

Looks pretty good based on the reviews so far:

http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_dark_horse_2014/

benedgell · Post by **benedgell** » Sat Apr 04, 2015 10:30 am

Forgot to mention yesterday evening, but I have to thank Bob Kane, the Commercial Director, for organising the competition to win tickets to see this.

Alan Kennedy · Post by **Alan Kennedy** » Sun Apr 05, 2015 9:14 pm

My son, Jonathan, just sent me the DVD from NZ. Well worth watching and usually for a film the chess seems to hold up with proper chess being played rather than the beginner level chess in most films. ( there was even a decent smothered mate in one of the scenes)

John Clarke · Post by **John Clarke** » Mon Apr 06, 2015 7:23 am

The producers had a proper chess adviser in the person of Ewen Green. Probably not a familiar figure to UK residents, but he's a FIDE master, a former NZ co-champion, and played in several Olympiads back in the day. Definitely wouldn't have allowed any obvious howlers.

Stewart Reuben · Post by **Stewart Reuben** » Wed Dec 23, 2015 4:17 am

I just saw the film on a cruise ship in Chilean waters, as one does.
It's odd. I read the chess advisor as Shane Fitzgerald who I don't know. Ewart Green once gave a 20 game blindfold simul.
In the climactic game in a junior tournament I saw, it went, I think. 1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 Nc6 3 Bc4 Nf6 4 Nxe5 Nxe5 5 0-0. Of course White won.
The film was well worth seeing. But it was somewhat confused, like the mind of the main character on whose real-life story the film was based.

Kevin O'Rourke · Post by **Kevin O'Rourke** » Wed Dec 23, 2015 2:56 pm

is this a black knight?

Stewart Reuben · Post by **Stewart Reuben** » Wed Dec 23, 2015 7:55 pm

The Dark Horse is the nickname of the principal character. It probably relates more to his being an unexpected winner in earlier times.

MJMcCready · Post by **MJMcCready** » Thu Dec 24, 2015 1:03 pm

Any thoughts on NZ's greatest ever chess player?

Jonathan Rogers · Post by **Jonathan Rogers** » Thu Dec 24, 2015 1:51 pm

Strongest must be Murray Chandler, but RG Wade would also have to be mentioned somehow or other when discussing NZ-born players.

MJMcCready · Post by **MJMcCready** » Thu Dec 24, 2015 2:53 pm

Agreed.

Geoff Chandler · Post by **Geoff Chandler** » Wed Jan 06, 2016 3:25 am

It's all your fault with your slap-dash forum posting methods.

You give moves with no diagrams and now you talk about films with no pictures.

I saw this thread, like the sound of the film so requested it from Santa bloody Claus.

I got this.

When I should have got this:

It's all you fault, everyone of you of posted in this thread.
Useless, the whole lot of you and I've blogged you.

(what are the three most famous chess moves in history?) Think of answer before you go to:

http://www.redhotpawn.com/chess-blog/th ... s-quiz.284

And you don't have to repeat the whole page including the pictures to answer.
Just cut and paste the question. (if you get stuck...ask Jack.)

There is an art in posting on a forum. You lot are nothing but a bunch of forum rebels...vandals...

...and you have ruined Christmas.

Reg Clucas · Post by **Reg Clucas** » Wed Jan 06, 2016 2:22 pm

Geoff Chandler wrote: (what are the three most famous chess moves in history?) Think of answer before you go to:

Got two of them! If Fischer really had played 1.c3 I might have got that as well.

Geoff Chandler · Post by **Geoff Chandler** » Wed Jan 06, 2016 2:44 pm

HI Reg,

I usually have a chuckle at an error in a book "There but for the grace of God..."
But I really do feel for the author, Bill Price' as it is an annoying slip.

It's a beautiful book, 'Chess History in 50 Moves'. and later on it does mention 1.c4.

It lists websites for further reading. The other ECF site gets a mention as does the Edinburgh Chess Club.
Also Edward Winter's site which will recognise it as a typo and not a stated fact.

Here:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/History-Chess-F ... 1845436091

You can take a peek inside.

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